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... the configuration that creates an ambient glow. RAID For Capacity/PSLUeGc&uPLrAiYty MEDIA STREAMING This advanced hard disk comes with two RAID options so you if a problem arises. NETWORK BACKUP hard disk MAX D esi g n b y N E I D BACKUP Simple and Efficient The LaCie Hard Disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton makes a great companion to your desktop yet its underside that best matches...
... the configuration that creates an ambient glow. RAID For Capacity/PSLUeGc&uPLrAiYty MEDIA STREAMING This advanced hard disk comes with two RAID options so you if a problem arises. NETWORK BACKUP hard disk MAX D esi g n b y N E I D BACKUP Simple and Efficient The LaCie Hard Disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton makes a great companion to your desktop yet its underside that best matches...
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... 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac: Time Machine® compatible Box Content • LaCie Hard Disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton • USB 2.0 cable • External power supply • Quick Install Guide • LaCie Software Utilities and User Manual preloaded Minimum System Requirements • Computer with any other Wuala offer. turns...
... 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac: Time Machine® compatible Box Content • LaCie Hard Disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton • USB 2.0 cable • External power supply • Quick Install Guide • LaCie Software Utilities and User Manual preloaded Minimum System Requirements • Computer with any other Wuala offer. turns...
User Manual
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LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.3.1. Views of Contents 1.Introduction...5 ...19 5.2. Box Content...7 1.3. Windows Users...22 5.4.2. Fan...28 6.3. Connecting the USB cable...11 2.3. USB 2.0 Connection...17 4.2. Manual Updates...28 6.2. Partitioning the Disks...22 5.4.1. Installing New Firmware...18 5.RAID...19 5.1. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk MAX 12 3.Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. LaCie hard disk MAX Host Connection 30 7.Contacting Customer Support 31 7.1.
LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of the Drive...8 1.3.1. Views of Contents 1.Introduction...5 ...19 5.2. Box Content...7 1.3. Windows Users...22 5.4.2. Fan...28 6.3. Connecting the USB cable...11 2.3. USB 2.0 Connection...17 4.2. Manual Updates...28 6.2. Partitioning the Disks...22 5.4.1. Installing New Firmware...18 5.RAID...19 5.1. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk MAX 12 3.Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. LaCie hard disk MAX Host Connection 30 7.Contacting Customer Support 31 7.1.
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... this publication may cause harmful interference to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in a residential installation. FCC Statement LaCie hard disk MAX Tested to comply with the instructions, may be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from...
... this publication may cause harmful interference to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without notice. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in a residential installation. FCC Statement LaCie hard disk MAX Tested to comply with the instructions, may be determined by turning the equipment off and on a circuit different from...
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...Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of the LaCie hard disk MAX or use excessive force on your LaCie hard disk MAX in a manner that only the supplied power cord be unused for the recycling of electrical shock. It is your ...human health and the environment. Doing so may spill into the drive to rain, or use the LaCie hard disk MAX near other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie hard disk MAX near water, or in this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the...
...Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of the LaCie hard disk MAX or use excessive force on your LaCie hard disk MAX in a manner that only the supplied power cord be unused for the recycling of electrical shock. It is your ...human health and the environment. Doing so may spill into the drive to rain, or use the LaCie hard disk MAX near other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie hard disk MAX near water, or in this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the...
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... INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. LaCie offers a complete line of this data. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Forward 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...
... INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. LaCie offers a complete line of this data. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Forward 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...
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... page 5 Features ✦✦ Simple and efficient dual-disk USB hard disk ✦✦ RAID: BIG & SAFE for maximum capacity/speed or security ✦✦ USB expansion slot for speed intensive applications, the LaCie hard disk MAX handles the curves of your data, or leave it alone... and simply use it as one big volume. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1. Ideal for increased capacity ...
... page 5 Features ✦✦ Simple and efficient dual-disk USB hard disk ✦✦ RAID: BIG & SAFE for maximum capacity/speed or security ✦✦ USB expansion slot for speed intensive applications, the LaCie hard disk MAX handles the curves of your data, or leave it alone... and simply use it as one big volume. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1. Ideal for increased capacity ...
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LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.1. If it is connected to a USB 2.0 host port. Introduction page 6 Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ✦✦ Windows ...
LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.1. If it is connected to a USB 2.0 host port. Introduction page 6 Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ✦✦ Windows ...
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... need to section 2.3. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.2. LaCie hard disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton with two disks for RAID capability 2. External power supply 3. Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed. Box Content Your LaCie hard disk MAX package contains the...
... need to section 2.3. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.2. LaCie hard disk MAX, Design by Neil Poulton with two disks for RAID capability 2. External power supply 3. Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed. Box Content Your LaCie hard disk MAX package contains the...
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...sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Blue LED strip indicating drive status (blue = normal, red = disk failure, blinking = disk activity) 1.3.2. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.3. Rear View 1. Lower drive status LED 4. USB expansion port 2. OFF/ON...: 10 - 90%, non-condensing 1 23 4 Fig. 1.3.2 56 Upper drive status LED 5. Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the hard disk Max and allow for better heat dissipation.
...sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Blue LED strip indicating drive status (blue = normal, red = disk failure, blinking = disk activity) 1.3.2. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.3. Rear View 1. Lower drive status LED 4. USB expansion port 2. OFF/ON...: 10 - 90%, non-condensing 1 23 4 Fig. 1.3.2 56 Upper drive status LED 5. Please use the included plastic stands and rubber feet which elevate the hard disk Max and allow for better heat dissipation.
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LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2. Step 1 - 2.1. Connecting the USB cable Step 3 - 2.3. Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk MAX volume mounts correctly on your computer. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 9 Turning the Drive On Step 2 - 2.2.
LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2. Step 1 - 2.1. Connecting the USB cable Step 3 - 2.3. Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk MAX volume mounts correctly on your computer. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 9 Turning the Drive On Step 2 - 2.2.
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... Volt power supply. Failure to remove the adapter may use the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie hard disk MAX. Turn on the drive by LaCie will void your LaCie hard disk MAX when in a foreign country thanks to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your warranty. TECHNICAL...drive and will void your warranty. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your specific LaCie hard disk MAX. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.1. Move on the back of an inappropriate adapter. To be able to ...
... Volt power supply. Failure to remove the adapter may use the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie hard disk MAX. Turn on the drive by LaCie will void your LaCie hard disk MAX when in a foreign country thanks to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your warranty. TECHNICAL...drive and will void your warranty. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your specific LaCie hard disk MAX. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.1. Move on the back of an inappropriate adapter. To be able to ...
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... ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from using your drive. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.2. Attach the small end of optimizing your LaCie hard disk MAX for your desktop (Mac users). 4. Proceed to an available USB 2.0 port on the LaCie drive icon in My Computer/Computer (Windows users) or on your needs...
... ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from using your drive. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.2. Attach the small end of optimizing your LaCie hard disk MAX for your desktop (Mac users). 4. Proceed to an available USB 2.0 port on the LaCie drive icon in My Computer/Computer (Windows users) or on your needs...
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... now safe to follow these steps when disconnecting your drive can be represented by an icon that your LaCie hard drive. It is running. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk MAX External USB devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks like the drive itself.) ...icon. Windows Users Getting Connected page 12 Mac Users 1. Drag the Hard disk MAX drive icon to the trash. (The icon pictured below is important to disconnect the device. 1. Your drive may be disconnected. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.4. To prevent failures,...
... now safe to follow these steps when disconnecting your drive can be represented by an icon that your LaCie hard drive. It is running. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk MAX External USB devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks like the drive itself.) ...icon. Windows Users Getting Connected page 12 Mac Users 1. Drag the Hard disk MAX drive icon to the trash. (The icon pictured below is important to disconnect the device. 1. Your drive may be disconnected. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.4. To prevent failures,...
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... you want to protect or continue to use your LaCie hard disk MAX, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your multimedia files. Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if... ...you can also divide the hard disk into sections, called partitions. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3. Maximum... single file size is compatible in FAT 32 (MS-DOS) format. Your LaCie hard disk MAX is created to optimize it to FAT 32 (MS...
... you want to protect or continue to use your LaCie hard disk MAX, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your multimedia files. Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if... ...you can also divide the hard disk into sections, called partitions. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3. Maximum... single file size is compatible in FAT 32 (MS-DOS) format. Your LaCie hard disk MAX is created to optimize it to FAT 32 (MS...
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... box to the right that is represented by the icon. Figure 3.1-A Figure 3.1-B Formatting & Partitioning page 14 LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.1. CAUTION: Following these steps. 1. Windows will erase everything from the your hard drive. See Fig. 3.1-A. 4. These steps will erase anything that says Unallocated, right-click and select New...
... box to the right that is represented by the icon. Figure 3.1-A Figure 3.1-B Formatting & Partitioning page 14 LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.1. CAUTION: Following these steps. 1. Windows will erase everything from the your hard drive. See Fig. 3.1-A. 4. These steps will erase anything that says Unallocated, right-click and select New...
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Figure 3.1-C Formatting & Partitioning page 15 Figure 3.1-D On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next. 13. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 12. Click Finish to use. Click Next. 11. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 3.1-D.), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. Click Next. 10. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 8.
Figure 3.1-C Formatting & Partitioning page 15 Figure 3.1-D On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next. 13. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 12. Click Finish to use. Click Next. 11. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 3.1-D.), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. Click Next. 10. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 8.
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... between the partitions in the Finder menu bar. 3. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps. 1. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. You can adjust the size of the window. 5. Figure 3.2 Formatting & Partitioning page 16 If...Partition again when the alert message appears to your settings, and your hard drive. The Disk Utility window will erase everything from the Go menu in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. Select the Partition tab. 6. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.2. Connect the drive...
... between the partitions in the Finder menu bar. 3. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps. 1. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. You can adjust the size of the window. 5. Figure 3.2 Formatting & Partitioning page 16 If...Partition again when the alert message appears to your settings, and your hard drive. The Disk Utility window will erase everything from the Go menu in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. Select the Partition tab. 6. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.2. Connect the drive...
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... each other. Interface & 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 USB 1.1 transfer rates. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 17 4.
... each other. Interface & 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 USB 1.1 transfer rates. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 17 4.
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... do not conform to communicate with computers that have USB 2.0 controllers that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly. 3. Visit LaCie's Web site, www.lacie.com, for more information. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 4.2. Data Transfers A data transfer is a component or an electronic card (referred to in this...
... do not conform to communicate with computers that have USB 2.0 controllers that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly. 3. Visit LaCie's Web site, www.lacie.com, for more information. LaCie hard disk MAX • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 4.2. Data Transfers A data transfer is a component or an electronic card (referred to in this...