LaCie 301359U manual

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T able of Contents User Manual page 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 3 Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions Only qualified persons are autho- ✦ rized to carry out maintenance on this device. Read this User Manual carefully ✦ and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. Do not open a disk drive or at- ?[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 4 ImpOrTANT INfO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie h[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 5 Introduction 1. Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie 4big Quadra. This high-performance, extremely flexible RAID (Redun- dant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem is ideal for integration with databases, video, and every creative system. RAI[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements *Windows 2000 and Windows XP will not recognize logical vol- umes with capacity greater than 2TB. For details, see section 3.4.1. File System Formats . **Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports, so [...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 7 Bo x Content 1.2. Your LaCie 4big package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable 1. hard drives Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 2. FireWire 400 cable 3. FireWire 800 cable 4. eS[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 8 Fig. 1.3 Views of the Drive 1.3. Front View The blue button on the front of the LaCie 4big serves as a LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut Button. See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the Shortcut But- ton CD-ROM for more information. See trouble[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 9 of f on auto Rear View RAID selection switch 1. Power input connection 2. USB 2.0 port 3. FireWire 800 ports 4. FireWire 400 port 5. eSATA 3Gbits port 6. on/auto/off power switch 7. Drive tray handle 8. Drive lock 9. Drive status LED 10. CAUTION: To avoid overheating,[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 10 1.4. Cables and Connectors USB 2.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the neces- sary bandwidth and data transfer ra[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 11 eSA T A Your LaCie 4big Quadra uses the latest in SATA technology, al- lowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3 Gbits/s. SATA technology was originally developed to serve as an internal inter- face, delivering improved performance to internal connections. [...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 12 This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 4big. Follow the steps below to power on and configure your LaCie 4big: Step 1: 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable Step 2: 2.2. Turn the 4big On Step 3: 3.4. Formatting – Format the drives to suit your s[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 13 Connect the Interface Cable 2.1. Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSA- 1. TA) into the corresponding port on your host computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port 2. on the 4big. TeChNICAl NOTe: If two interfaces are connected at t[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 14 2.2. T urn the 4big On The power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable ( A ) connects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable ( B ) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector. Connect cable 1. A to the 4big. Connect cable 2. B to the po[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 15 3. RAID 3.1. About RAID Modes This section will help you decide which RAID mode is right for your application. RAID 0 3.1.1. The 4big Quadra is pre-configured in RAID 0, the fastest RAID mode. Requiring at least 2 drives, RAID 0 stripes data onto each disk. The available ca[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 16 RAID 10 3.1.2. RAID 10 (also called RAID 1+0) is another RAID level that com- bines the attributes of other levels, specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0. It is a “mirror of stripes”, meaning that data is striped across two mirrored arrays. The Striping occurs between arrays a[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 17 A1 A4 B1 B4 C1 C4 A2 A5 B2 B5 C2 C5 A3 A6 B3 B6 C3 C6 Ap(1-3) Ap(4-6) Bp(1-3) Bp(4-6) Cp(1-3) Cp(4-6) RAID 3 Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 RAID 3+ Spare Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk 3 Disk 4 A1 A3 B1 B3 C1 C3 A2 A3 B2 B4 C2 C4 Ap(1-2) Ap(3-4) Bp(1-2) Bp(3-4) Cp(1-2) Cp(3-4) Spare RAID 3[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 18 RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare 3.1.5. RAID 5 combines the striping of RAID 0 with data redundancy in an array with a minimum of three disks. Data is striped across all disks and a parity block (P) for each data block is written on the same stripe. If one physical disk fails, the da[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 19 3.2. Changing the RAID Mode The 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 0 mode. Before you change the RAID mode of the LaCie 4big, familiarize your- self with the 4big’s RAID modes. See section 3.1. About RAID Modes . ImpOrTANT INfO: Changing the RAID mode destroys data stored o[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 20 In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 4big, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a new drive pro- vided by LaCie. CAUTION: After continuous use of the LaCie 4big, drives may be ho[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 21 3.4. Formatting The 4big Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac OS X). Please read the following information on file system formats for Windows and Mac operating systems to determine if you need to reformat the 4big’s disks. See sections 3.4.2 and 3.4.3 for[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 22 Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to help from third-party products. The LaCie 4big Quadra comes preformatted in HFS+ for op- timum performance with Mac OS X. Mac OS X Users: You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 23 Formatting for Windows Users 3.4.2. The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win- dows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything that is on th[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 24 Click 9. Next . Click 10. Next . Click 11. Next . Click 12. Next . On the Format Partition window, select 13. Quick Format . Click Next . Click 14. Finish to begin the formatting process. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the 15. disk according to your settin[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 25 Formatting for Mac Users 3.4.3. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. 1. Select 2. Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. In the Utilities folder, double-click 3. Disk Utility . The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume labeled 4. La[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 26 3.5. P artitioning the Disks You must partition the drives after changing the 4big configu- ration mode (SAFE, FAST, BIG, etc). During this process, you will format the drives. For more information about file system formats, see section 3.4.1. File System Formats . ImpOrTA[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 27 Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and se- 3. lect New Partition . If the New Partition option is not avail- able, select the disk and initialize it first (Fig. 3.5.1-C). Click 4. Next to start the Partition Wizard (Fig. 3.5.1-D). Select the 5. Primary o[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 28 Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies 6. the entire volume. Click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-F). Assign a drive letter or mount path and click 7. Next (Fig. 3.5.1-G). Name and format the partition and click 8. Next (Fig. 3.5.1-H). Fig. 3.5.1-F Fig. 3.5.1-G Fig[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 29 Fig. 3.5.1-I Review the settings and click 9. Finish to create the logical partition (Fig. 3.5.1-I).[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 30 Mac Users 3.5.2. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Select 1. Utilities from the Go menu in Finder. Open Disk Ut[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 31 4. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie 4big is not working correctly, please refer to the table on the following page to identify the status of your device. If you have gone through all of the points in the table and your drive is still not working corr[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 32 LED Status Indicators 4.1. Use the 4big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine the status of your 4big: If the front LED is: And the rear LED is: And the RAID mode is: Then: Solid blue Blinking blue All The 4big is working properl[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 33 If the front LED is: And the rear LED is: And the RAID mode is: Then: Dimming red (5s)* Off All During standby mode, when one or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted; RAID is not functional. Dimmed LED stays on for 30 minutes. Dimming red (5s)* Off [...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 34 Other T roubleshooting T opics 4.2. Problem Solutions The 4big is not recognized by the computer . If there is no icon for the 4big on the desktop (Mac users) or in My Computer (Windows us- ers): Check the interface cable connection. Check both ends of the FireWi[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 35 Contacting Customer Support 5. Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support Read the manuals and review section 1. 4. Troubleshooting . Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 36 LaCie T echnical Support Contacts 5.1. LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong K ong Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/be/conta[...]

LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on W arranty Information User Manual page 37 LaCie warrants your LaCie 4big against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option[...]