LaCie 4BIG QUADRA USB 3.0 Manual de usuario

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4BIG QUADRA USER MANUAL

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie 4big Quadra. This high-performance,

extremely flexible RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks) subsystem is ideal

for integration with databases, video, and every creative system.

RAID technology is one of the best means to protect your data, while providing greater data integrity and

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availability than standard hard disk storage. With the ability to provide single error detection and redundant

information to recover the original if a disk fails, a RAID system is an ideal means to safe-guard valuable data

while also stream-lining performance.

The LaCie 4big is the ultimate approach to a flexible RAID solution, with its ability to manage various RAID levels

for a wide range of applications.

These pages will guide you through the process of connecting your LaCie product and will explain its features. If

this manual doesn't answer your questions or if you are having trouble, consult the Getting Help page.

BOX CONTENT

Your box contains the following:

LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives

■

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable

■

FireWire 400 cable

■

FireWire 800 cable

■

eSATA cable

■

External power supply

■

LaCie Utilities CD-ROM

■

Quick Install Guide

■

2-in-1 RAID mode change and drive removal tool

■

Note: A PDF of this User Manual and software utilities are pre-loaded on the drive.

Important info: Please save your packaging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or

serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging.

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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows Users

Windows 20001, Windows XP1, or Windows Vista

■

500MHz Pentium III or higher (or equivalent processor)

■

512MB RAM or greater

■

Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or eSATA interface port2

■

Mac Users

Mac OS X 10.3 or later

■

G4, G5, Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo

■

512MB RAM or greater

■

Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or eSATA interface port2

■

Compatible with Time Machine

■

1Windows 2000 and Windows XP will not recognize logical volumes with capacity greater than 2TB. For details,

see Formatting and Partitioning.

2Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports, so you may need to purchase

a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to be able to connect your LaCie 4big via FireWire 800 interface. LaCie offers a

wide selection of PCI cards. Visit the LaCie website at www.lacie.com/accessories.

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VIEWS OF THE DRIVE

Front View

The blue button on the front of the LaCie 4big serves as an LED drive status indicator and the LaCie Shortcut

Button.

See the LaCie Shortcut Button User Manual on the Shortcut Button CD-ROM for more information.

See LED Status Indicators for more information.

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Rear View

RAID selection switch1.

Power input connection2.

USB 2.0 port3.

FireWire 800 ports4.

FireWire 400 port5.

eSATA 3Gbits port6.

on/auto/off power switch7.

Drive tray handle8.

Drive lock9.

Drive status LED10.

LED STATUS INDICATORS

Use the 4big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine the status of your 4big:

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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 properly, only active disks’ LEDs blink.

Blinking red

All One or more errors have been detected on the drive, but

while it is still functional, replacing it is recommended.

Blinking blue Blinking blue

All The 4big is starting up; front LED and LEDs of functional

disks become solid blue when initialized.

Dimming blue

(5s)1

Off All

The 4big is in standby mode. If the power switch is set to

“auto” the 4big will enter standby when your computer is

either off or in standby. If rebuilding has begun, the

process will finish before the 4big can enter standby. After

30 minutes of standby, the LED will switch off.

Alternating long

blue and short

red:

Three disks are

blinking blue,

while one disk is

blinking 3 blue, 1

red:

RAID 10, 3, 5,

3+/5+ RAID is rebuilding.

Solid red (failed

disks) and solid

blue (functional

disks)

RAID 10, 3, 5, 5+

One drive has failed or was improperly inserted; RAID is

functional but the security of the drives has been

compromised.

Solid red Solid red (failed

disks) and solid

blue (functional

disks)

RAID 0,

concatenation

One or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted;

RAID is not functional.

10, 3, 5, 3+/5+ Two or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted;

RAID is not functional.

Blinking

blue/red Normal LED

activity All

Temperature alert; allow the 4big to finish current

processes and then shut it down. Make sure the ventilation

holes on the back of the 4big are not obstructed and that

there is ample room for airflow around the unit. Allow the

4big to cool before turning it back on.

Dimming red

(5s)1

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)1

Off All

Temperature critical; LaCie recommends that following

this event you leave the 4big in standby for at least an

hour before restarting to prevent damage to the disks.

Off Off All

The 4big is either turned off, or has been in standby mode

for more than 30 minutes, or system or electronic board

failure; in this case, contact LaCie customer support.

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1 LED dims for 5 seconds and then remains at a low intensity.

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 second-to-latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary

bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital

cameras.

Your LaCie product is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1.1 port, but

performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates.

Connector Face

(to computer)

Cable End

(to computer)

Cable End

(to product)

Connector Face

(to product)

FIREWIRE 400

FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is specifically aimed at multimedia peripherals such as digital video

camcorders, CD-RW drives, DVD drives and hard drives.

FireWire is also a point-to-point interface, meaning that a FireWire device can transmit data to another FireWire

device without having to go through a computer. This lets several computers share a given device, and also

allows up to 63 devices to be daisy-chained to the same FireWire bus (with a max of 16 devices on one branch).

Connector Face

(to computer)

Cable End

(to computer)

Cable End

(to product)

Connector Face

(to product)

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FIREWIRE 800

FireWire, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral

devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard.

FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended distance between devices. FireWire 800 is ideal for

bandwidth-intensive applications, such as audio, video and graphics.

Connector Face

(to computer)

Cable End

(to computer)

Cable End

(to product)

Connector Face

(to product)

Note: FireWire 800 is backwards compatible with FireWire 400, which means that if you have an adapter

cable, you can connect your LaCie FireWire 800 product to a FireWire 400 port on your computer. In this

case, file transfers will be limited to FireWire 400 speeds. If your product does not include an adapter cable

in the package, you can purchase one from www.lacie.com/accessories/.

ESATA

Your LaCie product offers the latest in SATA technology, allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3

Gbits/s. SATA technology was originally developed to serve as an internal interface, delivering improved

performance to internal connections.

Soon after, eSATA, or external SATA was developed, allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC.

eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable. eSATA connectors do not have the “L” shaped

design of other SATA connectors. In addition, the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to

prevent the use of unshielded internal cables in external applications.

Connector Face

(to computer)

Cable End

(to computer)

Cable End

(to product)

Connector Face

(to product)

GETTING CONNECTED

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This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 4big.

CONNECT THE INTERFACE CABLE

Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSATA) into the corresponding port on your host1.

computer.

Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 4big.2.

Technical note: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one connected remains active

and the second will not work.

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TURN 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 A to the 4big.1.

Connect cable B to the power supply brick (C).2.

Connect cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet.3.

Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the “on” position.4.

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