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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements .................................................................[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 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 dis[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 5 1. Introduction 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 creat[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 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 e[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie 4big package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable hard drives 2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. FireWire 400 cable 4. FireWir[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 Fig. 1.3 1.3. Views of the Drive 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 informati[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 off on auto Rear View 1. RAID selection switch 2. Power input connection 3. USB 2.0 port 4. FireWire 800 ports 5. FireWire 400 port 6. eSATA 3Gbits port 7. on/auto/off power switch 8. Drive tray handle 9. Drive lock 10. Drive status LED CAUTION: To avoi[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 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 d[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 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 interna[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 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 t[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable 1. Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSA- TA) into the corresponding port on your host computer. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port on the 4big. TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are c[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 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. 1. Connect cable A to the 4big. 2. Connect cabl[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 15 3. RAID 3.1. About RAID Modes This section will help you decide which RAID mode is right for your application. 3.1.1. RAID 0 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[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 16 3.1.2. RAID 10 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 bet[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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)[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.1.5. RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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, dri[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 23 3.4.2. Formatting for Windows Users 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 [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 24 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next . 12. Click Next . 13. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format . Click Next . 14. Click Finish to begin the formatting process. 15. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according t[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 25 3.4.3. Formatting for Mac Users 1. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. 2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility . 4. The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volu[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 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 Form[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 27 3. Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and se- lect New Partition . If the New Partition option is not avail- able, select the disk and initialize it first (Fig. 3.5.1-C). 4. Click Next to start the Partition Wizard (Fig. 3.5.1-D). 5. Select [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 28 6. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume. Click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-F). 7. Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-G). 8. Name and format the partition and click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-H). Fig. 3.5.1-F Fig[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 29 Fig. 3.5.1-I 9. Review the settings and click Finish to create the logical partition (Fig. 3.5.1-I).[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 30 3.5.2. Mac Users 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. 1. Select Utilities from the Go menu in Finder.[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 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 n[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.1. 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: If the front LED is: And the rear LED is: And the RAID mode is: Then: Solid blue Blinking blue All The 4big is [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 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[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 34 4.2. Other T roubleshooting T opics 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[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 35 5. Contacting Customer Support Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals and review section 4. Troubleshooting . 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make [...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 36 5.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia 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/ (F ran[...]

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    L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra • D e sig n b y N e il P oul t on W ar rant y I nfor mat ion Us er Man ual pag e 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 wi[...]