LaCie Little Disk 20GB
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1. 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Introduction User Manual page 6 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are performance based solutions that will power you through your specific applications Ideal for speed intensive applications the LaCie Hard Drive handles the curves of your demanding data needs Secure and stable the LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer you can divide the drive into specific spaces partitions for different parts of your data or leave it alone and simply use it as one big volume Professional performance Store back up and exchange your files Easy to use Plug amp Play setup LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 1 1 Box Content Introduction page LaCie Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Or LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 or LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I Power sharing cable FireWire 400 cable USB extension cable OOO Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack aging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired o2. No action Show in system tray 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 2 Fig 2 6 2 D Button pressed 3 action is selected for this drive o CA 15 59 Fig 2 6 2 E LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2 6 3 Changing Button Settings Mac Users To change the action assigned to a Button open LaCie Shortcut Button by clicking on the LaCie Short cut Button icon in System Preferences Apple Menu gt System Preferences See Fig 2 6 3 Select the Settings tab and follow the instructions in section 2 6 2 beginning with step 3 of the type of action you want to activate Windows Users To change the action assigned to a Button open LaCie Shortcut Button by clicking on the LaCie Short cut Button icon in the Control Panel Start Settings Control Panel See Fig 2 6 3 B Select the Settings tab and follow the instructions in section 2 6 2 beginning with step 3 of the type of action you want to activate Getting Connected page 18 System Preferences gt Personal Dock Appearance Dashboard amp Desktop amp Expos Screen Saver CDs amp DVDs Displays Energy Keyboard amp Print amp Fax Processor Sound Saver Mouse E o Q International Security Spotlight Hardware Internet amp Network Network QuickTime Sharing System 6 ud Q9 Accounts Classic Date amp Time Startup Disk Universal
3. little disk DESIGN BY SAM HECHT Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 amp FireWire 400 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 3 General Use Precautions 3 Using this User Manual 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 6 1 1 Box Content 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 8 2 Getting Connected 9 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable 10 2 2 Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 11 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 12 2 4 Installing the Pre loaded Software 13 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 14 2 6 LaCie Shortcut Button 15 3 Formatting and Partitioning 23 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users 24 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users 26 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 27 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 27 4 2 FireWire 400 Connection 27 4 3 Data Transfers 28 5 Troubleshooting 29 5 1 Mac Users 29 5 2 Windows Users 31 6 Contacting Customer Support 33 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 34 7 Warranty Information 35 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2007 LaCie All rights reserved No part of this publi cation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic me chanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent
4. Access Other LaCie Shortcut Button Be Edt ew ferie E 0 0 jo seem Tea aber corti O O 5 oo 02 Golem 0 Comecon 2 MeDNHemePage WU ipede te bee encyciepeda Fig 2 6 3 B LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 19 B 2 6 4 Drive Detection At launch LaCie Shortcut Button will search for LaCie Shortcut Button compatible drives and display them in the drive list See A in Fig 2 6 4 A Mac and 2 6 4 B Windows If no drives can be detected on the USB or FireWire bus the list will display No drives connected See 5 in Fig 2 6 4 A Mac and 2 6 4 B Windows Check your drive s connections and make sure it is turned on If the problem persists see section 7 Troubleshooting eoo Show All little disk little disk A 160GB 160GB _Butto LaCie Shortcut Button eoo Ma drives connected amp 2006 200 Mo drives connected 2006 2007 LaCie version 1 2 Fig 2 6 4 A LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 20 B Windows Connection Alerts Windows Users Only The LaCie Shortcut Button icon in the system tray displays a connection message when a button enabled J Drive connected LaCie drive is connected or disconnected from the LaCie Shortcut Button computer See Fig 2 6 4 C To remove the LaCie
5. be limited to USB 1 1 transfer i i USB 2 0 Cable End rates Interface and Data Transfer Information page 2 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 2 FireWire 400 Connection FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 13942 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting pe ripheral devices to a computer or to each other are two types of FireWire 400 cables on the market 6 to 6 pin and 6 to 4 pin not included ca bles FireWire 400 Cable and Cable End E 21 E iLink DV Cable and Cable End Sold separately Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface Ihey appear on FireWire cables and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers or IN FireWire FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 28 4 3 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that a task usually related to moving data from storage to they form a ring of devices There is no need for computer RAM or between storage devices Durin P 8 8 terminators on USB or devices so the unused USB data transfers it s best to wait before launching other 5 connectors should left empty applications on the same USB 2 0 port Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2 0 c
6. by default Click OK See A in Fig 2 6 2 C and 2 6 2 D IMPORTANT INFO If you choose LaCie 1 Click Backup you will have to personalize the parameters of the backup Please refer to the LaCie 1 Click Backup software documentation pre loaded on the drive Set up a Custom Action Select the drive you want to modify from the drive list To use a custom action click the Please choose a custom action radio button See B in Fig 2 6 2 C and 2 6 2 D Click the Choose button and navigate to the ap plication document or script you want to launch with the Button Click Open new icon and name are displayed for the selected application document or script Click Apply Click OK Disable the Button 3 Select the drive you want to modify from the drive list 4 To disable the Button for this drive select No ac tion See C in Fig 2 6 2 C amd 2 6 2 D Windows users if the system tray icon is activated the alert in Fig 2 6 2 E will appear when the button is pushed Getting Connected page 17 LaCie Shortcut Button La gt show ait 160GB Button action m LaCie 1 Click Backup Software O A Please choose a custom action Fig 2 6 2 C 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 1 1 4 e LaCie Shortcut Button Settings Information Button action m LaCie 1 Click Backup Software O Please choose a custom action
7. of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Com puter Inc Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks men tioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reason able efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information 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 notify any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement This Class digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations LaCie Hard Drive C FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 The devices must accept any inter ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Thes
8. via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window se lect Disk Management located below the Storage group 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel 5 Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the 80 icon Right click the icon and select o oem peter oem ai 1 ZW e 3 IO J 1 6 In the box to the right that says Unallocated right T gt click and select New Partition New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition 7 On the first page of the New Partition Wizard Wizard click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next 11 Click Next This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives Y ou can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next j Cancel LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 25 12 On the Format Partition window you have the op New Partition Wizard tion of selecting the Quick Format option This al Format Partition To store data on this partition y
9. 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near a source of heat ous emissions Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive contains no user ser viceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup port representative 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 Mobile Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive from the electrical out let if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is Forward page 3 please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION This LaCie hard drive s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Mobile Hard Drive are elec trically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Pow
10. Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I Ut Remove the cap Attach one end of the FireWire cable to an available FireWire port on your computer Fig 2 2 A Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to ei ther FireWire port on the hard drive Fig 2 2 B After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac us ers or in My Computer Windows users Proceed to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning 111 R Fig 2 2 B LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable MANUAL NOTE X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide enough power to operate your drive you may use the included USB power sharing cable to supply additional power to the drive from your com puter 1 Attach the small end of the power sharing cable to the back of your LaCie drive Fig 2 3 A 2 Attach the USB end of the USB power sharing ca ble to an available USB port on your computer Fig 2 3 IMPORTANT INFO If the USB power shar ing cable does not work with your specific com puter configuration LaCie offers an optional power supply sold sepa
11. Shortcut Button icon from the system tray uncheck the Show in system tray check box on the LaCie Shortcut Button main window See g Fig 2 6 4 D 4 Drive disconnected LaCie Shortcut Button Fig 2 6 4 C LaCie Shortcut Button little disk 160GB Button action a m LaCie 1 Click Backup Software Please choose custom action No action Show in system tray 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 2 Apply Fig 2 6 4 D LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 21 2 6 5 Information The Information tab of LaCie Shortcut Button dis LaCie Shortcut Button a gt show ait plays basic details of the drive selected in the drive list Items on the Information tab are not editable See Fig little disk l Settings Information 2 6 5 A Mac and 2 6 5 B Windows Name little disk 160GB Connection FireWire Volumes Nouveau nom 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 1 1 4 Fig 2 6 5 A o LaCie Shortcut Button Settings Information little disk 180GB Mame little disk 160GB Connection Firewire Volumes FX NTFS NewVolume Show in system tray 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 2 Apply Fig 2 6 5 B 2 6 6 Updates The software version number of the LaCie Shortcut TM Button is displayed below the drive list To search for E new updates go to www lacie co
12. act LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance increases If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 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 Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 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 uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 6 Contacting Customer Support 1 Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshoot ing section 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only external device connected to your computer and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and securely attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can not get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us us Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number 2 LaCie hard drive file format 3 Macintosh PC model 4 Operating system version 5 Processor speed 6 Computer memory 7 The brands and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer Contacting Cu
13. ard drive to perform a variety of automated tasks on your computer Instantly back up your work files with LaCie 1 Click Backup open a family budget spreadsheet or launch your most commonly used ap plications simply by pushing the button on the front of your drive LaCie Shortcut Button will help you to customize the button to perform the action of your choice Setup is easy just install the software and push the shortcut button to set up the button action IMPORTANT INFO If you choose LaCie 1 Click Backup you will have to personalize the parameters of the backup Please refer to the LaCie 1 Click Backup software documentation pre loaded on the drive B 2 6 1 Software Installation See section 2 4 Installing Pre loaded Software for software installation instructions x Mae 11 21 RN Windows Users When installed LaCie Shortcut Button ap pears in the Control Panel see section 2 6 3 Changing Button Settings When installed LaCie Shortcut Button ap pears in System Preferences see section 2 6 3 Changing Button Settings LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 16 2 6 2 Setup You can set up the Button to automatically back up data from your computer to your LaCie hard drive or to perform a custom action 1 Make sure your LaCie hard drive is connected to your IMPORTANT INFO Pushing the button launches setup only once After
14. e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference 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 in terference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out Forward page 2 let on a circuit 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 authority to operate the product CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device Manufacturer s Declara tion for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Eu ropean standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With r
15. eference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Direc tive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collec tion 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 ensure that it is recy cled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling 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 your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or attempt to disas semble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or danger General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humid ity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond
16. er or to a USB 1 1 hub The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 5 2 Windows Users Problem Question The drive is not recog Has the drive been formatted nized by the computer Does your computer s operating system support the file system Is there an icon for the drive gt Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Is the drive receiving sufficient power Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Troubleshooting page 31 Answer If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 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 Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 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 uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Answer Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning Check your computer s documentatio
17. er a name for the drive of no more than 11 characters Click Click again d Continue to Step 5 Select the P tab From the menu choose the num ber of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the area In the section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS if you did step 5 Once you have finalized the volume options click Click again when the alert mes sage appears to continue Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev erything from the hard drive If you have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps AAA LaCie Group SA e 5 New image Info leg 23 152 7 Maxtor 68160 0 Malas Ils ea 4 J Macintosh a Volume Scheme Volume information Curen 5 99 Name Untitled 2 format 05 Exrended EY Sire 232 89 Ga L Locked for editing install Mac 05 9 Disk Drivers To create a volume that can serve as Mac 055 Untitled 2 start up disk select Mac OS 9 Drivers in
18. er re quirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category II an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near other electrical applianc es such as televisions or radios Do ing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Forward User Manual page 4 e j Don lace h i n Do not place the LaCie Mobile Do not place heavy objects on top CAUTION shielded type Hard Drive near sources of mag of the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or i power cord is required in order netic interferen m x ive force on it Rx EHE P bon PP SD meet FCC emission limits and r di isions or speak a Hs 9 b i 4 Never use excessive force on your also to prevent interference to the rs netic interferen can i LaCie Mobile Hard Drive If you nearby radio and television recep affect the operation and stability iti al th PN detect a problem see the Trouble tion 1t 1s essential that only the of your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive lied db q shooting section in this manual supped power cord be used Using this User Manual Some sections of this user manual contain
19. file system and be divided into sections that will contain the data you wish to store This process is called When a disk is formatted the following things oc cur 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 ad dress tables that it later uses to locate information Your LaCie Hard Drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format To reformat your drive follow the in structions in this section You can also divide the hard drive into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard drive s storage capacity that is created to contain files 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 files Or if you will be sharing the drive with another person in your household or office you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional There are three different file system format catego ries NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extend ed HFS See the table right for more information Formatting and Partitioning page 23 TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie hard drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format op timized for use with Mac and Windows OS See File System Formats below for explanations of the ot
20. her possible file formats IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase everything from the hard drive If you have infor mation that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before reformatting Use NTFS if AN you will be using the drive with Windows 2000 or Windows XP performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10 3 and higher Use HFS if i you will be using the drive on Macs only perfor mance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS Use FAT 32 MS DOS if ae you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS 9 x or 10 x or sharing the drive be tween Windows 2000 XP and 98 SE Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 24 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users Ihe process of CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of two steps 1 installing a signature on the drive and erything from the hard drive If you have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use 2 formatting the drive These steps will erase anything back up this information before performing these that is on the disk steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer
21. ime you defined the action LaCie Shortcut Button will not be able to locate or launch it Either redefine the action by clicking to select the applica tion document or script in its new location or return it to its original location Solution Check both ends of the FireWire or USB cable to make sure 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 Make sure the drive is connected to your computer See above Launch the LaCie Shortcut Button by double clicking on the LaCie Shortcut Button system tray icon or from Make sure the drive appears in the drive list Make sure that the No action button is off If it is on select the LaCie 1 Click Backup action or a custom action If the application document or script you defined as the custom action has been moved from its location at the time you defined the action LaCie Shortcut Button will not be able to locate or launch it Redefine the action by clicking to select the application document or script in its new location LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 3 Formatting and Partitioning Once youve connected your drive and it is recog nized by your operating system i e Windows or Mac OS X you are ready to format and partition the drive In order to store information on a hard drive it must have a
22. information that ap MANUAL NOTE plies to some LaCie Little Disk models but not all of them Look for Manual Notes like the one to the right to determine if the sec tion applies to your LaCie Little Disk v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 This symbol v appears next to models to which the section Y Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I USB amp DOES apply FireWire This symbol 4 appears next to models to which the section does NOT apply Manual Notes are not used in sections which apply to all Little Disk models Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Forward page 5 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 for the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes
23. ive U amp I Step2 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Page 11 X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I Step 3 3 Formatting and Partitioning Page 13 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 10 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable 1 Remove the cap 2 Pull out the integrated USB 2 0 cable until it stops Fig 2 1 A The cord is about 2 inches long do not attempt to pull it out farther 3 Insert the USB 2 0 connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Fig 2 1 B If you need extra cable length connect the integrated USB 2 0 cable to the USB extension cable and then connect the extension cable to your computer 4 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac us ers or in My Computer Windows users 5 Proceed to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning Little Disk Portable Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive Hard Drive IMPORTANT INFO If your Little Disk Por Fig 2 1 A table Hard Drive does not power on within a few seconds of connecting the USB interface cable proceed to section 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Getting Connected page 11 2 2 Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 388889 PADDY MANUAL NOTE X Little
24. ive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly autho rized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci dent 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 pick up 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 limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup tions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us ing 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 Techni cal 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 WAIT anty All dr
25. ives returned to LaCie must be securely pack aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre paid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
26. m support Settings information 160GB Name little disk 160GB Connection FireWire Volumes Nouveau nom 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 1 1 4 Fig 2 6 6 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Problem Drive is connected but No drives connected message appears in the drive list Nothing happens when the button is pushed The action action can t be launched error message when the button is pushed Problem Drive is connected but No drives connected message appears in the drive list Nothing happens when the button is pushed File not found Renew custom action selection error message when the button is pushed Getting Connected page 22 Solution Check both ends of the FireWire or USB cable to make sure 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 Make sure the drive is connected to your computer See above Launch LaCie Shortcut Button from System Preferences Make sure the drive appears in the drive list Make sure that the No action button is off If it is on select the LaCie 1 Click Backup action or a custom action If the application document or script you defined as the custom action has been moved from its location at the t
27. n and see section 3 Format ting and Partitioning Go into and look for an icon and drive letter as signed to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in sec tion 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Review the installation steps on section 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Problem Question Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached The drive is not recog nized by the computer Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub The drive is working slowly Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting page 32 Answer Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables wait ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Cont
28. ontrollers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller In terface standards In any other configurations we can TECHNICAL NOTE A control ler is a component an electronic card referred not ensure 100 correct operation 7 toin this case as controller card that enables a If you experience hanging problems proceed as fol computer to communicate with or manage certain lows peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI or 1 Make sure that the USB 2 0 cable is connected tight PCMCIA inside your PC and which enables a pe ly and securely on both ends of the cable from the ripheral ex CD R RW drive scanner or printer drive to the computer If you are using a USB 2 0 cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie to be connected to the computer If your computer ee eee is not equipped with a USB controller card you can purchase an external controller through LaCie 2 Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical seconds Reconnect Support section 6 Contacting Customer Support for more information LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 5 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard drive is not working cor rectly please refer to the following checklist to de termine the source of the problem If you have gone through all of the poin
29. ou must format it first lows a much faster format but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use mends that you select Quick Format Click Next Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process File system NTFS 14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti Allocation unit size Default tion the disk according to your settings and your Volume label ney drive will appear in My Computer ready to use Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression Fig 3 1 2 C ham 173 Fig 3 1 2 D IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats Formatting and Partitioning page 26 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users Connect the drive to the computer and wait for it to mount Select from the menu in the Finder menu bar In the Utilities folder double click The Disk Utility window will open Select the volume labeled from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window To reformat for use with Windows and Mac a Select the tab b Select FAT 32 from the menu c Ent
30. r computer and dou ble click the application icons Fig 2 4 to install the Fig 2 4 software NL 2 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Getting Connected page 14 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive USB external devices feature plug amp play connec tivity 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 drive Windows Users TM 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 im age 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely re move Click on the LaCie hard drive in this prompt 3 This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to discon nect the device 1 16 PM Mac Users 1 Drag the hard drive icon to the trash 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected L gt Ib ib LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 15 2 6 LaCie Shortcut Button MANUAL NOTE X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I The LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to use your LaCie h
31. r serviced it must be returned in its original packaging USB power sharing cable not included with Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive FireWire 400 cable not included with Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive or Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Introduction User Manual page 8 1 2 Minimum System Requirements A Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 233MHz Pentium or higher 32MB RAM or greater gt USB 2 0 or FireWire 400 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates Mac OS 10 3 or later G3 or later or Intel Core processor 32MB RAM or greater gt USB 2 0 or FireWire 400 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates A Linux 2 4 2 6 32MB RAM or greater USB interface port USB 2 0 or FireWire 400 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 9 2 Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer Step 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable Page 9 v Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I 2 2 Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable Page 10 X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Dr
32. rately Please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Service for more information LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht Getting Connected User Manual page 13 2 4 Installing the Pre loaded Software Your LaCie hard drive comes pre loaded with easy to use backup software ready for installation on your computer LaCie 1 Click Backup is a basic file backup program that allows you to backup files from different source locations to one destination SilverKeeper Mac only allows you to create and schedule more complex backups and allows the creation of more than one back up destination Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U amp I only LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to launch LaCie 1 Click SilverKeeper Backup Software or the application or document of your choice by pushing the Shortcut Button on your LaCie hard drive the F button See section 2 6 LaCie Shortcut Button for more information To install pre loaded software LaCie 1 Click Backup 1 When your LaCie hard drive is connected and has appeared on the desktop Mac or in My Computer Windows double click on the drive icon to see its contents 2 Double click the Software folder 3 Mac users copy the Mac Utilities folder onto your computer Windows users copy the Windows Utili ties folder onto your computer LaCie Shortcut Button 4 Open the Utilities folder on you
33. setup pushing the computer and turned on and then push the button on the front of the drive The LaCie Shortcut Button Welcome screen appears Click OK button will launch the action you specify in setup 2 The LaCie Shortcut Button main window opens See Fig 2 6 2 Mac and 2 6 2 B Windows B Windows Interface B Mac Interface LaCie Shortcut Button LaCie Shortcut Button __ Settings Information little disk 160GB Button action La gt show an NL Button action e m LaCie 1 Click Backup Software LaCie 1 Click Backup Software A Please choose custom action A Please choose a custom action Choose No action No action 2006 2007 LaCie Show in system tray Version 1 1 1 4 2006 2007 LaCie Version 1 2 Apply Fig 2 6 2 A Fig 2 6 2 B Drive List Displays all compatible LaCie drives currently connected to your computer Settings and Information Displays and modi fies LaCie Shortcut Button preferences for the se lected drive Also displays drive information Show in system tray Check this box to display the LaCie Shortcut Button icon in the system tray Windows only LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Set up LaCie 1 Click Backup 3 Select the drive you want to modify from the drive list LaCie 1 Click Backup is selected
34. stalled Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition partition Disk Description LaCie Grown 5A Total Capacity 232 9 CB 250 059 350 016 Byres Write Status Read Write SMART Status Not Supported Connection Bus FireWire Connection Type External Connection 10 586290 19524084232 8 IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more famil iar experience to Macintosh users LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection USB is a serial input output technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Your LaCie drive has an integrated Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will
35. stomer Support page 33 ing the contacts on page 26 Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand The serial number of your LaCie drive Operating system and version Computer brand and model Amount of memory installed on your computer Names of any other devices installed on your computer including CD DVD burners Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Select the hard drive icon on the desktop and press Com mand I Right click the hard drive icon and select Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select and select Right click Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select Select The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals and select Right click LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 34 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Fran ais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl con
36. tact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Fran ais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Australia Contact us at http www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contact us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contact us at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk support request LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Warranty Information page 35 7 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri od designated on your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the defective drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The dr
37. ts on the checklist and your drive still does not work properly please check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the downloads page where the most recent software up dates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Support for details 5 1 Mac Users Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Question Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached Is the drive receiving sufficient power Troubleshooting page 29 LaCie strives to give you the most up to date com prehensive 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 version of the user manual Answer There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appear follo
38. w the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem Check page 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Review the installation steps on page 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables wait ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again If the LED on the front of the drive is not on the drive may not be recieving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Problem Question The drive is not recog nized by the computer Are your computer s USB buses working properly Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Error messages under Mac OS 10 x 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 discon nected when coming out of sleep mode Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub The drive is working slowly The drive is not run Are you operating in Mac OS 10 x ning noticeably faster
39. when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting page 30 Answer Open Apple expand the list and click on If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more details Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more information When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used Ignore this message Ihe drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your com puter to sleep mode and when the computer is revived from sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance increases Apple has only recently begun incorporating native Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports in their computers To achieve Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates you will need to add a Hi Speed USB 2 0 PCI or PC card to your computer LaCie Little Disk Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Problem Question Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your comput
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