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... Interface With USB 2.0, eSATA 3Gb/s, and FireWire 400 and 800, the LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton is extremely easy for anyone to 80MB/s***. Multiple Uses This user-friendly hard disk is a great storage tool for saving files in one -of-a-kind, ...second external drive, camcorder, or camera. BACKUP PLUG & PLAY USB BOOST Simple, Compact Storage The efficient LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by world-famous designer Neil Poulton, the LaCie Hard Disk Quadra's one click. it as a reliable data shuttle across platforms. Easily share and exchange your files with ...
... Interface With USB 2.0, eSATA 3Gb/s, and FireWire 400 and 800, the LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton is extremely easy for anyone to 80MB/s***. Multiple Uses This user-friendly hard disk is a great storage tool for saving files in one -of-a-kind, ...second external drive, camcorder, or camera. BACKUP PLUG & PLAY USB BOOST Simple, Compact Storage The efficient LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by world-famous designer Neil Poulton, the LaCie Hard Disk Quadra's one click. it as a reliable data shuttle across platforms. Easily share and exchange your files with ...
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... 400, or USB 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac : Time Machine® compatible Box Content • LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton • USB 2.0 cable • eSATA 3Gb/s cable • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 cable... 480Mbits/s eSATA 3Gb/s: Up to 90MB/s, FireWire 800: Up to 75MB/s, FireWire 400: Up to 40MB/s, USB 2.0: Up to change without notice. The LaCie logo is a trademark of LaCie. hard disk quadra D e si g n b y NE I L P O U LTO N Features • USB 2.0, eSATA 3Gb/s, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 • Plug...
... 400, or USB 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac : Time Machine® compatible Box Content • LaCie Hard Disk Quadra, Design by Neil Poulton • USB 2.0 cable • eSATA 3Gb/s cable • FireWire 800 cable • FireWire 800 to FireWire 400 cable... 480Mbits/s eSATA 3Gb/s: Up to 90MB/s, FireWire 800: Up to 75MB/s, FireWire 400: Up to 40MB/s, USB 2.0: Up to change without notice. The LaCie logo is a trademark of LaCie. hard disk quadra D e si g n b y NE I L P O U LTO N Features • USB 2.0, eSATA 3Gb/s, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 • Plug...
User Manual
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... Assistant 12 2.4. Windows Users...15 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk 13 3.Optional Formatting & Partitioning 14 3.1. FireWire Connections...18 4.3. Manual Updates...21 5.2. Box Content...7 1.3. Data Transfers...20 4.5. USB 2.0 Connection...18 4.2. Minimum System Requirements...6 1.2. Installing New Firmware...20 5.Troubleshooting...21 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 24 7.Warranty Information 25 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of...
... Assistant 12 2.4. Windows Users...15 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk 13 3.Optional Formatting & Partitioning 14 3.1. FireWire Connections...18 4.3. Manual Updates...21 5.2. Box Content...7 1.3. Data Transfers...20 4.5. USB 2.0 Connection...18 4.2. Minimum System Requirements...6 1.2. Installing New Firmware...20 5.Troubleshooting...21 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 24 7.Warranty Information 25 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of...
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... 100405 v2.1 Operation is for a Class B digital device, pursuant to this manual are registered trademarks of the FCC Rules. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2010 LaCie. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of the information contained herein. This equipment generates, uses and...
... 100405 v2.1 Operation is for a Class B digital device, pursuant to this manual are registered trademarks of the FCC Rules. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2010 LaCie. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of the information contained herein. This equipment generates, uses and...
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... the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to avoid any risk of with your LaCie hard disk or attempt to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in damp or wet conditions. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 3 This symbol on the product or on its packaging...
... the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to avoid any risk of with your LaCie hard disk or attempt to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in damp or wet conditions. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 3 This symbol on the product or on its packaging...
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...,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. one copy on your external hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or...
...,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. one copy on your external hard disk, for the recovery or restoration of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 4 IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or...
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... Daisy-chain LaCie disc burners, other LaCie hard disks or digital video cameras directly to the drive ✦✦ Connects to all FireWire, eSATA and USB standard interfaces ✦✦ Back up to blend functionality with high-technology. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL ...POULTON User Manual 1. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of up your exact needs. This quadruple interface...
... Daisy-chain LaCie disc burners, other LaCie hard disks or digital video cameras directly to the drive ✦✦ Connects to all FireWire, eSATA and USB standard interfaces ✦✦ Back up to blend functionality with high-technology. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL ...POULTON User Manual 1. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of up your exact needs. This quadruple interface...
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For a list of these requirements, please refer to function properly. Introduction page 6 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (from lacie.com/support/).
For a list of these requirements, please refer to function properly. Introduction page 6 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (from lacie.com/support/).
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... are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant. DESIGN NEIL POULTON DESIGN NEIL POULTON Introduction page 7 SATA SATA hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Quick Install Guide LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie hard disk package contains the drive itself and an accessories box...
... are located on the drive and will appear once the LaCie Setup Assistance has been installed. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant. DESIGN NEIL POULTON DESIGN NEIL POULTON Introduction page 7 SATA SATA hard disk DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Quick Install Guide LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie hard disk package contains the drive itself and an accessories box...
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.3. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Power supply connection 3. FireWire 800 ports 5. USB 2.0 port CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie hard disk should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Rear View 1. eSATA port 4. Please ...
LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 1.3. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Power supply connection 3. FireWire 800 ports 5. USB 2.0 port CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie hard disk should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Rear View 1. eSATA port 4. Please ...
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Connecting the Interface cable Step 3 - 2.3. Step 1 - 2.1. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 9 Turning the Drive On Step 2 - 2.2. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2. Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk volume mounts correctly on your computer.
Connecting the Interface cable Step 3 - 2.3. Step 1 - 2.1. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 9 Turning the Drive On Step 2 - 2.2. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2. Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk volume mounts correctly on your computer.
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...not use a power supply from the use this feature, you may cause damage to the hard drive (Fig. 02). 2. Fig. 02 Fig. 03 Getting Connected page 10 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to ...the device and void your warranty. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your specific LaCie hard disk. Connecting the Interface ...
...not use a power supply from the use this feature, you may cause damage to the hard drive (Fig. 02). 2. Fig. 02 Fig. 03 Getting Connected page 10 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to ...the device and void your warranty. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your specific LaCie hard disk. Connecting the Interface ...
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... the second will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer/Computer (Windows users) or on your desktop (Mac users). 4. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant. Getting Connected page 11 TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one end of...
... the second will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer/Computer (Windows users) or on your desktop (Mac users). 4. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant. Getting Connected page 11 TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one end of...
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...through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk for download from your drive onto your computer IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun, your drive will guide you from the LaCie website: www.lacie.com. See section 3. Getting ...and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or other medium when setup is not available for your needs ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from the LaCie website. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.3. LaCie Setup Assistant should only be ready...
...through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk for download from your drive onto your computer IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun, your drive will guide you from the LaCie website: www.lacie.com. See section 3. Getting ...and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or other medium when setup is not available for your needs ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from the LaCie website. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.3. LaCie Setup Assistant should only be ready...
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... and disconnected while the computer is important to Remove Hardware" (or similar). Windows Users Getting Connected page 13 Mac Users 1. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk External USB, FireWire, and eSATA devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks like the drive itself.) 2. A message...be disconnected. To prevent failures, however, it should say, "Safely remove..."). It is a generic USB device icon. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.4. This message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it is running. Click on...
... and disconnected while the computer is important to Remove Hardware" (or similar). Windows Users Getting Connected page 13 Mac Users 1. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk External USB, FireWire, and eSATA devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks like the drive itself.) 2. A message...be disconnected. To prevent failures, however, it should say, "Safely remove..."). It is a generic USB device icon. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.4. This message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it is running. Click on...
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... only with Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista (performance will erase everything from the hard disk. This file system is optional. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3. When a disk is Partitioning? You can reformat it later uses to optimize it for use . For ... Partitioning page 14 The first time you want to protect or continue to use your LaCie hard disk, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your drive according to make sure that all of the hard disk's storage capacity that it to your multimedia files. Use NTFS if... ...you can ...
... only with Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista (performance will erase everything from the hard disk. This file system is optional. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3. When a disk is Partitioning? You can reformat it later uses to optimize it for use . For ... Partitioning page 14 The first time you want to protect or continue to use your LaCie hard disk, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your drive according to make sure that all of the hard disk's storage capacity that it to your multimedia files. Use NTFS if... ...you can ...
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... (1) installing a signature on the disk. Fig. 05 Fig. 06 Formatting & Partitioning page 15 From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). Locate the drive that is represented by the icon. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.1. ...These steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. Connect the drive to use, back up this information before performing these ...
... (1) installing a signature on the disk. Fig. 05 Fig. 06 Formatting & Partitioning page 15 From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). Locate the drive that is represented by the icon. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.1. ...These steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. Connect the drive to use, back up this information before performing these ...
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Click Next (Fig. 07). Click Finish to use. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 08), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Formatting & Partitioning page 16 Fig. 07 13. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 8. Fig. 08 Click Next. 9. Click Next. 12.
Click Next (Fig. 07). Click Finish to use. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 08), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Formatting & Partitioning page 16 Fig. 07 13. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 8. Fig. 08 Click Next. 9. Click Next. 12.
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... drive will be ready to use , back up this information before performing these steps will open. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk from the list of partitions you want to protect or continue to divide the drive into at most 16 partitions). From ...), choose the volume format. 8. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your hard drive. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. Select the Partition tab. 6. Fig. 09 Formatting & Partitioning page 17 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.2. Mac...
... drive will be ready to use , back up this information before performing these steps will open. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk from the list of partitions you want to protect or continue to divide the drive into at most 16 partitions). From ...), choose the volume format. 8. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your hard drive. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. Select the Partition tab. 6. Fig. 09 Formatting & Partitioning page 17 LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 3.2. Mac...
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...it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to 800 Cable Ends FireWire 800 Cable Ends Fig. 12 - FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is the latest implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. USB Cable Ends Fig. 11 - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped ...speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a HiSpeed USB 2.0 port (Fig. 10). Fig. 10 - LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 18 4. USB 2.0 Connection USB is the implementation of this case, file transfers...
...it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to 800 Cable Ends FireWire 800 Cable Ends Fig. 12 - FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is the latest implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. USB Cable Ends Fig. 11 - Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped ...speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a HiSpeed USB 2.0 port (Fig. 10). Fig. 10 - LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 18 4. USB 2.0 Connection USB is the implementation of this case, file transfers...