LaCie 4big Quadra User Manual

4big Quadra

ENTERPRISE CLASS

eSATA 3Gb/s | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Design by Neil Poulton

Quick Install Guide

Box Content

LaCie 4big Quadra with Enterprise-class drives

eSATA (3Gb/s) cable

FireWire 800 (9:9 pin) cable

FireWire 400 (6:6 pin) cable

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable

Power supply kit

LaCie CD-ROM (with detailed user manuals and software, including LaCie Desktop Manager)

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Suggestions

Enterprise Class Service Option

Register your Enterprise Class product at www.lacie.com to take advantage of LaCie Enterprise Class Service. For no additional cost, LaCie guarantees that your Enterprise Class product will receive the highest priority from our Technical Support team. Please note that the term of your warranty remains ﬁve years.

PCI-E eSATA 3Gb/s card

LaCie offers a wide range of host adapaters ing the eSATA II PCI Express Card 3Gb/s. Featuring four external eSATA 3Gb/s connectors, it is the best interface choice for professionals who demand high speed. Plug in as many as four external hard disks and conﬁgure them in RAID 0 (for performance) or RAID 1 (for protection), on a Mac or Windows operating system.

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Front View

1. Shortcut button with activity LED

Rear View

2. Drive tray lock

3. Drive tray handle

4. eSATA 3Gb/s port

5. on/auto/off power switch

6. FireWire 400 port

7. Drive status LED

8. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port

9. Power input jack

10. RAID mode selection

11. FireWire 800 ports

Setup

1. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the 4big Quadra.

2. Decide which interface cable you will use (eSATA 3Gb/s , FireWire 400, FireWire 800, USB 2.0) and connect your 4big Quadra to your computer.

NOTE: Do not connect more than one interface cable between your computer and your 4big Quadra.

eSATA

Computer connections

USB 2.0

FireWire 400

FireWire 800

4big Quadra Enterprise Class connections

3. Turn on the drive by moving the power switch to On or Auto (drive powers

on/hibernates automatically). The drive will mount in My Computer (Windows) or on your desktop (Mac).

4. LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class comes with four 3.5” SATA II Enterprise-class

hard disks installed. The disks are formatted in HFS+, so Windows users will need to reformat the disks before using the 4big Quadra. Please see the detailed User Manual on the LaCie CD-ROM for information on formatting hard disks.

5. The disks are conﬁgured in RAID 5. If you would like to change the RAID mode,

see Changing the RAID Mode on the next page.

6. Install the LaCie Desktop Manager software from the CD-ROM in order to

conﬁgure encryption and the Shortcut button.

CAUTION: The encryption process requires the drives to be reformatted, which will erase data stored on the 4big Quadra. Back up data before enabling encryption.

NOTE: LaCie Enterprise Class encryption offers a very high level of protection for your most important data. Due to the strength of the encryption, data recovery will not be possible in the unlikely event of disk or part failure.

Changing the RAID Mode

CAUTION!

- Changing the RAID mode will erase the data stored on the 4big Quadra. Back up data before changing the RAID mode.

- The 4 disk trays must be in place before the RAID mode can be modiﬁed. NOTE: Changing the RAID mode and formatting will not change the encryption

conﬁguration but will erase the encrypted data. Refer to the User Manual for RAID information.

1. Unmount or safely remove the 4big Quadra volumes from your computer, disconnect the interface cable and switch off the 4big.

2. To enter RAID modiﬁcation mode, turn ON the 4big (do not select “AUTO”) and simultaneously press the front LED button for 15 seconds. The front LED will blink blue and red.

3. Push the + or - buttons on the RAID mode selector until the desired RAID number appears.

NOTE: 0=RAID 0, 1=RAID 10, 2=Concatenation, 3=RAID 3, 4=RAID 3+Spare, 5=RAID 5, 6=RAID 5+Spare, 7=N/A.

4. Validate the mode by pushing the front LED button. The 4big will start.

5. Connect the 4big’s interface cable. The device is ready to be reformatted. Please refer to the User Manual on the CD-ROM.

STEP 3

Precautions

Do not stack more than 2 LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise together. Do not expose the drive to temperatures over 35° C (95° F) or 30° C (86° F) when stacked. Do not expose the device to liquids. Use only the power supply shipped with the device.

Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your product against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the designated warranty period. The warranty becomes effective from the date of shipment. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective product.

This warranty is void if:

• Theproductwasoperated/storedinabnormaluseormaintenanceconditions;

• Theproductisrepaired,modiedoraltered,unlessLaCieexpresslyauthorizessuch repair,modicationoralterationinwriting;

• Theproductwassubjectedtoabuse,neglect,electricalfault,improperpackaging, accidentoractsofnature;

• Theproductwasinstalledimproperly;

• Theserialnumberoftheproductisdefacedormissing;

• Thebrokenpartisareplacementpartsuchasapickuptray,etc.

• Thetampersealonthecasingisbroken.

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

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