Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 4big Quadra Enterprise du fabricant LaCie
Aller à la page of 31
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.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
