LaCie Little Big Disk Computer Drive User Manual
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1. 100 Duwit Parton fas NTFS maw LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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 Management 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 Enable file and folder compression Fig 07 c 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 Sam 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 ever2. 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 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 Sam 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
3. format and size Click Partition Split Delete Options 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 Sam HECHT Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 20 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 1 Cables and Connectors 4 1 1 USB 2 0 Cables and Connectors CI 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 zie ENSE 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 A 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
4. the drivers and re install them See section 1 1 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Little Disk Sam 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 us 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 N 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
5. 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 not 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 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 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 M
6. 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 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 LaCie 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 Sam HECHT User Manual 2
7. Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hard ware LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam User Manual 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia http www lacie com cn contact LaCie Belgium http www lacie com be contact Dutch http www lacie com befr contact French LaCie Canada http www lacie com ca contact English http www lacie com cafr contact French LaCie Finland http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Netherlands http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Portugal http www lacie com pt contact LaCie Southeast Asia http www lacie com sea contact LaCie Sweden http www lacie com se contact LaCie UK http www lacie com uk contact LaCie Grand Export http www lacie com intl contact Contacting Customer Support page 26 LaCie Australia http www lacie com au contact LaCie Brazil http www lacie com us contact LaCie Denmark http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Ireland http www lacie com ie contact Japan Elecom CO LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact LaCie Norway http www lacie com no contact LaCie Singapore h
8. 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 Sam HECHT Introduction User Manual page 6 1 1 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet at www lacie com support LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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 D
9. 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 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
10. 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 Aw Windows Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove Click on the LaCie 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 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
11. LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents Iure 5 l te Minimum system REG WIRE merits uoto ate peek ue pau eaae MER dcos y 6 12 BOX CONTENT sec pacer epa idus EP 7 2 Getting Connecledg cececsncesessvecsscceveravsssecestqcsvesesveqcnseasetesssvesscseausesscescccentenssieces cceste 8 2 1 Connecithe USB Interface 9 2 2 Connect theFireWire Interface Cable 10 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable 11 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant iot i arte teu te Pei ERE tb e ed e a tae oed 12 2 5 Disconneciing Your LaCie Hard Drive iioc oto p be tado nie di dob d ew eas 13 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning eeeeeee esee eee eee eene ee nennen enne nennen nnne 14 321 Formatting for Wind ows Users penc d E doutes 15 3 T1 Formatting from FATS2 t tippen crsenndecanapepnindpensnasansteapnsdadagasdnessnnaeupeatentg danse 15 3 1 2 Formatting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS 17 3 2 Formatting tor Mac USE rs susien 19 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information nennen nennen nnn 20 4 1 Cables and Gontriect rss s esee tait eter eris ede elk UR glue mu de Eder eve beds e un aus
12. a eee E E ge 20 4 1 1 USB 2 0 Cables and Connectors ssssssssssssseeeeem eene nnne eren nenne 20 4 1 2 FireWire Cables and Corinectors ies beso tuna diede sie ue ped uga 20 AD e meiden Eb NE AEE ee Rie EIE 21 5 Troubleshooting ccrte near auo a eau eae aene nae ener ana ERE 22 5 1 Mac Troubleshootlng sucscti eere anre E E i CO ere beet erobern 22 5 2 Windows Troubleshooting ci oret 23 6 Contacting Customer nenne nennen eene nennen nnne eene nen 25 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts eee d ere re e pta ds 26 7 Warranty Informatlon einer ett trennen uno te tenue Ere 27 LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2011 LaCie All rights reserved No part of this publication may be repro duced stored in a retrieval system or trans mitted in any form or by any means elec tronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Mi crosoft Windows 2000 Windows XP Win dows Vista and Windows 7 are register
13. ases 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 near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios Doing so may cause interference which will ad
14. 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 internal 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 th
15. e 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 Win dows Vista or Windows 7 performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is com patible 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 OS Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam HECHT User Manual 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users f 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 creat
16. e 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 Disk 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 Sytem icapecty rree Space erroe rat Tolerance overhead ac Portion fau NTFS 18 6208 19 5408 78 No DDOE Parttion Das FATI 001290
17. ect 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 Finish to begin the formatting process During the formatting process the status of the disk changes to Formatting a in the Computer Management window When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy b See Fig 13 Formatting amp Partitioning page 18 New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Y Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk 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 se
18. ed 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 110427v1 2 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 radiate radio frequency en
19. envi ronment typically 5 1096 less LaCie Little Disk Desicn 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 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 Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 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 Sam 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 Secure and stable the LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer you can
20. erformance 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 follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Box Content for more information continued on the next page gt gt LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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
21. ergy 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 C Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European direc tives 2004 108 EC EMC and 2006 95 EC Safety This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of mu 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 e
22. ew 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 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 continued on the next page gt gt LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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 vol
23. isk Pocket Hard Drive or Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 D little disk Hi Speed USB 2 0 Quick Install Guide little disk FireWire amp USB 2 0 Quick Install Guide Introduction page 7 LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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 Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 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 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 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire Step 3 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Step 4 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning 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 Sam HECHT User Manual 2 1 Connect the USB Interface Cable MANUAL NOTE Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB
24. 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 LaCie Little Disk Desicn 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
25. 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 products serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warranty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their origi nal box and shipped with postage prepaid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
26. quipment 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 Sam 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 objects containing liquids on the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so incre
27. ttings File system NTFS Default B New Volume Allocation unit size Volume label i C Enable file and folder compression disk 0 Basic 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System 18 62 GB Online disk 1 Basic New Volume E 153 38 GB 15 line Formatting cSicp ROM 0 21 Ein ee c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System No Media gt Primary partition LACIE E LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam User Manual 3 2 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 vol
28. ttp www lacie com asia contact LaCie Spain http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland http www lacie com ch contact German http www lacie com chfr contact French http www lacie com chit contact Italian LaCie USA http www lacie com us contact English http www lacie com uses contact Spanish LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam 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 drive 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 drive was installed improperly serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray elc 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
29. ume 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 x 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 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 Qe mNXs 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 p
30. ume 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 format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use Formatting amp Partitioning page 19 HDT72251 6DLAT80 85 25 eee Burn New Image Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount SCO COO Fi Aid Ei e 8 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160 0 sn 8 Macintosh HD Volume Scheme E3232 9 GB LaCie Group SA urrent H The B Current 1 153 4 GB HDT72251 6D LaCie EA Exchange HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media 5 2 Es n Newlmage Convert Verify EnableJournaling Info Mount Eject 811527 GB Maxtor 6816040 First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 8 Macintosh HD E3232 9 GB LaCie Grou The Backup 1153 4 HDT72251 6D E LaCie E Exchange Volume Scheme 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
31. 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 cable 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 Revi
32. versely 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 1 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating
33. y 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 Sam HECHT User Manual 2 3 Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable MANUAL NOTE X Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB FireWire 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 Desicn Sam HECHT User Manual 2 4 Launching
34. ything 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 09 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 S File Action view Window Help lect New Partition from the right click options menu Fig e mm 2 hee ur E Computer Management Local p ste ap pace 10 The New Partition Wizard opens E il System Tools EXC Pato Base NTFS Heakhy System 18 868 14 5366 Event Viewer 9 Shared Folders Continued on next page Local Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts cal Device Manager 5 83 Storage Removable Storage C Disk Defragmenter GB 18 62 GB NTFS Disk Management Healthy System HB Services and Applications LaCie Little Disk Desicn Sam HECHT User Manual On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen click Next Sel
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