LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3, User Manual

Page 1: ...Thunderbolt 3 User Manual Click here to access an up to date online version of this document You will also find the most recent content as well as expandable illustrations easier navigation and search...

Page 2: ...quirements 3 LaCie 6big LaCie 12big Advanced Storage LaCie6big and LaCie12big HardwareRAID Thunderbolt 3 4 System Overview Storagemanagement Specifications LaCie12big Thunderbolt 3 Specifications LaCi...

Page 3: ...lemode Powering off theLaCie6big LaCie12big enclosure Short push Long push Removing theThunderbolt cableduring operation Quiet operation and heat management Position and stacking 9 Daisy Chain and Pow...

Page 4: ...hunderbolt 3 USB Problem I connected LaCie 6big LaCie 12big to my computer but it does not power on and I cannot see the device in LaCie RAID Manager Problem I want to change the RAID level Problem I...

Page 5: ...Windows Problem The drive icon does not appear on my desktop Problem The drive icon doesn t appear in Computer 53 53 53...

Page 6: ...pment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and...

Page 7: ...This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator your...

Page 8: ...elles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 2004 5 CE Italiano Italian Con la presente LaCie dichiara che questo direct attached storage device conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed all...

Page 9: ...ge device tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 2004 104 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sit koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Svenska Swedish H rmed intygar LaCie att denna direct attached storage...

Page 10: ...support Box content LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3 or LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 Power cable Thunderbolt 3 USB C cable USB 3 1 USB C cable USB 3 1 USB C to USB 3 0 USB 2 0 adapter cable compatible with Type...

Page 11: ...following interfaces Thunderbolt 3 Transfer rates can reach up to 40Gb s SuperSpeed USB 3 1 Gen 2 Transfer rates can reach up to 10Gb s SuperSpeed USB 3 1 Gen 1 Transfer rates can reach up to 5Gb s S...

Page 12: ...are RAIDs 0 1 10 5 50 6 60 Intelligent RAID rebuild with a spare drive Six SATA channels up to 6Gb s per channel Hot swappable hard drives to reduce downtime A warning system with audible and email al...

Page 13: ...quired bandwidth for playback This is a critical advantage when working with high end video and 3D graphics Thunderbolt 3 uses a USB C connector specially labeled with a thunderbolt icon Since Thunder...

Page 14: ...eplacement hard drives must meet the following minimum requirements SATA I or higher 3 0Gb s or higher Spin up to 7200 RPM 64MB cache or greater Storage management LaCie 6big and LaCie 12big storage i...

Page 15: ...n condensing Electrical Power supply 100 240VAC 50 60Hz 140W up to 250W Speci ca ons LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure dimensions Side Dimensions mm in Width 161 6 3 Height 225 8 9 Length 237 9 3 Enc...

Page 16: ...tes that the device is powered on and provides status signals see System LEDs It is also the power button A short push spins down LaCie 6big s 12big s hard drives and places the system into idle mode...

Page 17: ...is port to a USB port on your computer You can connect LaCie 6big LaCie 12big to a computer with a USB 3 1 USB C port or a USB 3 0 USB 2 0 USB Type A port Transfer rates vary by the connection type 4...

Page 18: ...6 Kensington lock port Use this port to physically lock LaCie 6big LaCie 12big to a desk or rack 18 LaCie 6big 12big Thunderbolt 3 3 30 17...

Page 19: ...drive status LED behavior General LED behavior The list of colors below helps you identify the general status of your LaCie 6big LaCie 12big Color State Solid blue Ready Blinking blue Activity Slow bl...

Page 20: ...Blinking red Warning Solid red Error 20 LaCie 6big 12big Thunderbolt 3 3 30 17...

Page 21: ...ates up to 5Gb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates up to 480Mb s DisplayPort up to 8K with compatible devices and backwards compatible to VGA and DVI The USB C ports on LaCie 6big LaCie 12big are Thunde...

Page 22: ...e harm to devices such as your computer and LaCie device LaCie is not responsible for damage to your LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3 or LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 caused by third party cables Connector face C...

Page 23: ...Connector face USB Type A to computer Cable end USB Type A to computer Cable end USB C to product Connector face USB C to product 23 LaCie 6big 12big Thunderbolt 3 3 30 17...

Page 24: ...r PC manufacturer s website to update your Windows PC to the latest versions of BIOS Thunderbolt 3 firmware Thunderbolt 3 driver Also make certain that your PC has the most recent version of Windows 1...

Page 25: ...n You can also connect a second Thunderbolt 3 cable to daisy chain compatible devices to LaCie 6big LaCie 12big A Thunderbolt daisy chain supports up to seven devices including the computer See Daisy...

Page 26: ...or USB 2 0 port Type A Connect the included USB 3 1 USB C to USB 3 0 USB 2 0 adapter cable compatible with Type A ports to 1 LaCie 6big LaCie 12big USB C end 2 PC or Mac USB Type A end Note on USB C...

Page 27: ...3 Connect the included power cable in the order listed below 1 The LaCie 6big LaCie 12big power input 2 A live power outlet Step 4 Power switch Note on USB C connections Your computer must support Sup...

Page 28: ...create multiple arrays see the instructions in the LaCie RAID Manager user manual To format the array follow your operating system s prompts and use one of the formats listed below Mac Mac OS Extende...

Page 29: ...the LaCie 6big LaCie 12big is not in use and that there are no active transfers 1 Eject the LaCie 6big LaCie 12big volumes from your computer 2 Apply a short push to the power button See the explanat...

Page 30: ...the next time you spin the hard drives up via a short push Long push A long push is a manual depression on the button that lasts more than four seconds When the product is operating a long push will c...

Page 31: ...gned to stand on its rubber feet situated on the bottom of the enclosure DO NOT place the enclosure on its side when it is powered on DO NOT stack multiple enclosures on top of each other Stacking two...

Page 32: ...to seven devices including the computer For example you can daisy chain five LaCie 6big LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 enclosures on the same line with a display How to daisy chain Connect the cable to on...

Page 33: ...derbolt 3 ports LaCie 6big LaCie 12big must receive power via its power cable to deliver power to compatible devices Important cable info When connecting your enclosure to a computer or compatible dev...

Page 34: ...y LaCie RAID Manager Use LaCie RAID Manager to Configure RAID Check the health of the storage Set up storage alerts Troubleshoot the hard drives See the LaCie RAID Manager user manual for instructions...

Page 35: ...s to be the optimal choice since it offers 100 storage capacity and the best performance However RAID 0 s major weakness is a lack of data protection in case of hard drive failure Further its performa...

Page 36: ...pproximately 75 of the storage capacity of all the hard drives in the RAID configuration Data protection in case a single hard drive fails RAID 1 RAID 1 provides enhanced data security since all data...

Page 37: ...ay RAID 5 offers performance that can approach RAID 0 RAID 5 s strong advantage over RAID 0 is data protection Additionally you still have approximately 75 of the storage capacity of a RAID 0 array ba...

Page 38: ...offers very good data protection with a slight loss of performance compared to RAID 5 Nested RAID levels RAID 10 RAID 10 combines the protection of RAID 1 with the performance of RAID 0 Using four dis...

Page 39: ...riping RAID 50 improves upon RAID 5 performance especially during writes It also offers more protection than a single RAID level Use RAID 50 when you need improved fault tolerance high capacity and im...

Page 40: ...ive failures and synchronizing a spare hard drive For RAID Spare arrays data remains intact when the minimum number of redundant hard drives fail However if an additional hard drive fails before or du...

Page 41: ...60 each of the nested arrays can can lose two hard drives If one of the two nested arrays loses three hard drives before or during the synchronization data is lost 41 LaCie 6big 12big Thunderbolt 3 3...

Page 42: ...in to contact LaCie support to receive a replacement disk When adding new hard drives or replacing hard drives that are not under warranty consider using Seagate Enterprise HDD that are optimized for...

Page 43: ...r away from the enclosure and maintain a firm grip as it unlocks the hard drive from the SATA connector Once it is loose hold the hard drive with both hands as you remove it from the slot 43 LaCie 6bi...

Page 44: ...y skip to Step 4 Continue here if you are replacing the hard drive using the same disk tray Using a Phillips head screwdriver carefully unfasten all four screws from their four slots Gently slide the...

Page 45: ...y place the hard disk within the disk tray Keep the SATA connector facing to the right The four screw slots should align with the disk s four screw holes Using a Phillips head screwdriver carefully fa...

Page 46: ...ter and strip the screws teeth 4 Carefully insert the full disk tray into the empty disk slot Gently push the disk tray handle until you feel it snap into place 46 LaCie 6big 12big Thunderbolt 3 3 30...

Page 47: ...ation is complete LaCie 6big LaCie 12big enclosure non serviceable components The components inside the chassis are NOT hot swappable and are NOT serviceable at any location outside of LaCie approved...

Page 48: ...write to them Mac OS Extended HFS the native hard drive file system for Mac Windows cannot natively read or write to HFS journaled hard drives exFAT generally compatible with Mac and Windows exFAT is...

Page 49: ...mputer 2 Select Go Utilities in the Finder menu bar 3 In the Utilities folder double click Disk Utility All connected storage devices partitions or disk images are displayed in the left column 4 Selec...

Page 50: ...the device connected to a Thunderbolt 3 USB C port on your computer or hub A Connect LaCie 6big LaCie 12big to a USB C port on your computer that supports Thunderbolt 3 devices The lightning bolt ico...

Page 51: ...s If you see the storage using the USB connection but the Thunderbolt connection does not appear to work confirm that LaCie RAID Manager is installed on your computer The installer for LaCie RAID Mana...

Page 52: ...LaCie cannot guarantee them since we do not test third party applications Some versions of Windows have a built in utility called Bitlocker that can protect hard drives with a password For more infor...

Page 53: ...in Computer Q Is the drive listed in Device Manager A All drives appear in at least one place in Device Manager Go to Search to type Device Manager and then launch it Look in the Disk Drives section...