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  • Page 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 navigation, and search capability. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Box Content

    INTRODUCTION Welcome to the User Manual for the LaCie 4big Quadra USB 3.0. These pages will guide you through the process of connecting your LaCie product and will explain its features. If this manual doesn't answer your questions or if you are having trouble, consult the Getting Help page.

  • Page 3: Minimum System Requirements

    MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly. For a list of these requirements, please refer to the product packaging or consult the product support web page at www.lacie.com/support/. Note: USB 3.0 Connection: For optimal performance through the USB connection, the drive must be connected to a USB 3.0 host port.

  • Page 4: Views Of The Product

    VIEWS OF THE PRODUCT FRONT VIEW Activity LED and shortcut button. See LaCie Desktop Manager for details. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 5: Rear View

    REAR VIEW Drive status LEDs Swappable disks Drive locks USB 3.0 port Chain lock port On/off FireWire 800 ports Power RAID selection/confirmation buttons. See Manage RAID for details. Cable management connectors RAID mode indicator LEDs 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 6: Cables And Connectors

    Your LaCie drive is shipped with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a compatible USB 3.0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port, but drive performance will be limited to their respective transfer rates.

  • Page 7: Firewire 800

    Note: FireWire 800 is backwards compatible with FireWire 400, which means that if you have an adapter cable, you can connect your LaCie FireWire 800 product to a FireWire 400 port on your computer. In this case, file transfers will be limited to FireWire 400 speeds. If your product does not include an adapter cable in the package, you can purchase one from www.lacie.com/accessories/.

  • Page 8: Getting Connected

    GETTING CONNECTED Please follow the setup steps in the 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.

  • Page 9: Step 3 - Turn On The Drive

    STEP 4 - INSTALL SOFTWARE You can now choose to install and run the included LaCie software utilities. Software are located on the CD that came in the product box. If you wish to set email alerts or modify front LED behavior, install LaCie Desktop Manager.
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  • Page 11: Lacie Desktop Manager

    LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER LaCie Desktop Manager unlocks the full potential of your LaCie product. It will allow you to check the status of your device, set up email alerts, create an action when you click the front blue button (shortcut button), and configure power-saving.
  • Page 12 INFO TAB On this page you will see advanced information on your drive, such as device name, the internal hard disk serial number (not the LaCie product serial number), available capacity, connection type, etc. Reformat From the Info tab, you can reformat the disks.

  • Page 13: Shortcut Tab

    Using LaCie Desktop Manager, 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.
  • Page 14 Energy Management – Mac Users Based upon your LaCie product, Eco Mode may be managed by Mac OS X. If prompted, please click on Energy Saver Settings to enter the System Preferences. Select “Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible” to conserve energy.
  • Page 15 Mode, simply access data and the disks will automatically restart, or click the product's front button. Unclick the Automatic Eco Mode due to Inactivity box to turn off Eco Mode, or select a period of inactivity after which the disks will enter Eco Mode. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 16: Alerts Tab

    ALERTS 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. For optimal transfer rates, disable alerts.

  • Page 17: Emails Tab

    EMAILS 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 for which you would like to receive emails.

  • Page 18: Led Information

    LED INFORMATION Your LaCie product features a multi-functional LED on the front of the drive, as well as four status LEDs on the rear. See Views of the Product for LED locations. LED STATES Blinking blue If the Blinking blue/red...

  • Page 19: Manage Raid

    Once the LED for the RAID mode you want is blinking, press the confirm button (C). RAID initialization will begin and will take less than one minute. Next you must format the volume before it will mount on your computer. For instructions, refer to Formatting Instructions. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 20: About Raid Modes

    Caution: In a RAID 0 array, if one physical drive in the array fails, the data of all drives becomes inaccessible because parts of the data have been written to all drives. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...
  • Page 21 No data is lost in the case of a single disk failure, but if a second disk fails before the system can rebuild data to the hot spare, all data in the array will be lost. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...
  • Page 22 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 arrays and the mirroring occurs within the same array, which makes the rebuilding very fast. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Replace Drive

    Grasp the drive tray handle and carefully extract the drive. Replace Drive Important info: If a hard drive that you have purchased from LaCie fails, please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support. Note that for optimum storage use, the new drive should have equal or greater capacity than the drive it is replacing.

  • Page 24: Unmounting Volume(S)

    USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your LaCie storage can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your device.

  • Page 25: Mac Users

    MAC USERS Drag the 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 the desktop, the storage device can be disconnected.

  • Page 26: Formatting And Partitioning

    FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING Standard LaCie storage devices will prompt you to run LaCie Setup Assistant when they are first connected to a computer (Windows or Mac). LaCie Setup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your needs.
  • Page 27 MS-DOS File System (FAT 32): This is the Microsoft file system, more typically known as FAT 32. Use FAT 32 if you are going to be sharing your LaCie storage device between Mac and Window computers. See the table below for a comparison between HFS+ and FAT 32 (MS-DOS).

  • Page 28: Formatting Instructions

    Right-click on Computer and choose Manage. From the Manage window select Disk Management. From the list of storage devices in the middle of the Disk Management window, locate your LaCie device. By default, a partition is already created on the device with LaCie software utilities. Follow your operating system instructions to reset the existing partition.
  • Page 29 Choose a format from the drop-down window. See About File System Formats for more information on choosing a file format. Give the volume a name. Click Erase… and confirm your selection in the popup window. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 30: Getting Help

    GETTING HELP If you are having problems with your LaCie product, consult the table below for a list of available resources. Order Source Description Location Concise steps to Quick follow for getting your Either a printed leaflet or accessory box and included in the...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting Topics

    A: When you turn on the product, the fan will spin at top speed for four seconds. You should be able to 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.
  • Page 32 Q: Is your computer's internal hard drive limiting transfer speeds? A: If your computer has a low-performance internal hard drive (typically a notebook or netbook computer), it will limit the transfer speed since the internal drive's transfer speed will be significantly less than that of the LaCie hard drive.
  • Page 33 Q: Is the drive listed in Device Manager but not in My Computer/Computer? A: Make sure you formatted your product correctly. Refer to Formatting and Partitioning for information. Q: Does your disk not appear at all? A: Proceed to physical troubleshooting topics above. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...
  • Page 34 X. Right-click this icon, then choose Properties. The General tab will show why the device is not working. Still not working? There may be a hardware defect or other problem. Time to contact www.lacie.com/support/. 4big Quadra USB 3.0 User Manual...

  • Page 35: Health And Safety Precautions

    LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard disk, for instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other form of removable storage media.

  • Page 36: General Use Precautions

    II). Do not expose the LaCie device to temperatures outside the range of 5º C to 35º C (41º F to 95º F); or to operational humidity beyond 10-80%, non-condensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing.

  • Page 37: Warranty Information

    LaCie (“LaCie”) warrants, to the original purchaser, that this equipment shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1), two (2), three (3), or five (5) years, depending on the model, from LaCie's date of original shipment 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 discretion to (i) repair or replace the product at no charge to you;...
  • Page 38 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. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data;...

  • Page 39: Note To Australian Customers

    Within the 15 calendar days of purchase, should you experience an issue with your new LaCie product, we ask you to return the product to the place where it was originally bought. You will be required to give a proof of purchase.

  • Page 40: Legal Information

    LEGAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2012 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.

  • Page 41: Canada Compliance Statement

    MANUFACTURER'S DECLARATION FOR CE CERTIFICATION We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards: Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC); Low-Voltage Directive: 2006/95/EC TRADEMARKS Apple, Mac, Time Machine, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

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