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1. you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac 10 3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista Maximum single tile size is 4GB LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting amp Partitioning User Manual page 15 3 1 Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win dows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps 1 installing a signature on the drive and 2 formatting the drive Dc meh Dy Barus DR Partes These steps will erase anything that is on the disk CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything trom the your hard drive If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage Lana E Meee retin tps es 3 From the Computer Management window select Disk Management located below the Storage group See Fig 03 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears f emm click Cancel Welcome to the New Partition 5 Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the Wizard system Locate the drive that is represented by the a icon This wizard helps pou create a pattition on a basic disk Rig ht cl ick the Icon a nd select Initia Ize A basic disk is a physical disk that co
2. 2 FireWire Connections FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implementa tion of the new IEEE 1394b standard FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth intensive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 800 9 9 pin cable Fig 1 1 and a FireWire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapt er cable Fig 12 which will allow you to connect your drive to your computer s FireWire 400 cable Note that in this case file transfers will be limited to FireWire 400 speeds Suen mal li ais LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 4 3 eSATA Cables and Connectors Your LaCie Hard Disk uses the latest in SATA technology allowing interface or bus transfer rates of up to 3 Gbits s SATA technol ogy was originally developed to serve as an internal interface delivering improved performance to internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the PC eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable eS ATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to preve
3. 3 Move on to the next step section 2 2 Connecting the Inter face cable CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie hard disk Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive or another manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC adapter before transporting your LaCie hard disk Failure to remove the adapter may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty TECHNICAL NOTE You may use your LaCie hard disk when in a foreign country thanks to its 100 240 Volt power supply To be able to use this feature you may need to purchase an appropriate adapter or cord LaCie accepts no responsibility for any damage to the drive resulting from the use of an inappropriate adapter Using an adapter other than one authorized by LaCie will void your warranty Getting Connected page 10 Fig 02 Fig 03 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 1 2 2 Connecting the Interface cable TECHNICAL NOTE If two interfaces are connected at the same 1 Attach one end of any of the interface cables to an available time the first one connected remains active and the second will interface port on your computer Fig 04 not work 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding interface port on the back of the hard disk 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mo
4. Click on the LaCie hard drive in this prompt This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to disconnect the device 1 16 PM Getting Connected page 13 Mac Users Drag the Hard disk drive icon to the trash The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon Your drive may be represented by an icon that looks like the drive itself When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Formatting amp Partitioning page 14 3 Optional Formatting amp Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk the LaCie Setup As sistant formats your drive according to your needs It your needs change you can reformat your LaCie hard disk to optimize it for use with Windows or Mac or for cross platform use For example it you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac but now you want to share your hard disk with Windows users you can reformat it to FAT 32 MS DOS for this purpose To reformat your drive follow the instructions in this section 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 What is Formatting When a disk is formatted
5. 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 contact LaCie USA onmicet us ai http www lacie com contact LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Warranty Information User Manual page 25 7 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship under normal use for the period designated on IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be www lacie com register detective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option re pair or replace the defective 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 re pair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault excessive tampering improper packaging or accident The drive was installed improperly E 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 w
6. the following things occur the operat ing 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 in ternal address tables that it later uses to locate information What is Partitioning 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 created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office docu ments one as a backup and one for your multimedia files Or if you will be sharing the drive with another person in your house hold or office you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional File System Formats There are three different file system format categories NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extended HFS See the table be low for more information Use NTFS if you will be using the drive only with Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 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 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
7. 2 Power supply connection 3 eSATA port L UNS SSSSSSOSS 8 4 FireWire 800 ports SBESBBBEERBGSBEEBB 5 USB 2 0 port CAUTION To avoid overheating the LaCie hard disk should be installed in a well ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the hard disk and al low for better heat dissipation Environmental Requirements Temperature 5 35 C 41 95 F Operation Humidity 5 80 non condensing Storage Humidity 10 90 non condensing LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2 Getting Connected 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 Step 1 2 1 Turning the Drive On Step 2 2 2 Connecting the Interface cable Step 3 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 9 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2 1 Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO Please connect the power supply before connecting the interface cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer 1 Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the hard drive Fig 02 2 Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the ON position Fig O3
8. B 2 0 speeds your drive must be connected to a USB 2 0 host port If it is connected to a USB 2 0 port your drive will operate at USB 2 0 speeds Most computers do not come trom the factory with eSATA or FireWire 800 ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your LaCie hard disk via eSATA or FireWire 800 interface LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI cards Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1 2 Box Content Your LaCie hard disk package contains the drive itself and an ac cessories box containing the items listed below 1 LaCie hard disk Design by Neil Poulton 2 External power supply 3 USB 2 0 cable 4 FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable 5 FireWire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapter cable 6 eSATA cable 7 Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed For details refer to section 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 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 gt page ae 9 Q ACIE hard disk LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 8 1 3 Views of the Drive 1 3 1 Rear View 1 OFF ON power switch
9. HBA LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 23 6 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 external device on the CPU and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting 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 information on hand Information LaCie hard disk serial number LaCie hard disk file format Macintosh PC model Operating system version Processor speed Computer memory The brands and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on my computer Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original pack aging Mac users Select the hard drive icon and press Command or press the Control key and choose Get Info Windows users Right click the hard drive icon and select Prop erties Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About this Mac Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt General Mac users Click on the Apple icon in
10. LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents inroddu oN os cecastaursacicaresesvnnossentuacsinveryeccevenavetsasubecreim casts cousmecnincuniucasareeiereomisaeaquasen 5 1 1 Minimum System Requirements lt icirckoniisstersaceviniowtunnetinisenncineesdenedtalonseoasbeamemteishidantmnniendteeiidanmans 6 125 E aE a EE PEE ENE OE E A TEE PEEL od vcd ests TETEN PEETI PAEA CEEE TEEN INC CS US IDS RR uut 8 IBN eim i REN ERE 8 2 GEMING Connecled cnivccuivecetaccccusecsunevsycenagceasbeussiiarsenascnavesaeverenavaounreenunncumveceoseasa eesans 9 2l Toming ihe Dive QM ORC 10 22 Connecing ihe WUT AC Cable ressaire Poet tetova St EAEE AE EES 11 ZO Lamcn Laocio STO ASN ear TT OO TOT 12 2 4 Disconnecing Tour LACIE MONG CIS Kacixccradeouudootocesndnesnideteisecnsdacesuentadinoisentedertdeeraid Hiec eeci de iu nuda dac 13 3 Optional Formatting amp Partitioning eee ee esee eee eene eene eee ette oett sese ette sene 14 Jle en E RT RU 15 Sud EE LIGUE eode PERS es Me sae eed erase taba ea Epa edd edness ee Ee ole 17 4 Interface amp Data Transfer Information csscsccscsscsscsccscsscescscescnscsccscsscscescesoees 18 RUN E 22 MECN o RN NINE RITTER 18 NM ume TOT EH HT 18 SINCE S Pelei pono de Tin s eio RETE TT T 19 SNNT TN TRE 20 4 5 nete HEW FAM W ONS oct coa et petitor Tar Ei tpto Peto Ub peto E POE GRU EU pare unter EA aH ES 20 5 ro blesnoolifitj c ooocisi et
11. ON Following these steps will erase everything from the a 09 Q Burn Newlmage Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info fount Eject your hard drive If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing 81527 GB Maxtor 68160M0 00D ense NNI nn I restore BB Macitosh HD Volume Scheme Volume Information these steps 32 9 GB LaCie Group SA Current I same Untitled 2 Format Mac OS Extended E Size 232 89 GB Locked for editing H Untitled 2 1 Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive 2 Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar CHAIN US SIUE To create a volume that can serve as a Mac OS 9 start up disk select Mac OS 9 Drivers installed 3 In the Utilities folder double click Disk Utility 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 4 The Disk Utility window will open Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window Fig 09 C delete C Rever P Disk Description LaCie Group SA Total Capacity 232 9 GB 250 059 350 016 Bytes 9 Se ect th e Pa rtiti on ta b E E Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported Connection ID 58629619524084232 6 From the Volume S
12. aCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual format ting The user manual and utilities will not be available on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com LaCie Setup Assistant should be run just once and is not available for download from the LaCie website TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer s native disk utility program to for mat or partition your LaCie drive Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion then use your computer s native disk utility Disk Management tor Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to refor mat your drive See section 3 Optional Formatting amp Partitioning for more information Getting Connected page 12 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk External USB FireWire and eSATA 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 drive ip 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
13. aCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Foreword User Manual page 4 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 prevent the loss of your data LaCie highly recom mends 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 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 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage ca pacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 1096 less LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1 Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence LaCie has cre ated a new line of drives that are timeless and cratted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are pertor mance based solutions that will power you through your specitic applications Ideal for speed intensive applications the LaCie Hard Disk han dles the curves of your demanding data needs Secure and stable the LaCie Hard Disk is an ideal way to add space to your com puter This quadruple interfa
14. aCie hard disk near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie hard disk in an en vironment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Because of heat issues LaCie recommends that users do not stack drives Always unplug the LaCie hard disk from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is an in creased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie hard disk near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios Doing so may cause interference which will ad versely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie hard disk near sources of magnetic interter ence such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the opera tion and stability of your LaCie hard disk Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie hard disk or use exces sive force on it Never use excessive force on your LaCie hard disk 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 Foreword page 3 limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used L
15. asures Foreword page 2 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experi enced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not autho rized by LaCie could void the FCC amp In dustry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product CAUTION Moditications 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 European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product 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 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
16. ce hard disk combines portability with com patibility convenience and a generous storage capacity to help you manage your data Your LaCie external hard disk is cross platform which enables you to use it with Windows and Mac OS it can be connected via FireWire 400 FireWire 800 Hi Speed USB 2 0 or eSATA interfaces and you can customize the format and partitions of your LaCie drive to match your exact needs Introduction page 5 Features E E gt USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and eSATA Throughput of up to 3 Gbits s via eSATA Daisy chain LaCie disc burners other LaCie hard disks or digital video cameras directly to the drive Connects to all FireWire eSATA and USB standard intertaces Back up your computer s internal hard drive Store and exchange data between several computers Quick Links Click a topic Getting Connected Optional Formatting amp Partitioning Troubleshooting LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 6 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 512 MHz processor or higher 128MB RAM 512MB recommended Available USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 or eSATA port Mac Users Mac OS X 10 2 8 or later Mac OS X 10 3 for eS ATA G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 128MB RAM 512MB recommended Available USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 or eSATA port TECHNICAL NOTE To achieve US
17. cheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS X gives Fig 09 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 Volume Scheme area 7 In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume format 8 Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue 9 Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface amp Data Transfer Information page 18 4 Interface amp Data Transfer Information 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection USB is a serial input output technology for connecting 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 nec essary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard disks CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB cable to ensure maximum data transter performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port Fig 10 The cable will also work when con nected to a USB 1 1 port but drive pertormance will be limited to USB 1 1 transter rates a EDEN 4
18. human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Health amp Safety Requirements 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 hard disk or attempt to disassemble or modity it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock tire short circuit ing or dangerous emissions Your LaCie hard disk contains no user serviceable parts It it appears to be maltunctioning have it inspected by a qualitied 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 containing liquids on the LaCie hard disk as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuit ing fire or personal injury General use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie hard disk to temperatures outside the range oro Cities C MI Fie 95 Ff or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie hard disk or dis figure its casing Avoid placing your L
19. i seo eC HdRN CREE RU ER FURIA VER STR ER TET EXE RROXU PRIN E FFES PRAE EERE 21 SANE ren sre AY SS EE OE OON 21 2 2 Treubleshooling Te Hast CONMECHOM sa cess teetedustincetud Gieitoeci d ot aiara ir eE nuda debes 22 6 Contacting Customer SUDDOLPL co eri eria Seo Fx o EPr pad peen Onde OxN FOX o FOx sli Nuvl orav ieu ave PA VipEas 23 O l LaCie Technical Soppar o 1 0 SOR 24 7 Warranty INFOrmation cscsccscsscscsecsccccsceccsceccecscsscsceccscecscscsecscescecscecscsscscesosces 25 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2009 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval sys tem or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photo copying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are regis tered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for in formation 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 resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information c
20. ill not under any circumstances be liable for direct spe cial or consequential damages such as but not limited to dam age 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 circum stances 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 original box and shipped with postage prepaid
21. is case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage certain peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI or PCMCIA inside your PC and which enables a peripheral ex CD R RW drive scanner or printer to be connected to the computer If your computer is not equipped with a USB controller card you can purchase an external controller through LaCie Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support section 6 Contacting Customer Sup port for more information LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Troubleshooting User Manual page 21 5 Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie hard disk is not working correctly please refer to section 5 2 Troubleshooting the Host Connection to find out where the problem is coming from If your drive is still not working correctly please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the drivers pages where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Support for details 5 1 Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up to date com prehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you wi
22. nt the use of unshielded internal cables in external applications eSATA Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with one eSATA cable Fig 13 Interface amp Data Transfer Information v page 19 v gt 3 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface amp Data Transfer Information page 20 4 4 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task usu ally related to moving data trom storage to computer RAM or between storage devices During data transfers it s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2 0 port Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2 0 control lers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller Inter face standards In any other configurations we cannot ensure 10096 correct operation If you experience hanging problems proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the USB cable is connected tightly and se curely on both ends of the cable from the drive to the com puter 2 Check that the power supply is properly connected 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 4 5 Installing New Firmware LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the hard disk Visit LaCie s Web site www lacie com for the latest firmware up date For the procedure please contact LaCie technical support TECHNICAL NOTE Controller A controller is a component or an electronic card referred to in th
23. ntains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS te gain access to partitions 6 In the box to the right that says Unallocated right click and on basic disks select New Partition To continue click Next On the first page of the New Partition Wizard click Next See Fig 06 continued on next page LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting amp Partitioning User Manual page 16 8 Click Next New Partition Wizard 9 Click Next Format Partition To store data on this partition you must Format it first 10 Click Next Choose whether vou want to format this partition and if so what settings You want to use 11 Click Next Do not format this partition 12 On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next Fig 07 File system Allocation unit size Volume label New Volume Perform a quick format Enable file and folder compression 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process C Campuser Managemen d e amen wem won tee 14 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk L IE NM A E E nies Hesry sme en according to your settings Fig 08 and your drive will ap pear in My Computer ready to use ew Voborse 01 53 GB NTFS Matte Fig 08 LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting amp Partitioning User Manual page 17 3 2 Mac Users LaCie Group SA CAUTI
24. ontained 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 A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interfer ence Causing Equipment Regulations FCC Statement LaCie hard disk This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions The devices may not cause harmful interference 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 pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy 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 occur in a particular installation If this equip ment 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 me
25. th a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available www lacie com LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Troubleshooting User Manual page 22 5 2 Troubleshooting the Host Connection Problem The LaCie hard disk is not recognized when the interface cable is plugged in Operating system does not recognize LaCie virtual drives Question to Ask Verity the System LED status to confirm power Verity HBA BIOS recognizes empty hard disk Turn off PCI bus power save mode in the host BIOS Verity the interface connection and try a different interface cable Connect to a different interface port Verity HBA BIOS recognizes empty LaCie hard disk Before reconfiguring the mode of operation use the operating system s Disk Man ager to delete partitions on the volume Ensure the HBA driver is current Troubleshoot driver Verity driver active status For Windows the Device Manager should show the SCSI icon next to the HBA For Mac OS X the Disk Utility should show a SCSI Connection ID for the virtual disks on the physical hard disk drives Error mes sages during the driver installation would have indicated issues Resolve resource conflicts IRQ DMA or I O Verify port multiplier PM support in the
26. the finder bar and select About this 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 Properties Hardware LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 24 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Comcs http www lacie com be contact Francais LaCie Denmark Connac us ai http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact oS di http www lacie com tr contact LaCie ltaly onsec http www lacie comf it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Coniac at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland once Sell http www lacie com chfr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Comac Us ele http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contaci us a 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
27. unt on your com puter and appear in My Computer Computer Windows us ers or on your desktop Mac users 4 Proceed to section 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant ie lt E AR n feel gt NM AN w ww Ww O OOC eee 0 0 990 0 0 0 0 0 ce eo 9 e eo eo eo d e Ej d 3 Aj Bee leto Y eo Pp lmiy e A x e e 4 S FireWire 400 a0 FireWire 800 em LaCie hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive The Setup Assistant should only be run once and will Optimize your drive according to your needs Copy the manual and utilities from your drive onto your computer IMPORTANT INFO LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer s internal hard drive or other medium when setup is complete To launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users double click on the LaCie drive icon in My Computer and then double click the LaCie Setup Assistant icon Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon ap pear on your desktop and then double click the LaCie Setup As sistant icon The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk for your needs IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit L

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