In which your humble narrator sends a technical support request to LaCie.
In the wee hours of the morning, I awoke to the sound of a distant, melodic clicking. I ventured downstairs to investigate the source of this noise in the night, only to find the 5big's flashing light of death casting the room in the red hue of alarm. I dutifully checked the drive LEDs on the back panel, finding one of them completely void of any illumination. Panicked at the potential for data loss and acting out of self-preservation in the interest of saving my ears from that wicked racket emanating from aluminum enclosure, I pulled up the dashboard to see that drive four was offline. I made the tough call to power it down. My data may be offline now, but I remain hopeful that, with the right part, it will come alive again with my memories intact.