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1. 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 computer 1 Attach the small end of the power sharing cable to the back of your LaCie drive Fig 04 2 Attach the USB end of the USB power sharing cable to an avail able USB port on your computer IMPORTANT INFO If the USB power sharing cable does not work with your specific computer configuration LaCie offers an optional power supply sold separately Please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Service for more information Note that the Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 does not include the power sharing cable but it can be purchased from the LaCie website Getting Connected page 11 LaCie Little Disk DEsGN sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive It will Optimize your drive according to your needs Copy the manual and utilities onto your LaCie hard disk 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 Com puter Mac users double click on the La
2. LaCie Little Disk Desicn By SAM HECHT User Manual 4 2 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task usu ally related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or be tween 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 controllers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller Interface standards In any other configurations we cannot ensure 100 correct operation If you experience hanging problems proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the USB 2 0 cable is connected tightly and se curely on both ends of the cable from the drive to the computer If you are using a USB 2 0 cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive check that it is certified 2 Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect Interface and Data Transfer Information page 21 CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB or devices so the unused USB connectors should be left empty TECHNICAL INFORMATION Controller A controller is a com ponent or an electronic card referred to in this case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage cer tain peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI
3. Safely remove Click on the LaCie Little Disk in this prompt 3 This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to disconnect the device Getting Connected page 13 i 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 Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual Formatting amp Partitioning page 14 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie Little Disk LaCie Setup As sistant formats your drive according to your needs If your needs change you can reformat your LaCie Little Disk to op timize it for 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 Little Disk if LaCie Setup As sistant was interrupted or stopped If 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 in
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5. Solution Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see sec tion 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more details Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Optional 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 C lt ZS e Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used 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 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 performance 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 Solution Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see sec tion 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more details Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear
6. Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 sec onds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s performance 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 1 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy Sam HECHT Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 25 6 Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1 Read the manuals and review section 5 Troubleshooting 2 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 securely 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 u
7. Note that this cable is included only with the LaCie Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire but it can be purchased from the LaCie website for use with the LaCie Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Open Apple System Profiler expand the Hardware list and click on USB If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here Contact LaCie Technical Support for help LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT 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 USB 2 0 Question Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Did you get an Error 50 mes sage 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 there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub Are you operating in Mac OS 10 x2 5 2 Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Question Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Is there an icon for the drive in My Computer Does your computer s configura tion meet the minimum system re quirements for use with this drive Troubleshooting page 23
8. 1 USB 2 0 Cables and Connectors N EE I 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 necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Included USB Cable SEE ENE DJ Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to en sure 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 be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates AD E 4 1 2 FireWire Cables and Connectors FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial in put output technology for 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 Included FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 800 9 9 pin cable Fig 17 and a FireWire 400 to 800 6 pin to 9 pin adapter cable Fig 18 which will allow you to connect your drive to your com puter s FireWire 400 cable Note that in this case file transfers will be limited to FireWire 400 speeds
9. Formatting for Mac Users CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from 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 Select Utilities from the Go menu in Finder 2 Open Disk Utility 3 In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window find the disk corresponding to your LaCie Little 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 HDT72251 in Fig 14 4 Select the Partition tab 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 specific 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 f
10. XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in this document is for infor 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 liabil ity 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 prod uct 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 Interference Causing Equip ment Regulations FCC Statement LaCie Little Disk This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful inter ference 2 The devices must accept any interference received including interference 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 pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiat
11. 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating envi ronment typically 5 10 less LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual Using this Manual Some sections of this user manual contain information that applies to some LaCie Little Disk models but not all of them Look for Man ual Notes like the one to below to determine if the section applies to your LaCie Little Disk This symbol W appears next to models to which the section DOES apply This symbol X 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 MANUAL NOTE Y Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Y Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire Foreword page 4 Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT Introduction User Manual page 5 1 Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functional ity 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 S
12. 9 your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie Little Disk Right click on the Unallocated volume in the disk allocation bar and se Computer Management 2 Fie Action View Window Help lect New Partition from the right click options menu Fig e OH 2 hee wpe E Computer Management Local p ster ap pace 10 The New Partition Wizard opens E i System Tools C Parton Base NS Healthy System 18 62GB 14 53 GB E Event Viewer Shared Folders Continued on next page Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts cal Device Manager Storage Removable Storage C Disk Defragmenter Q GE 18 62 GB NTFS Disk Management Healthy System Ej amp Services and Applications LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen click Next 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 12 Review your settings and click F
13. Cie Setup Assistant icon which will appear on your desktop IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after 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 on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer s native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion then use your computer s native disk utility Disk Manage ment for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to reformat your drive See section 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more information Getting Connected page 12 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 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 drive Au 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
14. LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents Ed rele ie ie EE EE 5 lt SE Ee OR EE OE N EE EE EE 6 RES tele Ee EE ee OR OO N ie 6 MR MaC EE EE EE OE EO N EO 6 Wee KO SUE ME RE ER N OE OE RE N ON 6 12 Bot Contents EE oe EE EE ee Ge oe ee RE GE N ER SE Ge ee EN EE ee 7 2 Getting Conneded sis Es EE EERS ERG GEE SG WEGGEE SG ERK RSG EG EEDEN ES Ge BG SEE Ge EES e NGB e RGN 8 2 1 Canineetine USB Interlace Cables si sed ee EE ee ee ee Ge Ge EG valeur se ee Se BEE Ee Gee Ee Ee 9 22 Connect the FireWire Interigee Cable sis see esse Se ERGER SR DE Ee Oe Ge ee ee Ge ee eo eg ee 10 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 11 2 4 Launching laCieSefup Assistant sis GE EER ENE See Ee E GE GE N GR GER Ee ES Ge GER diners 12 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard DHVEL ESE EDE ES Ed e ee ee Ge Se Ge DE ENG Ke de N Ge ge ee eds GE 13 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning esse sesse ss ese ee Ee Ge GE ee ee 14 3 1 Formatting for Windows sers ESE EES ERGE EER EE GE EE Se EER GE EER Re ee Se Ee ERGE OIEA ERSA 15 Selle Formatting tom FAT32 16 INTES i s is Ge Ge n Be ee eg ese oe eg be os OE GE EE Re 15 3 1 2 Formatting from HFS Apple File System to NIFS ees ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 17 3 2 Formatting tor Ma Sas see EG GR GE AE E Ee ER Ge ee ee Ee ee ee EE ee 19 A Interface and Data Transfer Information
15. SB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire 2 2 Connect the FireWire Interface Cable X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Y Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire Step 2 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Y Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire Step 3 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Step 4 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning e Note that the Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 does not include the power sharing cable but it can be purchased from the LaCie website Getting Connected page 8 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 1 Connect the USB Interface Cable MANUAL NOTE Y Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Y Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire 1 Remove the cap 2 Pull out the integrated USB 2 0 cable until it stops Fig 01 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 02 4 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac users or in My Computer Windows users 5 Proceed to section 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant IMPORTANT INFO If your Little Disk Portable Hard Drive does no
16. aCie must be securely packaged in their origi nal box and shipped with postage prepaid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
17. agement window When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy See Fig 08 Formatting amp Partitioning page 16 r Format E Volume label LACIE Eile system NTFS Allocation unit size Default v v Perform a quick format M Enable file and folder compression Fig 07 OC 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System LACIE E 153 39 GB NTFS Healthy Fig 08 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy Sam HECHT Formatting amp Partitioning User Manual page 17 3 1 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 Little Disk as an HFS volume on a Mac Open Explore Search Map Network Drive CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con Disconnect Network Drive tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps Create Shortcut Delete Rename 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 09 The Computer Management window opens Properties 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 10 Information about all storage devices connected to Fig 0
18. bjects containing liquids on the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuit ing fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and La Cie Mobile Hard Drive are electrically grounded If the devices are not ground ed there is an increased risk of electrical shock Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctua tions not exceeding 10 of the nomi nal transient over voltages according to over voltage category Il 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 op erational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or disfigure its casing Avoid plac ing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sun light even through a window Inversely placing 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 outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Other wise there is an increased risk of elec trical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive
19. e radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television re ception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged 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 circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced ra dio TV technician for help Foreword page 2 Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Can ada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this prod uct conforms to the following European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of mu with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste
20. ecure 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 Quick Links Click a topic Getting Connected Optional Formatting and Partitioning Troubleshooting LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 1 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 1 L L e To achieve USB 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 1 Windows users Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 233MHz Pentium or higher 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates 2 Mac Users Mac OS 10 3 or later G3 or later or Intel Core processor 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates 3 Linux Users Linux 2 4 2 6 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Internet connection for downloading updates operate at USB 2 0 speeds Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCI Express card to be able to connect your hard via FireWire 800 interface LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI card
21. equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recy cling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural re sources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects 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 prod uct CAUTION This LaCie hard drive s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to re spect the precautions listed above LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this user manual carefully and fol low the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or danger ous emissions Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place o
22. follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Box Content for more information LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 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 2 0 Question Is the drive receiving sufficient power 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 there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub 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 02 Troubleshooting page 24 Solution If the LED on the front of the drive is not on the drive may not be receiving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable Note that this cable is included only with the LaCie Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire but it can be purchased from the LaCie website for use with the LaCie Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Review the installation steps on section 2 1 Connect the USB Interface Cable
23. inish 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 b See Fig 13 Formatting amp Partitioning page 18 New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition 3 Wizard 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 You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings File system NTFS Default B New Volume Allocation unit size Volume label C Enable file and folder compression disk 0 Basic C 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System 18 62 GB Online disk 1 Basic New Volume E 153 38 GB 15 GE line Formatting amp cv romo aa EIE ee c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System No Media gt N Primary partition LACIE E LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 3 2
24. is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault 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 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 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 L
25. isk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 06 Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie Little Disk Right click in the disk allocation bar of the FAT32 volume and select For mat from the right click options menu Fig 06 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 Formatting amp Partitioning page 15 Open Explore Search Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Layout ype re Sytem status icapecty ree Space 1 Free Fout Tolerance overhead ac Portion Br NTFS Hoatiny Sistem 18 6208 19 5408 78 No DDOE IF Parttion Dak FATI Hesthy wna aa 100 No Duwit Paton Ba NTFS Hosti maw aw Ps w co LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 4 In the Format window a Enter a name for the disk as you d like it to appear on your computer in the Volume label field b Select Perform a quick format c Leave the other options at their default values and click OK 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the formatting process the status of the disk changes to Formatting in the Computer Man
26. le securely attached Is the drive receiving sufficient power Are your computer s USB buses working properly Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Troubleshooting page 22 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 www lacie com Solution There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem Check page 1 1 Minimum System Requirements for more information Review the installation steps on page 2 1 Connect the USB Interface Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 sec onds 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 receiving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable
27. near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near sources of magnetic interfer ence such as computer displays televi sions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or use ex cessive force on it Never use excessive force on your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive If you detect a prob lem see the Troubleshooting section in this manual CAUTION This LaCie Little Disk s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to re spect the precautions listed above 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 rec ommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard disk for instance and a second copy either on your in ternal 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 IMPORTANTINFO GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB
28. 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 sec tion 6 Contacting Customer Support for more information LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 5 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard drive is not working correctly please refer 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 regu larly 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 updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Sup port for details 5 1 Mac Troubleshooting Problem Question The drive is not recog Does an icon for the drive appear nized by the computer on the desktop Does your computer s configura tion meet the minimum system re quirements 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 cab
29. ormat and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use Formatting amp Partitioning page 19 7 2 S O COCO Burn Newlmage Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount PO OEE EOR ETETEA First Aid Erase 2 152 7 GB Maxtor 6B160M0 dade E Macintosh HD Volume Scheme 232 9 GB LaCie Group SA ee Hi The B 1 153 4 GB HDT72251 6D P1 LaCie En Exchange HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media 6 66 n Newlmage Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount Eject First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 1 ER 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160M0 A Cie Grou U The Backup ne W Name LaCie E 153 4 GB HDT72251 6D E LaCie E Exchange Format Mac OS Extended 73 24 GB C Locked for editing Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in Exchange the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition split Delete Options C Revert 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 10000E000D3ECEDS Partition Scheme Master Boot Record LaCie Little Disk Desicn By SAM HECHT Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 20 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 1 Cables and Connectors 4 1
30. rally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file 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 your drive with both Windows and Mac OS X 10 3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Little Disk DEsGN sy SAM HECHT User Manual 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users If your disk is formatted as a FAT32 volume proceed to sec tion 3 1 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS If your disk is formatted as an HFS volume or unrecognized in Windows click here or proceed to section 3 1 2 Format ting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS 3 1 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchange volume on your LaCie Little Disk for data sharing between Windows and Mac computers or if you reformatted your LaCie Little Disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from 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 05 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select D
31. s Visit the LaCie website at www lacie com accessories Introduction page 6 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 1 2 Box Content 1 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 USB FireWire Power sharing cable Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire only FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable FireWire 400 to 800 6 to 9 pin cable Quick Install Guide 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 The USB power sharing cable is included only with the LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire If you wish to use the cable with the Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 it can be purchased from the LaCie website FireWire cables not included with Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive or Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 EED little disk Hi Speed USB 2 0 Quick Install Guide D little disk FireWire amp USB 2 0 Quick Install Guide Introduction page 7 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer Step 1 2 1 Connect the USB Interface Cable v Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U
32. s at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact Contacting Customer Support page 26 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 contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy Sam HECHT Warranty Information User Manual page 27 7 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and work manship under normal use for 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 defective drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or mainte nance conditions The drive
33. s at www lacie com Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information 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 Processor speed X P 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 your The brands and models of other internal and external pe internal and external peripherals ripherals installed on your computer Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hard ware LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 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 Francais 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 contact LaCie Spain Contact u
34. t power on within a few seconds of connecting the USB interface cable proceed to section 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable Getting Connected page 9 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 2 Connect the FireWire Interface Cable MANUAL NOTE X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 X Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire 1 Remove the cap Either 2 Attach the rectangular end of the FireWire 400 to 800 6 to 9 pin cable to the hard drive and the other end to a FireWire 400 port on your computer Or 2 Attach one end of the FireWire 800 9 to 9 pin cable to the hard drive and the other end to a FireWire 800 port on your computer Fig 03 Then 3 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac users or in My Computer Windows users 4 Proceed to section 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant TECHNICAL NOTE For help with understanding the different types of FireWire cables included with your drive refer to section 4 1 Ca bles and Connectors Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Little Disk Desicn sy SAM HECHT User Manual 2 3 Connect 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 v Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire
35. ternal address tables that it later uses to locate information Your LaCie Hard Drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MSDOS format To reformat your drive follow the instruc tions in this section 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 cre ated 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 of fice you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional TECHNICAL INFORMATION The LaCie hard drive is preformat ted in FAT 32 MS DOS format optimized for use with Mac and Windows OS See File System Formats below for explanations of the other possible file formats IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase everything from the hard drive If you have information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before reformatting File System Formats There are three different file system format categories NTES 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 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista performance will gene
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