Hard Drive Maintenance
Precauons
“Hot-swapping” means that you can remove and replace hard drives while the enclosure is powered on.
LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3 and LaCie 12big Thunderbolt 3 feature hot-swappable hard drives.
During operation, the hard drives should remain in their slots for optimal air flow. Airflow and fan
performance are regulated by temperature.
Observe all conventional ESD precautions when handling hard drives.
Replacing a hard drive
Replace a hard drive if:
You want to expand the available storage space by adding a hard drive with a larger capacity.
The hard drive has failed.
If a failed hard drive is under warranty, make certain to contact LaCie support to receive a replacement disk.
When adding new hard drives or replacing hard drives that are not under warranty, consider using Seagate
Enterprise HDD that are optimized for use with your LaCie 6big Thunderbolt 3 and LaCie 12big Thunderbolt
3. For further information about compatible hard drives, visit LaCie support.
Since LaCie 6big/LaCie 12big supports hot swapping hard drives, it is not necessary to power down the
device to replace a single hard drive.
1. Locate the hard drive you want to replace and place your index finger on the small hole on the right side
of its disk tray.
Important info: Replace a faulty hard drive with a hard drive of equal or greater capacity.
Important info: When handling hard drives, make sure that they are placed and stored on a
cushioned surface.
