Lacie 4big Quadra User Manual - Page 26

LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Troubleshooting page 26 4.1. LED Status Indicators Use the 4big's front and rear LEDs and the chart below as a reference to determine the status of your 4big: If the front LED is: Solid blue Blinking blue And the rear LED is: Blinking blue Blinking blue Dimming blue (5s)* Off Three disks are blinking blue, while one disk is blinking 3 blue, 1 red: Alternating long blue and short red: And the RAID mode is: All All All RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 3+/5+ RAID 10 Then: The 4big is working properly, only active disks' LEDs blink. The 4big is starting up; front LED and LEDs of functional disks become solid blue when initialized. The 4big is in standby mode. If the power switch is set to "auto" the 4big will enter standby when your computer is either off or in standby. If rebuilding has begun, the process will finish before the 4big can enter standby. After 30 minutes of standby, the LED will switch off. RAID is rebuilding. Solid red (failed disks) and solid blue (functional disks) RAID 3 RAID 5 One drive has failed or was improperly inserted; RAID is functional but the security of the drives has been compromised. Solid red Solid red (failed disks) and solid blue (functional disks) Blinking blue/red Normal LED activity RAID 3+/5+ RAID 0 Concatenation RAID 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 RAID 3+/5+ All One or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted; RAID is not functional. Two or more drives have failed or are improperly inserted; RAID is not functional. Temperature alert; allow the 4big to finish current processes and then shut it down. Make sure the ventilation holes on the back of the 4big are not obstructed and that there is ample room for airflow around the unit. Allow the 4big to cool before turning it back on. continued on the next page * LED dims for 5 seconds and then remains at a low intensity.