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.... Icons Used In This Manual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of your screen, select: File > Quit. Caution! Important Info: This icon refers to an important step that topic. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: How ...To Use This Manual Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents...
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... Partitioning Your LaCie Drive 4.1.1. Introduction 1.1. FireWire 2.3.2. Connecting The Interface Cable 3.2.1. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. Tech Tips 5.1. Mac Users Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Connecting The Power Supply 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.6. Windows Users 5. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Package Contents And Views Of The Drive 2.2.1. Cables And Connectors 2.3.1. Mac Users 3.2.2. File System Formats 5.1.1. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual Table of...
... Partitioning Your LaCie Drive 4.1.1. Introduction 1.1. FireWire 2.3.2. Connecting The Interface Cable 3.2.1. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. Tech Tips 5.1. Mac Users Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Connecting The Power Supply 3.2. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.6. Windows Users 5. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Package Contents And Views Of The Drive 2.2.1. Cables And Connectors 2.3.1. Mac Users 3.2.2. File System Formats 5.1.1. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual Table of...
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Available Storage Capacity 5.3. Troubleshooting 8.1. FireWire 800 6. FireWire Questions & Answers 7. Mac Users 8.2. Contacting Customer Support 10. Warranty Glossary Table of Contents 41 42 42 43 43 44 45 47 49 50 53 56 58 59 FireWire 400 vs. FireWire 800 Ports And Performance 5.3.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. Windows Users 5.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. USB Questions & Answers 8. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 5.1.2. Windows Users 9. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1.
Available Storage Capacity 5.3. Troubleshooting 8.1. FireWire 800 6. FireWire Questions & Answers 7. Mac Users 8.2. Contacting Customer Support 10. Warranty Glossary Table of Contents 41 42 42 43 43 44 45 47 49 50 53 56 58 59 FireWire 400 vs. FireWire 800 Ports And Performance 5.3.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. Windows Users 5.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. USB Questions & Answers 8. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 5.1.2. Windows Users 9. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1.
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Trademarks Apple, Mac, Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Changes ...to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the preparation of the FCC Rules. These limits are LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to correct the interference at his own expense. No part...tions. However, there is likely to cause harmful interference in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without the prior written consent of their respective owners. Other trademarks mentioned in ...
Trademarks Apple, Mac, Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Changes ...to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in the preparation of the FCC Rules. These limits are LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to correct the interference at his own expense. No part...tions. However, there is likely to cause harmful interference in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without the prior written consent of their respective owners. Other trademarks mentioned in ...
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...equipment by handing it is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product must not be disposed of with your household waste disposal service or the shop where you...ensure that it over to a designated collection point for recycling, please contact your local city office, your other household waste. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual Foreword page 5 • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ...
...equipment by handing it is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product must not be disposed of with your household waste disposal service or the shop where you...ensure that it over to a designated collection point for recycling, please contact your local city office, your other household waste. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual Foreword page 5 • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ...
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...Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this manual. • Protect your drive. The drive's warranty may damage the unit. • Always unplug the hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. If you detect a problem, consult... of the drive or use excessive force on it . Your hard drive contains no user-serviceable parts. Never insert any metallic object into its casing. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the device. • Do not use the hard drive near other products. • Do not place the drive near water,...
...Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this manual. • Protect your drive. The drive's warranty may damage the unit. • Always unplug the hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. If you detect a problem, consult... of the drive or use excessive force on it . Your hard drive contains no user-serviceable parts. Never insert any metallic object into its casing. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the device. • Do not use the hard drive near other products. • Do not place the drive near water,...
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... up your exact needs. Your LaCie external hard drive system is ideally suited for the purchase of your drive. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface! and you to match your computers' internal hard drive. • Store and exchange data between several computers. • Daisy-chain FireWire/iLink/DV devices directly to any work environment, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the LaCie Rackmount Kit (sold separately...
... up your exact needs. Your LaCie external hard drive system is ideally suited for the purchase of your drive. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface! and you to match your computers' internal hard drive. • Store and exchange data between several computers. • Daisy-chain FireWire/iLink/DV devices directly to any work environment, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the LaCie Rackmount Kit (sold separately...
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... automatically slows down or stops, allowing for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. To find out if your LaCie Big or Bigger Disk is equipped with a "smart fan," it is normal that there ...LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 1.2 Introduction page 8 1.2 Hard Drive Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie Big Disk drive's metal body is ideal for the quietest working environment. *Indicative information - Because of this advantageous feature, heat is a great way to Fan The casing alone is taken away from the internal drive toward the external...
... automatically slows down or stops, allowing for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. To find out if your LaCie Big or Bigger Disk is equipped with a "smart fan," it is normal that there ...LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 1.2 Introduction page 8 1.2 Hard Drive Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie Big Disk drive's metal body is ideal for the quietest working environment. *Indicative information - Because of this advantageous feature, heat is a great way to Fan The casing alone is taken away from the internal drive toward the external...
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... not recommend stacking or racking more than 3 x d2 drives, 2 x Big Disks or 2 x Bigger Disks on top of your drives (2). especially if your drives so that the heat dissipation can work effectively - This will allow for some airflow between your LaCie drive does not include a fan. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 1.2 Introduction page 9 Upright, Stack & Rackmount Configuration Heat dissipation is...
... not recommend stacking or racking more than 3 x d2 drives, 2 x Big Disks or 2 x Bigger Disks on top of your drives (2). especially if your drives so that the heat dissipation can work effectively - This will allow for some airflow between your LaCie drive does not include a fan. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 1.2 Introduction page 9 Upright, Stack & Rackmount Configuration Heat dissipation is...
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... for FireWire 400: • Windows 2000 and Windows XP Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hardware Requirements for USB: • Windows 2000 and Windows XP Minimum System Requirements 2. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface card • 32MB RAM or greater System Requirements for USB: • Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1.
... for FireWire 400: • Windows 2000 and Windows XP Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hardware Requirements for USB: • Windows 2000 and Windows XP Minimum System Requirements 2. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface card • 32MB RAM or greater System Requirements for USB: • Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1.
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LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface and Drive Stand kit 2 External power supply 3 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 4 FireWire 400 6-to-6-pin cable 5 iLink/DV 6-to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Your LaCie Drive page 11 2.2. In the event that the drive should need to -4-pin cable 6 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4 5 7 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 2 3 6 7 Important Info: Please keep your box. Package Contents 1 1 LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Package Contents and Views of the Drive 2.2.1.
LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface and Drive Stand kit 2 External power supply 3 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable 4 FireWire 400 6-to-6-pin cable 5 iLink/DV 6-to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Your LaCie Drive page 11 2.2. In the event that the drive should need to -4-pin cable 6 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4 5 7 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 2 3 6 7 Important Info: Please keep your box. Package Contents 1 1 LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Package Contents and Views of the Drive 2.2.1.
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The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on, and blinks to power the drive on. Front View 1 2. Your LaCie Drive page 12 1 On/Off Button / Power LED /Activity LED Push the button to indicate drive activity. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2.2.2. Views of the Drive 2.2.2.1.
The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on, and blinks to power the drive on. Front View 1 2. Your LaCie Drive page 12 1 On/Off Button / Power LED /Activity LED Push the button to indicate drive activity. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2.2.2. Views of the Drive 2.2.2.1.
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... serial number and keep your anti-theft system documentation for more information. 2 FireWire 800 Ports - This is where you have to call LaCie Technical Support for more information. 4 Power Supply Connector - Your LaCie Drive page 13 3 8 7 6 5 4 1 FireWire 400 Port - LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2.2.2.2. See section 3.2. Connecting the Interface Cable for any reason in regards to...
... serial number and keep your anti-theft system documentation for more information. 2 FireWire 800 Ports - This is where you have to call LaCie Technical Support for more information. 4 Power Supply Connector - Your LaCie Drive page 13 3 8 7 6 5 4 1 FireWire 400 Port - LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2.2.2.2. See section 3.2. Connecting the Interface Cable for any reason in regards to...
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.... 9-to-9-pin cable: Connects FireWire 800 devices to FireWire 800 ports. 6-to-6-pin cable: Connects FireWire 400 devices to FireWire 400 ports. 6-to-4-pin cable: Connects FireWire 400 devices to -4-pin cables; FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon FireWire Cables There are two categories of FireWire's uses and capabilities. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Benefits of the new IEEE...
.... 9-to-9-pin cable: Connects FireWire 800 devices to FireWire 800 ports. 6-to-6-pin cable: Connects FireWire 400 devices to FireWire 400 ports. 6-to-4-pin cable: Connects FireWire 400 devices to -4-pin cables; FireWire icon iLink icon DV icon FireWire Cables There are two categories of FireWire's uses and capabilities. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 2. Benefits of the new IEEE...
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USB 1.1 icon USB 2.0 icon USB Cables Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support highspeed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB... of USB's uses and capabilities. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will help you easily identify the USB interfaces. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the original USB specifications. • Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart your computer...
USB 1.1 icon USB 2.0 icon USB Cables Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support highspeed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB... of USB's uses and capabilities. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will help you easily identify the USB interfaces. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with the original USB specifications. • Hot-swappable: no need to shut down or restart your computer...
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...interface cable to the drive and to your drive. The LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. There are divided into sections by operating system (Mac or Windows) and the type of both the Mac and Windows operating system, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface gives... you will be followed when disconnecting the drive or switching between the different interfaces. To get started, go to its support of three different interfaces and its support of interface cable (FireWire 800, FireWire 400, ...
...interface cable to the drive and to your drive. The LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. There are divided into sections by operating system (Mac or Windows) and the type of both the Mac and Windows operating system, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface gives... you will be followed when disconnecting the drive or switching between the different interfaces. To get started, go to its support of three different interfaces and its support of interface cable (FireWire 800, FireWire 400, ...
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... adapter before it is connected to a FireWire connector on your computer, when you turn the drive off your computer, your LaCie drive. Do not use this feature, you turn on the front of power save mode. Tech Note: • Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface comes with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. LaCie accepts no responsibility for assistance in...
... adapter before it is connected to a FireWire connector on your computer, when you turn the drive off your computer, your LaCie drive. Do not use this feature, you turn on the front of power save mode. Tech Note: • Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface comes with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. LaCie accepts no responsibility for assistance in...
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... User's Manual 3. Daisy-chain configurations: • FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. • iLink/DV device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. a FireWire device attached to a drive that you...
... User's Manual 3. Daisy-chain configurations: • FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. • iLink/DV device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. a FireWire device attached to a drive that you...
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... • 6. Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface will now be ready for use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in 3.1. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface. 3 Connect the other end of the 9-pin FireWire 800 cable into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 19 Mac...
... • 6. Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface will now be ready for use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in 3.1. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface. 3 Connect the other end of the 9-pin FireWire 800 cable into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface User's Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 19 Mac...
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... Manual for the exact location of the 6-pin FireWire 400 cable into the FireWire 400 port on the dektop. FireWire • 5.3. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive - 4.1.1. FireWire Questions & Answers. 4 Your drive should appear on your computer. Please refer to appear on the back of the LaCie Big Disk Extreme...your hard drive system. Connecting The Power Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. 2 Connect the 6-pin end of the FireWire 400 cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your interface. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with...
... Manual for the exact location of the 6-pin FireWire 400 cable into the FireWire 400 port on the dektop. FireWire • 5.3. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive - 4.1.1. FireWire Questions & Answers. 4 Your drive should appear on your computer. Please refer to appear on the back of the LaCie Big Disk Extreme...your hard drive system. Connecting The Power Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. 2 Connect the 6-pin end of the FireWire 400 cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your interface. LaCie Big Disk Extreme with...