LaCie 4big Spare Drive User manual

Quick Install Guide
4big Quadra
eSATA 3Gbits | FireWire 800 | FireWire 400 | Hi-Speed USB 2.0

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Box Content
LaCie 4big Quadra with drives
eSATA (3Gbits) cable
FireWire 800 (9:9 pin) cable
FireWire 400 (6:6 pin) cable
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable
Power supply kit
LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROMs (with detailed user manual and software)

Front View
1. Shortcut button with
activity LED
Rear View
2. Drive tray lock
3. Drive tray handle
4. eSATA 3Gbits port
5. on/auto/off power switch
6. FireWire 400 port
7. Drive status LED
8. USB 2.0 port
9. Power input jack
10. RAID mode selection
11. FireWire 800 ports
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Setup
1. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet and connect the power cable to the
4big Quadra.
2. Decide which interface cable you will use (eSATA 3Gbits , FireWire 400,
FireWire 800, USB 2.0) and connect your 4big Quadra to your computer.
NOTE : Do not connect more than one interface cable between your computer
and your 4big Quadra.
Computer connections 4big Quadra connections
USB 2.0
FireWire 400
FireWire 800
eSATA

3. LaCie 4big Quadra comes with four 3.5” SATA II hard disks installed. The disks
are formatted in HFS+, so Windows users will need to reformat the disks before
using the 4big Quadra. Please see the detailed User Manual on the LaCie
Storage Utilities CD-ROM for information on formatting hard disks.
4. The disks are configured in RAID 0. If you would like to change the RAID mode,
see Changing the RAID Mode on the next page.
5. Install LaCie Shortcut Button software from the Shortcut Button CD-ROM to
enable the feature.