LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual Warranty Information

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LaCie Biggest Quadra

Warranty Information

User Manual

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13. Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your LaCie Biggest Quadra and Drive Bays against any defect in material and work- manship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or replace the defective LaCie Biggest Quadra and/or Drive Bay(s).

This warranty is void if:

The LaCie Biggest Quadra was operated/stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions;

The LaCie Biggest Quadra is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie;

The LaCie Biggest Quadra was subjected to abuse, neglect, lightning strike, electrical fault, improper packaging or accident;

The LaCie Biggest Quadra was installed improp- erly;

The serial number of the LaCie Biggest Quadra or an individual Drive Bay is defaced or missing;

The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick- up tray, etc.

The tamper seal on the LaCie Biggest Quadra or an individual Drive Bay casing is broken.

A hard disk from one of the Drive Bays was removed or replaced by someone other than a LaCie techni- cian or a repair technician authorized by LaCie.

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result.

LaCie will not, under any circumstances, be liable for direct, special or consequential damages such as, but not limited to, damage or loss of property or equipment, loss of profits or revenues, cost of replacement goods, or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup- tions.

Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us- ing 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.

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive.

To obtain warranty service, call LaCie Techni- cal Support. You will be asked to provide your LaCie product’s serial number, and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty.

The LaCie Biggest Quadra subsystem must be se- curely packaged in its original box and shipped with postage prepaid.

Individual Drive Bays are shipped in a separate package; please consult LaCie Customer Support or your LaCie reseller for more information on the return procedure for individual Drive Bays.

Important Info: Register online for free

technical support: www.lacie.com/register

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Contents Biggest Quadra Table of Contents Maintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra FCC Statement CopyrightsTrademarks ChangesGeneral Use Precautions Health and Safety PrecautionsLaCie Biggest Quadra Forward Introduction to the LaCie Biggest Quadra Biggest Quadra FeaturesMac Users About the LaCie Biggest QuadraMinimum System Requirements Windows UsersYour LaCie hard drive package should contain the following Package ContentSpecifications Front View Views of the DriveRear View FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors Cables and ConnectorsUSB 2.0 Cables Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cables and ConnectorsUSB Icons Hi-Speed USB 2.0 BenefitsESATA Cables ESATA Cables and ConnectorsESATA Icons To unlock a drive tray Drive Tray LocksTo lock a drive tray Recommended Uses Characteristics and AdvantagesUnderstanding RAID RAIDHigh Data Transfer Performance RAID 0 +Controller RAID 5 + Hot Spare Setting Setting Up Your LaCie Biggest QuadraExample Setting the RAID LevelRAID 5 + Hot Spare RAIDRAID 0 + To initialize the disks in your array Creating an ArrayInitializing the Disks On nextLaCie Biggest Quadra Setting Up the Biggest Quadra 2.A Managing Volumes over 2TB in WindowsConnecting to a Host Computer 1.A Connecting to the Host Computer via FireWireConnecting to the Host Computer via Hi-Speed USB Connecting to the Host Computer via eSATA YY/MM/DD Hhmm Setting the LCD Display Time & DateInitialize Formatting and Partitioning1.C Mac Users Disk Status and Activity Indicators Using the LaCie Biggest QuadraLCD Display Message Message Cleared When LCD Display MessagesInitialization Messages Rebuild Messages Dx RebuildFan Failure Message LCD Display Message Cleared When Failure and Error MessagesRAID Failure Messages LCD Display Message Cleared When Disk Failure Message LCD Display Message Cleared WhenRAID and Disk Status Messages Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message Cleared WhenPower On LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Disk Information LCD Display Message Message Cleared When RAID and Disk Information MessagesReady LCD Display Message Message Cleared When RAID Level LCD Display Message Message Cleared WhenSerial Number LCD Display Message Message Cleared When Firmware Version LCD Display Message Message Cleared WhenRemoving/Replacing a Drive Firmware UpdatesMaintaining Your LaCie Biggest Quadra File System Formats Technical InformationUse HFS+ if FATUse Ntfs if Use FAT 32 ifOptimizing Data Transfers Available Storage CapacityFireWire 800 Ports and Performance Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports and Performance What Does Ieee 1394 Mean? FireWire Questions & AnswersWhat Are The Benefits Of The FireWire Inter- faces? What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire?What Do I Do If My Computer Does Not Have a FireWire Port? USB Questions & Answers LaCie Biggest Quadra USB Questions & Answers ESATA Questions & Answers What is eSATA?What are the ideal uses of Serial ATA? Problem Possible Solutions TroubleshootingManual Updates Example Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find InformationContacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical SupportLaCie Technical Support Contacts Warranty Information