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Hard Drive Heat Management, Heat Dissipation Design, Vertical, Horizontal & Rackmount - external hard drive

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LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Introduction page 9 1.4. Hard Drive Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie 2big's metal body is ideal for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the internal drives toward the external casing. This feature takes heat away from the internal drive, keeping it safe and prolonging its life and reliability. As a consequence, it is normal for the external casing to be hot to the touch. Please make sure that the vents on the back bezel are not obstructed so that there is a natural airflow across the casing. Vertical, Horizontal & Rackmount Heat dissipation is maximized when the drive is in the vertical position. If you have several LaCie drives stacked on each other, please remember to attach the included rubber feet on the under side of your drives. This will allow for some airflow between your drives so that the heat dissipation can work effectively. LaCie does not recommend stacking or racking more than 3 drives on top of each other, especially if these drives are turned ON simultaneously. Smart Fan Technology The casing alone is a great way to dissipate heat without the need of a fan, but the 2big comes with a thermo-regulated "smart fan", which activates when the heat inside the casing reaches a certain temperature. The smart fan operates at two different speeds, and adjusts automatically to changes in temperature. Exclusive d2 Heat Sink Design Provides 60% more area for heat dissipation & high reliability Aluminum Heat Sink Design Standard Design

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LaCie 2big Quadra Enterprise Class
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ESIGN
BY
N
EIL
P
OULTON
Introduction
User Manual
page 9
1.4. Hard Drive Heat Management
Heat Dissipation Design
The LaCie 2big’s metal body is ideal for naturally dissipating inter-
nal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the
internal drives toward the external casing. This feature takes heat
away from the internal drive, keeping it safe and prolonging its life
and reliability.
As a consequence, it is normal for the external
casing to be hot to
the touch. Please make sure that the vents on
the back bezel are not obstructed so that there is a natural airflow
across the casing.
Vertical, Horizontal & Rackmount
Heat dissipation is maximized when the drive is in the vertical posi-
tion. If you have several LaCie drives stacked on each other, please
remember to attach the included rubber feet on the under side of
your drives. This will allow for some airflow between your drives so
that the heat dissipation can work effectively. LaCie does not recom-
mend stacking or racking more than 3 drives on top of each other,
especially if these drives are turned ON simultaneously.
Smart Fan Technology
The casing alone is a great way to dissipate heat without the need
of a fan, but the 2big comes with a thermo-regulated “smart fan”,
which activates when the heat inside the casing reaches a certain
temperature. The smart fan operates at two different speeds, and
adjusts automatically to changes in temperature.
Exclusive d2 Heat Sink Design
Provides 60% more area for
heat dissipation & high reliability
Aluminum
Heat Sink
Design
Standard
Design