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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones LaCie Big Disk. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica LaCie Big Disk o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual LaCie Big Disk se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales LaCie Big Disk, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones LaCie Big Disk debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo LaCie Big Disk
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo LaCie Big Disk
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo LaCie Big Disk
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de LaCie Big Disk no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de LaCie Big Disk y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico LaCie en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de LaCie Big Disk, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo LaCie Big Disk, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual LaCie Big Disk. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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  • Página 1

    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Box Content ............................................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 4.5.4. Disks ................................................................................................................................... 39 4.5.5. Status ...................................................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, re- cording or otherwise, without the prior writ- ten consent of LaCie.[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 4 Health and Safety P recautions ✦ 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 your LaCie Big Disk Network or attempt to disassemble or mo[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 5 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a LaCie Big Disk Network. De- signed to satisfy the data sharing and backup needs of small offices, the LaCie Big Disk Network represents the new generation of shared storage with security. Superior Design The advanced metal casing[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1.1. Box Content Your LaCie Big Disk package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing items 2-5, listed below: 1. LaCie Big Disk Network 2. Cat 5E Ethernet cable 3. Power supply 4. Utilities CD-ROM 5. Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 1.2.1. Windows Users ✦ Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista ✦ 500MHz processor or higher ✦ 512MB RAM or greater ✦ Ethernet switch or hub (10/100 or better) ✦ Web browser (Internet Explorer®, Firefox™) 1.2.2. Mac Users ✦ Mac OS X 10[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.3. Hard Drive Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie Big Disk Network’s metal body is ideal for naturally dis- sipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the internal drives toward the external casing. This feature takes heat away fro[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1.4. Views of the Big Disk Network Front View Backup Button with Activity LED ( Fig. 01 ) The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on. The blue button on the front of the Big Disk Network allows you automatically back up an attached external hard drive onto the Big Disk Network.[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.5. Ethernet Cable Gigabit Ethernet Cables And Connectors The cables and connectors used to attach Gigabit Ethernet devices are as follows ( Fig. 03 - Ethernet Cable Ends ): TEC HNIC AL NOTE : LaCi e reco mmen ds Cat 5E or Cat 6 cab les, whi ch s upp[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 11 Follow these steps to power on the LaCie Big Disk Network and to log on to the administration pages. Step 1 – 2.1. Turning On the Big Disk Network Step 2 – 2.2. Connecting the Ethernet Cable Step 3 – 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.1. T urning On the Big Disk Network The power supply kit is composed of two cables: one cable ( A ) con- nects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable ( B ) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector ( Fig. 04 ). 1. Conne[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2. Connecting the Ethernet Cable Unlike regular desktop hard drives, the Big Disk Network is acces- sible when attached to your network and does not need to connect directly to your computer ( Fig. 05 ). 1. Turn the drive on. See 2.1. Turning On the[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 14 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant LaCie Network Assistant detects all network attached storage de- vices on your network and gives you easy ways to connect to or configure them. Once installed and running, Network Assistant will appear in[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 15 Launch the Administration P age Windows Users 1. Sel ec t La Ci e Ne tw or k As si st an t in Sta rt /P ro gr am s. A Net wo rk As- si st an t ic on wi ll ap pe ar in th e sys te m tr ay an d Ne tw or k As sis ta nt wil l au to ma ti ca ll y det ec t [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 16 2.4. Configuring the LaCie Big Disk Network on a Network Without a DHCP Server Most home networking routers are DHCP servers, meaning the rout- er assigns an IP address to all devices on the network to allow de- vices to find each other. If your net[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Set tin g Up Y our L aCi e B ig D isk Net wor k Us er Man ual pag e 17 2.5. Unmounting Big Disk Network V olumes To physically turn the Big Disk Network off, see section 4.5.6.4. Shut Down . Mac Users: Drag all mounted volume icons to the trash. Windows Users: If you have used the LaCie Network Assistant to MOUNT volumes[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 18 3. Accessing & Managing Files Use LaCie Network Assistant to access your shared folder(s) (see section 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant ). You can also connect an external hard drive to use as a backup for your LaCie Big Disk Network or as addit[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.1.1. Other Connection Methods Vista/XP/2000 Users – My Network Places IMPORTANT INFO: If you have just turned on the LaCie Big Disk Network, it may take a few moments for it to appear on the network. To access the share in Windows, look in My Network Places,[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 20 Mac OS X Users From the Finder, select Go and then Connect to Server... In the window that opens, type: afp://lacie-bigdisk.local or afp://[IP address] And click Connect. Mac OS 9.x Users From the Apple menu, select Network Browser , Chooser or Con- nect to Serv[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 21 3.2. FTP Access to Shares The FTP protocol is used to transfer files from one computer to an- other through a network, such as over the internet. This protocol allows you to exchange files with your friends or relatives securely, as only people to whom you hav[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 22 3.3. Administration P age – Browse To access files from the Administration page, just log in. Regular us- ers will have direct access to the shares on the Big Disk Network (Fig. 3.3), with no access to administrative features. The administrator can click on B[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 23 3.3.2. Downloading Files To download a file: 1. Click on the share (folder) you want to download the file from. 2. Click on the file’s link ( Fig. 21 ). 3. Internet Explorer : in the security warning window, click to al- low the download. File saves to the [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Acc ess ing & M ana ging F ile s Us er Man ual pag e 24 3 .4 . C o n n e c t i n g a n E x t e r n a l H a r d D i s k You can connect an external USB hard disk to back up the data on your LaCie Big Disk Network or as a way to add storage capacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to shared folders. TEC HN[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 25 4. Administering Y our LaCie Big Disk Network The LaCie Big Disk Network features an easy-to-use Web-based tool for configuring the drive and administering users, referred to here as the Administration Page. Accessing the Administration Page is ea[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 26 4 . 1 . A c c e s s i n g t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n P a g e NOTE: The easiest way to access the Administration Page is to use LaCie Network Assistant (see section 2.3. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant ). To access the Administration[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 27 4.1.1. Setting the Display Language The default display language is set to your browser’s language. If your browser’s display language is not supported, Big Disk Network administration will default to English. You can change the display languag[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.2. Users Click on the Users link in the navigation bar to open the User Ac- counts page. Use this page to create, edit and delete user accounts. Administrator Account Only one user can have administrative privileges for the Big Disk Network. This[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 29 4.2.1. Adding Users To add a user account: 1. Click Add on the User Accounts page ( Fig. 34 ). The User Profile page opens ( Fig. 35 ). 2. Enter a login name in the “Login” field. IMPORTANT INFO: Login names are case-sensitive. (Ex. “User?[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 30 4.2.2. Setting User Access to Shares All of the shares on your Big Disk Network are listed on the Shares tab of each user’s profile page. Shares have three access levels: ✦ Read & Write – users with Read & Write access can upload, do[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.2.4. About Access P rivileges Access privileges can be assigned to users on an individual user basis or on a group basis. User-level access is more restrictive. Here is an example of the way access privileges work when a user has different kinds [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.3. Groups Click on the Groups link in the navigation bar to open the Groups page ( Fig. 40 ). Use this page to create, edit and delete groups. If you use your Big Disk Network in an office setting where many different people from different depar[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 33 4.3.2. Setting Group Access to Shares All of the shares on your Big Disk Network are listed on the Shares tab of each group’s profile page. Shares have three access levels: ✦ Read & Write – groups with Read & Write access can upload,[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 34 4.4. Shares Click on the Shares link in the navigation bar to open the Shares page ( Fig. 45 ). Use this page to create, edit and delete shares. 4.4.1. Creating Shares To create a share: 1. Click Add on the Shares page. The Share Details page opens[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 35 4.4.2. Deleting Shares On the Shares page ( Fig. 47 ), check the box beside each share you want to delete (a) and click Remove (b). Deletion of the share could take just a few seconds to several minutes, depending on the size of the share. CAUTION:[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 36 4.5. System In addition to the Configuration page, which is the main System page, the System menu has four sub-sections: Network, Disks, Sta- tus and Maintenance, each accessible from the navigation bar when you click System ( Fig. 49 ). 4.5.1. Ac[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 37 4.5.2. Configuration Click on the System link in the navigation bar to open the Configu- ration page. This page displays basic information about the Big Disk Network including the Machine name, the Windows workgroup, time zone and date and time ([...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 38 4.5.3. Network The Network page allows you to choose how the IP address of the Big Disk Network is obtained, either automatically from a DHCP server on your Network, or manually with settings that you input. 4.5.3.1. Obtain IP from DHCP Server If y[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 39 4.5.4. Disks Attached external hard drives and their partitions appears as shares on the Browse page. See section 3.1. Accessing Shared Folders . Attaching external disks expands the available storage capacity through the network. TEC HNIC AL NOTE:[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 40 Partitions If the external drive is partitioned, each volume will appear as one share in the Big Disk Network ( Fig. 58 ). By default, services (except FTP) are activated. Added shares can thus be accessed in an Ex- plorer window (Windows users) or[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 41 4.5.5. Status Click on Status under System in the navigation bar to display the system Status page ( Fig. 61 ). On this page you can view the number of connected users, disable file server services (SMB, AFP, and FTP) and view, download or de- let[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 42 4.5.6.1. Saving and Loading System Configurations It’s a good idea to save your system configuration in case the Big Disk Network needs to be reformatted or reset. You can then reload the configuration so that your settings, shares, groups and[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 43 4.5.6.2. Updating the System Firmware updates may become available for the Big Disk Network. To install firmware updates: 1. Download updates from www.lacie.com/support/downloads/ . 2. Click the Update the system tab in Maintenance (a, Fig. 65 ). [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 44 4.5.6.4. Shut Down There are two ways to disconnect the Ethernet connection: ✦ Move the power switch to the off position. The system will shut down and power off. When the shutdown process is complete, you can safely remove the Ethernet cable. ?[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 45 4.5.8. W ake on LAN (WOL) This function enables you to enable waking the Big Disk Network remotely on the local area network (LAN). For WOL to work, the power switch must be in the AUTO position. This function is ac- cessed using the LaCie Network [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 46 4.6. Download The LaCie Big Disk Network has the capability to act as a torrent client. Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing system used to share large files. Those in possession of a file act as seeders, and those who download files are peer[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 47 4.7. Backup When an external USB hard disk is connected to your LaCie Big Disk Network, you can perform manual, bidirectional backups of your files. Copy files from your LaCie Big Disk Network to the external disk, or from the external disk to th[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 48 8. If the frequency is set to “Once,” the backup will begin after a few seconds. An in-progress backup will be indicated with yel- low highlighting ( Fig. 78 ). 9. Successful backups will no longer be highlighted and will show the date the back[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Adm ini ster ing Y our L aCi e Bi g D isk Net work Us er Man ual pag e 49 4.10. Multimedia Thanks to its support of UPnP A/V and DLNA protocols, the Big Disk Network can act as a multimedia server, providing access to its files to compliant digital media appliances. Such appliances include Playstation 3, Xbox360, many L[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 50 5. LED Indicators The LED indicators above the drive bays and the front LED indicate drive status and activity. This section describes the behavior of the LED indicators. Front LED Color Big Disk Network State Solid blue Drive working (read/write) Blinking blue (1s, 1s) Occurs as [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 51 6. Email Notification T riggers Download Machine Fan Controller Snapshot 1. Download completed 1. Fan failed 1. Error creating share 2. Fan now works 2. No external devices detected 3. High temperature 3. External device not yet mounted 4. Critical temperature 4. Error copying 5.[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 52 7. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Big Disk Network is not working correct- ly, please take a look at the Troubleshooting section on the follow - ing pages and at the FAQs published on our web site – www.lacie. com . One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k LED In dica tor s Us er Man ual pag e 53 Problem Question to Ask Solution The system doesn’t appear on the network. By default the Big Disk Network is configured to retrieve its IP address from a DHCP server. If your network is man- aged by a DHCP server and you cannot access your Big Disk Network, try checking your D[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 54 Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only ex- ternal device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached. [...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 55 7.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong 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/contact/ (Français) La[...]

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    L aC ie Big Di sk Net wor k W ar rant y I nfor mat ion Us er Man ual pag e 56 LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and work- manship, under normal use, for the period designated on your war- ranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or rep[...]