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1. Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Caton Ee Cw LSA 1 08 Product d2Qoedrav2 I LOO Fig 24 Mac LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 8 LaCie Setup Assistant provides a summary of the installation Click Finish to close the program Fig 25 Windows amp Fig 26 Mac Your LaCie hard drive is now ready for use Installed software utilities may be found in the following folders Windows Desktop gt LaCie Mac Desktop gt LaCie IMPORTANT INFO Please note that LaCie software utilities may be installed at any time Once the format is complete the LaCie Setup Assistant application will remain on the LaCie partition To install the software utilities simply launch LaCie Setup Assistant and follow the steps listed above Getting Connected page 18 D LaCie Setup Acontont Your device is now ready for use A sueneary of the dive configuration is isted below Your device has been formatted n Compatible and Windows modes The following applicators were installed Your Give amp now ready to use Cick Finish LSA LAS Product d2 Queda v2 1 LAO emna Frish Cae Fig 25 Windows Your LaCie device has been successfully configured Your device is now ready for use A summary of the drive configuration is listed below e Your device has been formatted in Compatible and Mac modes The following applications were installed olmtego Backup Assistant LaCie De2. This End User License Agreement EULA is a contract between a you eiser an individual ar the entity you represent and bi LaCie LACIE that governs your use of the software product Software This EULA does not apply if there Is a separate license agreement between you and LACIE or its suppliers for the Software i including a license agreement in online documentation The term Software may include i associated media Mar By clicking Next you accept the terms of the End User License Agreement Click Next to continue or Cancel te exit LE AAS Procer agua Loo Previous Next i Cancel Fig 15 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es DesGN By NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 14 3 Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive Moving the slider to the left will reduce the size of the Compatible volume for Windows and Mac If you do not want the Compatible volume move the slider all the way to the left The LaCie vol ume will be formatted for your operating system NTFS Fig le 1e sider beton terre how Ae Setup estan ne ornat your deve f shder completely to the left if you intend fo use the dewice only with Windows computers 16 Windows tor Windows and HFS for Mac Fig 17 Mac EER ER sates Ee aaa onc Ee Ee eie Once you have made your selection click Next to begin the format i Compatible continued on the next page PATES J Windows Mc Uie 167 7 GR 36 ti NIFS Best performa
3. click options menu Fig 32 The New Partition Wizard opens continued on next page Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 25 Open Explore Search Map Network Brive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shorkcuk Delete Rename Properties ip eler Monsgement EIER GM Fie Aton Wen Wieke Hele N N Rd dd _ Ration rie NTFS Hestin Syriam 14 62 GH SHG MF Partition Bask FATI Hesthy DIG ORIG Ino o Shree Parton bnk NTFS Hest Aa a oh EE 18 42 Gh HIF3 Healy eer FEE HASIE F fa 1a Sh FAT LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 10 On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen click Next Fig 33 Select Primary Partition and click Next If you would like to create more than one partition on the disk enter the size of the first partition in the Partition size in MB field Otherwise leave the default values and click Next Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click Next Select Format this partition with the following settings and En ter a name for the volume as you d like it to appear on your computer Select Perform a quick format Click Next See Fig oF Review your settings and click Finish to begin the formatting process During the formatting process the status of the disk changes to Formatting a in the Computer Management window When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy
4. running LaCie Setup Assistant generic pop up windows may ask if you wish to change your computer s settings This is a normal request when formatting a disk or installing certain software such as Genie Time line To successfully complete LaCie Setup Assistant LaCie recom mends that you agree to change the settings continued on next page Getting Connected JO Computer y Search TER ow T DOrganitze fa Viens T system properties ad Uninstall or change a program Mame Type j Total Size Free Space L BOOTCAMP C ES DVD RW Drive D ep LACIE E Fig 12 Windows page 12 DEVICES start app E iDisk J System Vol formation gt Macintosh HD F SHARED PLACES SEARCH FOR Fi 13 Mac 6 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 13 Follow the on screen instructions as listed below to format your drive and install software utilities 1 Select your language Fig 14 2 Please read the license agreement before clicking Next Fig 15 Selecting Next confirms that you accept the license agree ment continued on the next page Fig 14 Welcome LaCie Setup Assistant will help you to configure your Laie device and install important software utilities Ta continue select Next to accept the terms of the software license PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT 0
5. the interface of your choice Getting Connected page 20 x Mac Users 1 Drag the hard disk icon to the trash 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 21 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk LaCie Setup As sistant formats your drive according to your needs It your needs change you can reformat your LaCie hard disk to op timize it tor use with Windows or Mac or for cross platform use For example if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac HFS but now you want to share your hard disk with Windows users you can reformat it to FAT 32 MS DOS for this purpose You may need to format your LaCie hard disk if LaCie Setup As sistant was interrupted or stopped It the hard disk does not appear in My Computer Windows or on the desktop Mac it may not be formatted properly What is Formatting When a disk is formatted the following things occur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information A hard disk must be formatted before it can be used to store data What is Partitioni
6. your drive with both Windows and Mac Maximum single tile size is 4GB LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 1 1 Finding the File System Format You may need to know the current file system format of your LaCie hard disk if You want to reformat your LaCie hard disk The current file system format may determine the process you ll use to refor mat it The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your com puter In this case the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk ex If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS to a Windows computer 4 Au Windows Users 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage trom the right click options menu The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management op tion Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk NOTE Disk O is your computer s internal hard disk If other storage devices are connected to your computer refer to the disk information in the upper pane to determine which disk is your LaCie hard disk 4 The File System column in the upper pane lists the file sys tem of each disk Disks are listed as NTFS FAT32 or blank if the file system format is not rec
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8. 3 devices can be connected on a single bus ie a LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 2 Getting Connected Installing the LaCie hard disk is easy for all users regardless of oper ating system thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant Install your LaCie hard disk in two easy steps Step Page 1 1 Connecting the Interface Cable ial 1 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Run La Z Cie Setup Assistant to format your drive for op timal performance with your system IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect more than one interface cable at a time To switch interfaces follow the steps in section 8 3 Switching Interfaces IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk volume mounts correctly on your computer Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 1 1 Connecting the Interface Cable To connect the interface cable 1 Connect one end of the interface cable to your computer 2 Connect connect the other end of the interface cable to the matching port on the LaCie hard disk 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desk top Mac users NOTE In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your LaCie hard disk use the included USB power cable to draw additional power from your c
9. 8 Fig 22 Existing Account LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 7 Choose the software utilities that you want to install Fig Fig 23 Windows amp Fig 24 Mac Click Next to continue continued on the next page Getting Connected page 1 Software Your LaOe device nchades a nate of softmere viktes to badap protect and share your data Select the anpicatons that you would ike to install and cick Next Adobe Reader m Adobe Reader enables you to view and print a POF od P Genie Tamekne Free 2 Smole and powerful badap software from LaOe Protect your personal and work fes with the ultimate automatic beckup software v LaCie Shortcut Button Launch arry application with one push ei FS d2 Quadra v2 1 Documentation Cick Next to continue or Cancel to exit ASA LOF gt Product 22 Quadra vit Las Fig 23 Windows Software Your LaCie device includes a suite of software utilities to backup protect and share your data Select the applications that you would like to install and click Next Intego Backup Assistant Simple and powerful backup software from LaCie Protect your personal and work files with the iw ultimate automatic backup software LaCie Desktop Manager Link Manage and configure all your LaCie devices with one interface Manage all your LaCie devices from Mi any computer on the network with one easy to use interface ES d2 Quadra v2 1 Documentation m
10. FO a or ae LS e r E NS S A EEEE ie E O EAE 27 A TEOUDICSMOOMING esse eo EG NG Ge N ER N Ge nesesne niveau evades Go Ge 28 Al eN see OO UO AE EE N OE OR N Ne 28 ER oe ME elle eel EE AE AE OR OE OE N ON EO OE oe 30 5 Contacting Customer Support sssssssssssscscecocscscscecococecscscocococeesescococoeseseococoeoeseseseses 32 Sl LaCie Tecnica EDGE OUES es AE EEE EE ee E E E 33 6 Warranty Information ccccccscsccscsccscsccecsccscecsccecsscscescececscecsececsscscesescecescecescsceess 34 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2011 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying re cording or otherwise without the prior writ ten consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Micro sott Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Win dows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their re spective owners Changes The material in this document is for intor mation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability result
11. LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents Ths eelte ei EE EE EE EE RE E 4 Telk ee 8 OR AE EE E wT ee enn EE ON N ee eee 12 Ninimum vele ReguremeniS oo sed ee eg semen De ER naar ed oe ee SG 6 l3 Viensel h Ruased Hard DEE ee GE ER ee ee ee GE ee ee 7 E E ord eie EO oe Ge Pe AG ek Ge eo ES OG er weeny Tera E wee epee ENT nee ee eT 8 LAI USB Canles ond GOS OIE N eg ee ee Be OE ie Ge De Ge ee ei 8 1 4 2 FireWire 400 Cables and Connectors Rugged Triple Interface only ee ee ee ee ee ee 9 2 Gerlind Eonneded ie SS EE oe Ge oe Ge ee Go og ele 10 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 1 2 2 launching WAC IS SEU Assami os Ee RE Si EE ERES EE GE Se EE Re EE ee EE Ee 12 2 8 COMMECTNG Moliiple Devices ss es EE Ge ee ie Ee ed eo n Ee ee ee en DE n ES 19 ZA Disconnecino our Lacie Mard DiE esse Se een EE ee EE sas 20 2 5 Switching InterlaceS esse ee ee ee ee ee ee ee SE ee ee ee AE Re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ENEE 20 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning s sesse sesse ses es ee GE ee ee ee ee Ge ee Gee 21 ilk Fnang ihe ries si EO ME EA EE Ee oe Ed oe Ee RR Ee be ee ee 22 3 2 FORMING tor Windows Use isseire An ee Ge ee oe ie ee GE Ge GE 23 RE oie ton TFA 2 O DI Ee AA TEE AE EE LN EE N N 23 3 2 2 Formatting trom HFS Apple File System to NIES osse Ee ED eir rire ir Ge Ee EG 25 Oe Oi
12. USB eSATA or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or oper ating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting page 30 Solution Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Trouble shooting tips to isolate the problem See section 6 1 Minimum System Requirements for more information If the drive is connected to your computer via USB and does not appear to mount the drive may not be recieving enough power trom the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 1 1 USB Cables and Connectors Review the installation steps in sections 1 1 Connecting the Interface Cable and 1 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and Volumes tab If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other trouble shooting tips listed here Contact LaCie Technical Support tor help Disconnec
13. all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the trou bleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the contacts on the following page Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following intormation on hand Information Where to Find Information LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About This Mac Operating system version P d e ii Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt General Computer memory Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list The brands and models of other internal and external PE your internal and external peripherals ripherals installed on your computer Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hard ware The brands and models of other internal and external Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the tinder bar and select About this peripherals installed on my computer Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Windows users Right click My Computer and select Proper
14. ar follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 6 1 Minimum System Requirements for more information Review the installation steps in section 1 1 Connecting the Interface Cable and section 1 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again If the drive is connected to your computer via USB and does not appear to mount the drive may not be recieving enough power trom the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 1 1 USB Cables and Connectors Contact LaCie Technical Support for help continued on next page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Error messages under Mac OS 10 x The drive is working slowly The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB2 0 Question Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operat ing system support the file system Did you get an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT 32 volume Did you get an error message telling you that the drive has been disconnected when coming out of sleep mode Are y
15. atting process the status of the disk changes to Formatting in the Computer Management window When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy See Fig 30 _ Enable file and folder compression ox Cancel C 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System Basic New Volume E 153 38 GB 153 38 GB Online Formatting SCD ROMO DVD D No Media N Primary partition 18 62 GB NTFS Onlin Healthy System Fig 30 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sy NEIL POULTON User Manual 1 2 2 Formatting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS Follow the steps in this section if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for use with a Mac or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as an HFS volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything trom the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 31 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 32 Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click on the Unallocated volume in the disk allocation bar and se lect New Partition trom the right
16. ave information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder 2 Open Disk Utility 3 In the disk list on the lett side of the Disk Utility window find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk For each disk there is a listing for the drive controller and one for each volume on the disk Select the listing for the controller ex 153 4 GB HDI7228 1 infig 3G 4 Select the Partition tab Fig 37 5 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area 6 In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition and choose the volume format Mac OS Ex tended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS TECHNICAL NOTE To share a volume with Windows users select MS DOS FAT32 format IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specitic reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users 7 Click Partition Click Partition again to close the alert message and continue 8 Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use Optional Formatting and Partit
17. b See Fige a F gt Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 26 New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps vou create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives Tou can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks Ta continue click Next Hew Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must forma it first Choose whether vou want to format this partition and if so what settings vou want to use O Do not format this partition G Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume L Enable file and folder compression Disk 0 a Basic C 18 62 GB 18 62 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 z j Basic New volume E 153 38 GB 153 38 GB Online Formatting amp cD RO0M 0 DYD D ZADisk 0 EE ae No Media E Basic CY BB Primary partition 18 62 GB 18 62 GB NTFS Online Healthy System ZPDisk 1 l Basic LACIE E 153 39 GB 153 39 GB NTI Online Healthy SICD ROM 0 DYD D No Media LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 1 3 Formatting for Mac Users CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything trom the hard disk If you h
18. e of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 86 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive or distigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive trom the electrical outlet it there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended pe riod of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or tire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not place objects on top of the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive or use ex cessive force on it Never use excessive force on your La Cie Rugged Hard Drive If you detect a problem see the Troubleshooting section in this manual CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used IMPORTANT INFO Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable tor the recovery or restoration of this data To help pre
19. erland http www lacie com ch contact German http www lacie com chtr contact French http www lacie com chit contact Italian LaCie USA http www lacie com us contact English http www lacie com uses contact Spanish LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 6 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any detect in material and work manship under normal use tor the period designated on your war ranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the detective drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or mainte nance conditions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair moditication or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical tault improper packaging or accident The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not l
20. everything trom the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con FIE tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps va GWEN Paton Dat Paa aay Mad Mad OR tw ER re ET bylin Bri HIFA Hesir awe FRIJ WE He 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 27 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option EE See Fig 28 Information about all storage devices connected to Bpa Sein DA your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click in the disk allocation bar of the FAT32 volume and select For mat from the right click options menu Fig 28 TECHNICAL NOTE If you did not create an exchange volume us ing LaCie Setup Assistant there may be only one volume associated with the disk continued on next page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 24 4 In the Format window r Format E a Enter a name for the disk as you d like it to appear on your computer in the Volume label field Y olume label LACIE b Select Perform a quick format Fig 29 File system NTFS Ww Leave the other options at their default values and click mie OK Allocation unit size Default a 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the form
21. ied power cord be used LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open a disk drive or attempt to disassemble or modity it Never in sert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions The disk drive shipped with your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunction ing have it inspected by a qualitied LaCie Technical Support representa tive Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Rugged Hard Drive are elec trically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Power re quirements 100 240 V 4A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category Il General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive to temperatures outside the rang
22. imited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their origi nal box and shipped with postage prepaid Warranty Information page 34 IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register Note to Australian Customers Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law You are entitled to a replacement or retund tor a major failure and for compensation for any other rea sonably toreseeable loss or damage You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure Contact us LaCie Australia 458 Gardeners Road Alexandria NSW 2015 AUS TRALIA Phone 0
23. ing trom errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the in formation contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notity any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Wil 22 2153 FCC Statement rugged Hard Drive NOTE This equipment has been tested and tound to comply with the limits tor a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and it not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circui
24. ioning page 27 HDT72251 6DLAT80 Mec ao gg a 0 6 Burn Mew lmage Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount El 152 7 GB Maxtor GBL6O0MO 5 Macintosh HD k Volume Scheme E 232 9 GB LaCie Group SA Current usm Current P 153 4 GE HDT72751 6D F Lacie PJ Exchange Fig 36 HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media D a 66 rm Newlmage Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount Eject Ejec First Aid Erase 152 7 GB Maxtor GB160MO First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore E Macintosh HD 232 9 GB LaCie Group Ej The Backup E1 153 4 GB HDT72251 6D Ei Lacie E Exchange Volume Scheme Current Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition Disk Description HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media Total Capacity 153 4 GB 164 696 555 520 Bytes Connection Bus USB Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported USB Serial Number 10000EOOOD3ECEDS Partition Scheme Master Boot Record LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 4 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard disk is not working correctly please re fer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive still does not work properly please check the FAQs that are reg
25. ireWire 400 cable to an avail able FireWire 400 port on the LaCie hard disk 3 The digital camera or peripheral device should now appear under My Computer Windows users or on the desktop Mac users Some cameras do not support this configuration or may downgrade your LaCie hard disk s performance Getting Connected page 19 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 8 2 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk FireWire eSATA and USB external devices feature plug amp play connectivity which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running To prevent failures however it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard disk mu Windows Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove Click on the LaCie hard disk in this prompt 3 This message will appear Sate to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to disconnect the device 1 16 PM 8 3 Switching Interfaces Always unmount or safely disconnect your LaCie hard disk before switching interfaces See section 8 2 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk for proper disconnection procedures When the hard disk has been safely disconnected reconnect it with
26. latest Mac OS version Disconnect any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see it the drive s performance increases If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub this is normal A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Other wise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt un install the drivers and re install them See section 6 1 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By NEIL POULTON User Manual 1 2 Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer The drive is working slowly The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 26 Question Is there an icon for the drive in My Computer Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive Is the drive recieving sufficient power Did you follow the correct installation steps for the spe cific interface and operating system Are both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables firmly attached Have the USB eSATA or FireWire drivers been installed correctly and enabled Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other
27. nce on Windows W Vels and 7 an aja yer cg 10 3 and hegher FATI2 Compatible with Windows and Mar computers Mandeum sie file size is bme to 408 Check hert bp eorrbrue or Cartel bo eat US vas Prt A Qua vt LAD Fig 16 Windows Use the slider below to determine how LaCle Setup Assistant should format your device Drag the slider completely to the left if you intend to use the device only with Mac computers To create a volume to exchange data between your Mac computer and other operating systems drag the slider slightly to the right Drag the slider completely t the right if you want to create ane large volume to exchange data between different operating systems Compatible FAT2 Windows Mac Linus 181 6 GB 39 HFS Best performance on Macs NOT compatible with Windows 05 FATI2 Compatible with Windows and Mac computers Maximum single file size is limited to 4GB Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit LE LOS Product d2Qwadrave 2 Aa Fig 17 Mac LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 4 A window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted Fig 18 Windows amp Fig 19 Mac Select Yes to continue 5 LaCie Setup Assistant will format the hard drive Fig 20 continued on the next page Getting Connected page 15 OE Format Warning Formatting will erase all data currently stored on the disk Do you wish to continue Fig 18 Windows The follo
28. ng You can also divide the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is cre ated to contain tiles and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office documents one as a backup and one for your multimedia tiles Or if you will be sharing the drive with another person in your household or of fice you can create a partition tor each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional IMPORTANT INFO Please copy the User Manual and utili ties to your computer before reformatting Reformatting will erase everything from the hard disk If you have other data that you want to protect or continue to use copy this information to your computer before reformatting File System Formats There are three different file system format categories NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extended HFS Use the information below to determine which format is best for you Use NTFS if you will be using the drive only with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This tile system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS X 10 3 and higher Use HFS if you will be using the drive on Macs only performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS Use FAT 32 MS DOS if you will be using
29. ognizes such as dis HFS Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 22 x Mac Users Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder Open Disk Utility In the disk list on the lett side of the Disk Utility window find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Each disk has two listings Select the lower indented disk name Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottom of the Disk Utility window LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 23 1 2 Formatting for Windows Users Before you start connect the drive to the computer and follow the aw Open steps in section 1 1 to find the file system format of your LaCie hard Explore disk Search If your disk is formatted as a FAT32 volume proceed to sec tion 1 2 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Map Network Drive If your disk is formatted as an HFS volume or unrecognized Meee Disconnect Network Drive in Windows click here or proceed to section 1 2 2 Format Ble ting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS Create Shortcut Delete Rename 1 2 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Properties Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchange volume on your LaCie hard disk for data sharing between Windows and Mac computers or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase
30. omputer to power the hard disk See section 2 1 1 USB Cables and Connectors for more information Fig 11 USB Connection Getting Connected page 11 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 1 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant LaCie Setup Assistant must be launched before using your drive It will allow you to Easily format the hard drive according to your needs Copy the User Manual to your computer Register your LaCie device Install software for added features IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or it you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting The User Manual and utilities will not be available and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com support Launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users Open the LACIE volume in Computer My Com puter for Windows XP and then double click Start exe Fig 12 Windows Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon which will appear on your desktop Fig 13 Mac Setup LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your com puter s native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion then use Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to reformat your drive IMPORTANT INFO FOR WINDOWS USERS While
31. ou having problems get ting your FireWire device to be recognized Are there other USB eSATA or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hube Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or oper ating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting page 29 Solution If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assis tant after formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting Please see sections 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning and section 1 1 Finding the File System Format Check your computer s documentation and see sections 1 1 Finding the File System Format and 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to e gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used Simply ignore this message The drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the computer is woken trom sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up trom its sleep mode If you are having problems with your FireWire connection under Mac OS 10 2 x upgrade to the
32. sktop Manager Link od2 Quadra v2 1 Documentation Your drive is now ready to use Click Finish LSA LOS Product d2QuadraV2 1 1 0 0 Previous Finish Cancel Fig 26 Mac LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 8 1 Connecting Multiple Devices The FireWire 400 intertace allows you to connect another hard drive or digital video camera directly to the LaCie hard disk this connec tion is called daisy chaining To daisy chain devices all devices must be connected via FireWire Your computer will not recognize the daisy chained device if the intertaces are mixed ex a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface TECHNICAL NOTE When FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 inter faces are mixed in a daisy chain data transters are limited to FireWire 400 speeds 1 Connect your LaCie hard disk by tollowing the steps in sections 1 1 and 1 2 connecting to your computer using the FireWire 800 cable 2 To attach a digital video camera a Using the iLink DV cable sold separately connect the 4 pin end of the cable to the 4 pin port on your digital camera b Connect the 6 pin end of the iLink DV cable to the 6 pin FireWire port on the back of the LaCie Hard drive To attach a FireWire peripheral a Connect the FireWire 400 cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your FireWire peripheral b Attach the other end of the F
33. t 3 FireWire 800 port 4 USB power cable connection Rear View USB only 1 USB port 2 USB power cable connection Exploded View Your LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk is equipped with an ex ternal rubber bumper which encases the aluminum body to protect against drops and other impacts Fig 03 Inside the casing internal anti shock bumpers provide and extra mesure of protection Introduction page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 8 2 1 Cables and Connectors Hi Speed USB 2 0 Benefits 2 1 1 USB Cables and Connectors Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with USB is a serial input output technology for connecting peripheral the original USB specifications devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary computer when adding or removing devices bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices NR me ad such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB Cable Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port Fig 04 USB Cable Ends The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB Po
34. t any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see it the drive s performance increases If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub this is normal A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Other wise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt un install the drivers and re install them See section 6 1 Minimum System Requirements continued on next page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sy NEIL POULTON Troubleshooting User Manual page 31 Problem Question Solution The drive turns on and This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feature which means that if your drive is connected to off when you turn your your computer turning the computer on will automatically turn the drive on Likewise turning the computer computer on and off USB off will automatically turn the drive off and FireWire connec tions LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es Desicn sY NEIL POULTON Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 32 5 Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only ex ternal device on the CPU and make sure that
35. t different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your au thority to operate the product Foreword page 2 C Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product contorms to the following Euro pean directives 2004 108 EC EMC and 2006 95 EC Safety This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be dis gu posed of with your other house hold waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and en sure that it is recycled in a manner that pro tects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recy cling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interterence to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the suppl
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37. ularly published on our website www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specitic question You can also visit the downloads page where the most recent sottware updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 5 Contacting Customer Sup Troubleshooting page 28 Manual Updates LaCie strives to give you the most up to date comprehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the product you purchased please check our website for the most current ver sion of the user manual port tor details 1 1 Mac Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Question Does an icon for the drive ap pear on the desktop Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive Did you follow the correct installation steps for the spe cific interface and operating system Are both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables firmly attached Is the drive receiving sufficient power Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Solution There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appe
38. umps and harsh environments Professional data exchange Video on the go The LaCie Rugged sports a tough metal and rubber case which along with its shock resistant design allows you to take it almost anywhere Quick Links Click a topic Getting Connected Optional Formatting and Partitioning Troubleshooting LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 1 1 Box Content Your box contains the LaCie hard disk and items 2 6 listed below 1 LaCie Rugged USB only or Triple Interface 2 USB cable 3 FireWire 400 cable Triple Intertace only 4 FireWire 800 cable Triple Interface only 5 USB power cable 6 Quick Install Guide NOTE The User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the drive IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging Introduction page 5 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 6 1 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet at www lacie com support Introduction page 6 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 6 2 Views of the Rugged Hard Disk Rear View Triple Interface 1 USB port 2 FireWire 400 por
39. vent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard disk for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard disk another external hard disk or some other form of removable storage me dia LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more intorma tion on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once format ted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environ ment typically 5 10 less Foreword page 3 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk es DesGN By NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 4 1 Introduction Your new LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk combines portability with compatibility convenience and a generous storage capacity to help you manage your data Compatible with both Macintosh vas and PC computers the Rugged Triple Interface model can be con LaCie hard disk Capabilities nected via FireWire 800 FireWire 400 iLink DV or Hi Speed USB Connects to all standard USB and FireWire Triple Inter 2 0 interfaces face only interfaces Back up your computer s internal hard drive The Rugged is ideally suited for a wide range of high end high a j traffic environments including Store and exchange data between several computers Specially designed casing protects the hard disk from Digital content creation everyday b
40. wer Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your LaCie hard disk the included USB power cable connects to an available USB port on your computer Fig 04 USB Cable Ends The USB ports either USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive 1 Attach the small end of the USB power cable to the back of your LaCie drive Fig 06 a 2 Attach the USB end of the USB power cable to an available USB port on your computer Fig 06 b LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn By Nei POULTON User Manual 2 1 2 FireWire 400 Cables and Connectors Rugged Triple Interface only FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial in put output technology tor connecting peripheral devices to a com puter or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling dis tance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth inten sive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 400 cable and a FireWire 800 cable see figures at right Introduction page 9 FireWire Benefits Hot pluggable devices can be added and removed while the bus is active l sochronous data delivery no dropped frames FireWire supports real time data delivery Flexible up to 6
41. wing step will erase ALL data present on the disk Do you wish to continue EE Os Fig 19 Mac Format LaCie Setup Assistant is formatting your device Please do nat disconnect the device Click Hest ho continue or Cancel to twit LU pad Prai la F AA Prewiouls i West Cancel Fig 20 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design By Nei POULTON User Manual 6 Register your LaCie device Fig 21 New Account amp Fig 22 Existing Account Click Next to continue continued on the next page Getting Connected page 16 Why register your product Activate your warranty Receive FREE fast support responses Get email updates and exclusive offers To register your LaCie device please create an account or use an existing account already have a LaCie account John Smith jsmith email com eeeeeee Confirm password esssesese LaCie product Serial number Where is my Serial Number _ I do not want to register my product now Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Previous Cane LSA 108 Product dIQuadrav 1 0 0 Fig 21 New Account To register your LaCie device please create an account or use an existing account T 1 akeady have a LaGe account Jh Derai com Password eeeeeeee LaCie product Seriali number 123456789 F 1 do not want to register my product now Cik Next to connue or Cancel to ext pes ment Caneel LSA LAS Product d2 Ouadre v2 1 1 0
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