The Activity LED provides indications on the state of the Rugged RAID’s health:
Behavior | State |
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Solid white | The device is ready. |
Blinking white | The device is being accessed. |
Blinking red | One or two drives are not ready or have failed. |
Off | The product is: turned off; in power saving mode; not receiving power; experiencing system failure; or, experiencing electronic board failure. |
Contact LaCie technical support if:
Use a thin, pointed object to push the RAID select and RAID confirm buttons. For example, use the pointed end of a paperclip to access and push the buttons.
See Manage RAID for instructions on how to check or change the RAID level.
Action | Behavior | State |
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Push once on the RAID select button | Solid white | The device is set to RAID 0. |
Push once on the RAID select button | Blinking white | The device is set to RAID 1. |
Push twice on the RAID select button | Solid white | The device will be changed to RAID 0. |
Push twice on the RAID select button | Blinking white | The device will be changed to RAID 1. |
The LaCie Rugged RAID powers on automatically when it is connected to a computer that supports Thunderbolt technology. Use the embedded Thunderbolt technology cable when connecting the Rugged RAID to a computer.
The power cable must be connected to an active outlet when using the Rugged RAID’s USB 3.0 port.
Your LaCie Rugged RAID can conserve energy by entering power-saving mode. Managed by your computer, power-saving mode can extend the life of the hard drives by sparing them from working during extended periods of inactivity.
You can initiate power-saving mode on your computer by performing one of the following:
To exit power-saving mode, review the table below:
Entering power-saving mode | Exiting power-saving mode |
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The host computer placed the product into power-saving mode due to inactivity. | Access the Rugged RAID’s volume on the host computer. For example, copy files to its volume. |
The computer is in sleep mode. | Wake up the computer. |