Removing And Installing Drives - LaCie 301382U User Manual

LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class
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3.3. Removing and Installing Drives

In the event that an individual hard disk fails in the LaCie 2big En-
terprise Class, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer
Support. Please replace a defective hard drive only with a new drive
provided by LaCie.
CAUTION: After continuous use of the LaCie 2big, drives may be
hot. Use caution when removing.
To Remove a Drive:
1. If the 2big is in Fast (RAID 0) or Big (concatenation) mode,
turn it off and unplug it. If the 2big is in Safe (RAID 1) or Mixed
mode, you can leave it turned on and continue to step 2.
2. The drive tray may be locked. To unlock it, insert the round end
of the provided 2-in-1 tool into the slot on the drive lock and
turn the lock until the slot is vertical (Fig.
3. Draw out the drive tray by inserting your finger into the space
behind the drive tray handle and pulling to disengage the drive.
4. Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive (Fig.
13).
5. Turn the drive on to continue using the remaining drives.
To Install a Drive:
IMPORTANT INFO: A replaced drive should not have a smaller
capacity than the drive it is replacing.
1. If the 2big is in Fast (RAID 0) or Big (concatenation) mode, turn
it off and unplug it. If the 2big is in Safe or Mixed mode, you can
leave it turned on and continue to step 2.
2. Carefully insert the drive tray into an empty drive bay. When the
drive tray is most of the way in and you feel resistance, press the
drive tray handle firmly until you feel the drive snap into place
and the drive tray handle is flush with the back of the 2big.
3. Use the 2-in-1 tool to lock the drive lock. Turn the locks until the
grooves are oriented vertically. The drives are locked when all
locks are horizontal.
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TECHNICAL NOTE: Data are still accessible during a rebuild. In
On and Auto mode, the 2big can be disconnected from the worksta-
tion during the rebuild. In Auto mode, if the 2big is not connected or
if the computer is off, the 2big will go into standby mode when the
rebuild has completed.
IMPORTANT INFO: Drive warranty will be void if you replace the
defective drive with a drive not provided by LaCie. Drives purchased
from LaCie are shipped pre-installed in drive trays with handles.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Rebuilding a Safe (RAID 1) array can take several hours. For ex-
ample, rebuilding a 1TB RAID 1 array can take up to 6 hours.
LaCie does not recommend removing any drives during rebuild.
IMPORTANT INFO: In Safe (RAID 1) and Mixed (RAID 1 and
RAID 0) mode, in order for rebuilding to occur, the product must
be turned on while a replacement disk is installed. LaCie does not
recommend removing a drive from a Mixed array unless the drive
has failed, as the data on the RAID 0 volume could be lost.
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