Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung 4big Quadra Enterprise des Produzenten LaCie
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L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign 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 ...........................................................................................
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign by n e il P oul t on F orewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights reserved.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign by n e il P oul t on F orewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 3 Health and Safety P recautions ✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this de- vice. ✦ Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when set- ting up the device.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 4 1. Introduction The LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise class is the ultimate RAID solu- tion, featuring seven flexible RAID modes for maximum security and performance.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Operating System Interface Port Disk Space The latest versions of Microsoft Win- dows XP*, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 eSATA**, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and/or USB 2.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 © 2 0 0 8 L a C i e , a l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 F ig. 01 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.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 Rear View 1. RAID selection switch 2. Power input connection 3. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port 4. FireWire 800 ports 5. FireWire 400 port 6. eSATA 3Gb/s port 7.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1.4. Cables and Connectors 1.4.1. USB 2.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.4.3. eSA T A Your LaCie 4big Quadra uses the latest in SATA technology, allow- ing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3 Gb/s.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 11 This section covers the installation and configuration of your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.1. Connect the Interface Cable 1. Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSATA) into the corresponding port on your host computer.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Set up Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2. T urn On the 4big 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.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 14 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 RAID 0 (also called FAST mode in some LaCie devices), is the fast- est RAID mode.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 15 3.1.2. RAID 10 RAID 10 (also called RAID 1+0) is another RAID level that combines the attributes of other levels, specifically RAID 1 and RAID 0.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 16 3.1.4. RAID 3 and RAID 3+Spare RAID 3 uses byte-level striping with a dedicated parity disk (Disk 4 in Fig. 10 and Fig. 11 ) so that one volume mounts on the computer.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 17 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 ( Fig. 12 ).
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.2. Changing the RAID Mode The 4big comes preconfigured in RAID 5 mode. Before you change the RAID mode of the LaCie 4big, familiarize yourself with the 4big’s RAID modes.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.3. Removing and Installing Drives In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 4big En- terprise Class, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 20 3.4. Formatting and P artitioning The 4big Quadra comes pre-formatted in HFS+ (optimized for Mac OS X).
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 21 Mac OS X Users TEC HNIC AL NOTE: The LaCi e 4big Qua dra comes pref orma tted in HFS+ for opti mum perf orma nce w ith Mac OS X . You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 22 CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 23 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next . 12. Click Next . 13. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format . Click Next ( Fig.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on RAI D Us er Man ual pag e 24 3.4.3. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the 4big, including encrypted data. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 25 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.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 26 4.1. LED Status Indicators Use the 4big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 27 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.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.2. Other T roubleshooting T opics Problem Solutions The 4big is not recognized by the computer.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 29 Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals and review section 4. Troubleshooting . 2. Try to isolate the problem.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 30 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.
L aC ie 4bi g Q uad ra Ent erp ris e C la ss • D e sign b y n e il P oul t on W arr ant y In for mati on Us er Man ual pag e 31 LaCie warrants your LaCie 4big Enterprise Class against any de- fect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate.
Ein wichtiger Punkt beim Kauf des Geräts LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise (oder sogar vor seinem Kauf) ist das durchlesen seiner Bedienungsanleitung. Dies sollten wir wegen ein paar einfacher Gründe machen:
Wenn Sie LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise noch nicht gekauft haben, ist jetzt ein guter Moment, um sich mit den grundliegenden Daten des Produkts bekannt zu machen. Schauen Sie zuerst die ersten Seiten der Anleitung durch, die Sie oben finden. Dort finden Sie die wichtigsten technischen Daten für LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise - auf diese Weise prüfen Sie, ob das Gerät Ihren Wünschen entspricht. Wenn Sie tiefer in die Benutzeranleitung von LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise reinschauen, lernen Sie alle zugänglichen Produktfunktionen kennen, sowie erhalten Informationen über die Nutzung. Die Informationen, die Sie über LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise erhalten, werden Ihnen bestimmt bei der Kaufentscheidung helfen.
Wenn Sie aber schon LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise besitzen, und noch keine Gelegenheit dazu hatten, die Bedienungsanleitung zu lesen, sollten Sie es aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Gründe machen. Sie erfahren dann, ob Sie die zugänglichen Funktionen richtig genutzt haben, aber auch, ob Sie keine Fehler begangen haben, die den Nutzungszeitraum von LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise verkürzen könnten.
Jedoch ist die eine der wichtigsten Rollen, die eine Bedienungsanleitung für den Nutzer spielt, die Hilfe bei der Lösung von Problemen mit LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise. Sie finden dort fast immer Troubleshooting, also die am häufigsten auftauchenden Störungen und Mängel bei LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise gemeinsam mit Hinweisen bezüglich der Arten ihrer Lösung. Sogar wenn es Ihnen nicht gelingen sollte das Problem alleine zu bewältigen, die Anleitung zeigt Ihnen die weitere Vorgehensweise – den Kontakt zur Kundenberatung oder dem naheliegenden Service.
