Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 301359U del fabbricante LaCie
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LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T able of Contents User Manual page 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements .
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2008 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a ret.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on F oreword User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 5 Introduction 1. 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 creative system.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 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 .
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 7 Bo x Content 1.2. Your LaCie 4big package contains the system tower and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. LaCie 4big RAID system tower with four hot-swappable 1.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 8 Fig. 1.3 Views of the Drive 1.3. 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 information.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 9 of f on auto Rear View RAID selection switch 1. Power input connection 2. USB 2.0 port 3. FireWire 800 ports 4. FireWire 400 port 5. eSATA 3Gbits port 6. on/auto/off power switch 7.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Introduction User Manual page 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 internal connections.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 13 Connect the Interface Cable 2.1. Plug one end of the interface cable (USB, FireWire or eSA- 1. TA) into the corresponding port on your host computer. Connect the other end of the cable to the matching port 2.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Setup User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 15 3. RAID 3.1. About RAID Modes This section will help you decide which RAID mode is right for your application. RAID 0 3.1.1. The 4big Quadra is pre-configured in RAID 0, the fastest RAID mode.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 16 RAID 10 3.1.2. 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 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 Di.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 18 RAID 5 and RAID 5+Spare 3.1.5. 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 22 Windows XP and Windows Vista without resorting to help from third-party products.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 23 Formatting for Windows Users 3.4.2. 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 24 Click 9. Next . Click 10. Next . Click 11. Next . Click 12. Next . On the Format Partition window, select 13. Quick Format . Click Next . Click 14. Finish to begin the formatting process.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 25 Formatting for Mac Users 3.4.3. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. 1. Select 2. Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. In the Utilities folder, double-click 3.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 27 Right click the configured disk’s unallocated space and se- 3. lect New Partition . If the New Partition option is not avail- able, select the disk and initialize it first (Fig.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 28 Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies 6. the entire volume. Click Next (Fig. 3.5.1-F). Assign a drive letter or mount path and click 7. Next (Fig. 3.5.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 29 Fig. 3.5.1-I Review the settings and click 9. Finish to create the logical partition (Fig.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on RAID User Manual page 30 Mac Users 3.5.2. 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 32 LED Status Indicators 4.1. Use the 4big’s front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine t.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on T roubleshooting User Manual page 34 Other T roubleshooting T opics 4.2. 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.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 35 Contacting Customer Support 5. Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support Read the manuals and review section 1. 4. Troubleshooting . Try to isolate the problem.
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 36 LaCie T echnical Support Contacts 5.1. LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong K ong Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www .
LaCie 4big Quadra • D esign by N eil P oul t on W arranty Information User Manual page 37 LaCie warrants your LaCie 4big against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il LaCie 301359U è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del LaCie 301359U - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso LaCie 301359U imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul LaCie 301359U ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il LaCie 301359U, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del LaCie 301359U.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il LaCie 301359U. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo LaCie 301359U insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
