Users who purchased a LaCie 5big NAS Pro enclosure without hard disks should follow the instructions below.
Review the following before adding hard drives to your LaCie 5big NAS Pro:
Step 1: Update the LaCie USB key
The included USB flash drive allows you to boot the LaCie 5big NAS Pro and run the NAS OS Rescue and Install (LaCie key). However, before running the Rescue and Install, it is highly recommended that you download a more recent version of the software as it may have been updated since you received your NAS.
The software that you download onto the LaCie key NAS is not the NAS OS. Rather, it is a utility to run the NAS OS Rescue and Install so that you can install or repair the NAS OS.
To update the LaCie key:
In Step 5 below, the setup wizard will ask you to enter a MAC address unique to your enclosure. You can get a MAC address by:
Step 2: Connect the Ethernet cable, power cable, and LaCie key
Step 3: Remove the sticker and power on the 5big NAS Pro
Step 4: Install hard drives into the enclosure
Add new hard drives in the order of the numbered slots, from left to right.
Remove the empty disk trays:
Fasten the hard drive to the hard disk tray:
Find a suitable work area with adequate space and a flat, even surface. Make certain that all necessary components are available:
Secure a hard drive to the hard disk tray:
Perform the steps below on a PC/Mac connected to the same network as your LaCie 5big NAS Pro. During this process, the hard disks you have inserted into the 5big NAS Pro will be formatted and all data deleted.