LaCie 9000330U, User Manual

Page 1: ...nual 1 4BIG QUADRA USB 3 0 USER MANUAL CLICK HERE TO ACCESS UP TO DATE ONLINE VERSION of this document for the most recent content as well as for features such as expandable illustrations easier navig...

Page 2: ...g trouble consult the Getting Help page BOX CONTENT Your box contains the following LaCie 4big Quadra including 4 x hard disks USB 3 0 cable USB 2 0 compatible FireWire 800 cable External power supply...

Page 3: ...rmance through the USB connection the drive must be connected to a USB 3 0 host port Many laptops or desktop computers do not feature USB 3 0 ports You can purchase a USB 3 0 PCI Express Card for desk...

Page 4: ...4big Quadra USB 3 0 User Manual 4 VIEWS OF THE PRODUCT FRONT VIEW Activity LED and shortcut button See LaCie Desktop Manager for details 1...

Page 5: ...ive status LEDs 1 Swappable disks 2 Drive locks 3 USB 3 0 port 4 Chain lock port 5 On off 6 FireWire 800 ports 7 Power 8 RAID selection confirmation buttons See Manage RAID for details 9 Cable managem...

Page 6: ...l devices to a computer SuperSpeed USB 3 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features Transfer rates can attain up to 5 Gbits s as...

Page 7: ...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 back...

Page 8: ...e order they are given to ensure that your LaCie product s volume s mount s correctly on your computer STEP 1 CONNECT THE POWER CABLE Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the drive STEP 2...

Page 9: ...tions Right click on Computer Vista Windows 7 or My Computer Windows XP and choose Manage From the 1 Manage window select Disk Management From the list of storage devices in the middle of the Disk Man...

Page 10: ...4big Quadra USB 3 0 User Manual 10 Manager...

Page 11: ...will appear in LaCie Desktop Manager INSTALLING LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER LaCie Desktop Manager software installer is located on the CD that shipped with your product Launch the installer for your operati...

Page 12: ...not the LaCie product serial number available capacity connection type etc Reformat From the Info tab you can reformat the disks Caution If you click the Reformat button and follow these steps everyth...

Page 13: ...ger you can configure a short click to trigger a task when the product is not in Eco mode Instantly back up your work open a family budget spreadsheet or launch your most commonly used applications Cl...

Page 14: ...alert is triggered the front LED will blink red even if you have turned off the LED from this page Energy Management Mac Users Based upon your LaCie product Eco Mode may be managed by Mac OS X If prom...

Page 15: ...5 minutes of inactivity in order to conserve energy To exit Eco Mode simply access data and the disks will automatically restart or click the product s front button Unclick the Automatic Eco Mode due...

Page 16: ...S TAB Enable alerts to receive a message via the LaCie Desktop Manager about changes to the status of your LaCie device Important info Activating alerts may affect the transfer rates of your device Fo...

Page 17: ...S TAB If you wish to be warned by email of any change in the status of your LaCie device enter email addresses here up to five You can also enter an email subject line Next select the type of event fo...

Page 18: ...e solid red Other drives solid blue 3 drives solid blue 1 off Solid blue Or blinking blue Off Solid red Off Then The product is turned off or computer is in sleep mode The product is working properly...

Page 19: ...press and hold down the select button B 2 Without releasing the select button turn on the product 3 Once the RAID mode LEDs D start blinking takes five seconds release the select button 4 The LED for...

Page 20: ...5 spare 50 Excellent Good RAID 10 50 Excellent Good RAID 0 RAID 0 is the fastest RAID mode In a RAID 0 array the available capacities of each drive are added together so that one logical volume mounts...

Page 21: ...replacement drive all data in the array will be lost RAID 5 Spare RAID 5 Spare is a RAID 5 array in which one disk is used as spare to rebuild the system as soon as a disk fails At least four disks a...

Page 22: ...evel that combines the attributes of other levels specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0 It is a stripe of mirrored sets meaning that data is striped across two mirrored arrays The striping occurs between arr...

Page 23: ...ie Customer Support Note that for optimum storage use the new drive should have equal or greater capacity than the drive it is replacing Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay When th...

Page 24: ...a small green arrow over a hardware image A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove Click on the LaCie storage device in this prompt This message w...

Page 25: ...e storage device icon to the Trash The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon Your LaCie storage may be represented by an icon that looks like the device itself When the icon disappears from...

Page 26: ...on Table which dates back to the beginnings of DOS programming Originally FAT was only 16 bits but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 bits hence the name FAT 32 In theory FAT...

Page 27: ...cronym for Extended File Allocation Table a file system developed for flash drives It is increasingly being used as an alternative to FAT32 which limits file sizes to 4GB volumes to 2TB and restricts...

Page 28: ...not recognize volumes larger than 2TB Windows XP x64 Vista and 7 All of these versions of Windows can recognize volumes greater than 2TB However disks must be converted to the GPT file system before p...

Page 29: ...storage devices partitions or disk images will be displayed in this column Storage devices in this column may have multiple listings The top name is the name of the physical device s manufacturer and...

Page 30: ...support select your product then click the Troubleshooting tab 3 User Manual Includes common troubleshooting topics See Troubleshooting Topics below 4 Customer Support Create an account on lacie com r...

Page 31: ...hear it by putting your ear near the heat exhaust ports on the rear of the product If you hear nothing contact LaCie technical support Q Is the ambient temperature too high A Make sure the rear heat e...

Page 32: ...your product See Formatting and Partitioning for help in choosing a file system Additionally Time Machine is only compatible with disks formatted in HFS or HFS Journaled Reformat the drive for Time Ma...

Page 33: ...of the interface cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cable then wait 10 seconds before reconnecting it If the drive is still not recognized restar...

Page 34: ...not display the exact cause or a solution but it can assist in troubleshooting most problems A problematic device can be found by its unusual icon Instead of the normal icon based on the type of devic...

Page 35: ...mportant info 1TB Terabyte 1 000GB 1GB 1000MB 1MB 1 000 000 Bytes Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment typically up to 10 less per TB HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Onl...

Page 36: ...d for an extended period of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device if applicable Do not use the LaCie...

Page 37: ...when the equipment is used normally and is properly serviced when needed If you discover a defect covered by the warranty set forth above your sole and exclusive remedy will be for LaCie in its sole d...

Page 38: ...rnal causes e to damage caused by operating the product outside the permitted or intended uses described by LaCie f to damage caused by service including upgrades and expansions performed by anyone wh...

Page 39: ...o LaCie for repair LaCie cannot under any circumstances guarantee the integrity of data remaining on a returned drive We make no provisions for data recovery and cannot be held liable for any data los...

Page 40: ...the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful...

Page 41: ...nt for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product MANUFACTURER S DECLARATION FOR CE CERTIFICATION We LaCie solemn...