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... received, including interference that interference will help to which can be disposed of disposal will not occur in a residential installation. Canada Compliance Statement LaCie Desktop Hard Drive Tested to assure its packaging indicates that this document to comply with Part 15 of their respective owners. Manufacturer's Declaration for home or office ...drop off and on, the user is no liability resulting from errors or omissions in a manner that it is subject to radio communications. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Forward page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2008...
... received, including interference that interference will help to which can be disposed of disposal will not occur in a residential installation. Canada Compliance Statement LaCie Desktop Hard Drive Tested to assure its packaging indicates that this document to comply with Part 15 of their respective owners. Manufacturer's Declaration for home or office ...drop off and on, the user is no liability resulting from errors or omissions in a manner that it is subject to radio communications. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Forward page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2008...
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... placing your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk. Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk, as they may be held liable for instance, and a second copy either on your internal Hard Disk, another external Hard Disk or some other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk near sources of removable storage media. CAUTION: This LaCie Desktop Hard Disk's warranty may spill into the drive to the...
... placing your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk. Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk, as they may be held liable for instance, and a second copy either on your internal Hard Disk, another external Hard Disk or some other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk near sources of removable storage media. CAUTION: This LaCie Desktop Hard Disk's warranty may spill into the drive to the...
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Features ✦✦ Simple and efficient USB desktop hard drive ✦✦ Easy for anyone to your files, music, photos and video ✦✦ Pre-formatted for cross-platform use it as one big volume. Secure and stable, the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is an ideal way to add space to set-up and use ✦✦ Back up...
Features ✦✦ Simple and efficient USB desktop hard drive ✦✦ Easy for anyone to your files, music, photos and video ✦✦ Pre-formatted for cross-platform use it as one big volume. Secure and stable, the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is an ideal way to add space to set-up and use ✦✦ Back up...
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In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Introduction page 5 LaCie Desktop Hard Disk Quick Install Guide Power supply 3. User Manual and Storage Utilities located on the hard drive's mounted volume IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk 2. Quick Install Guide 5. Package Content 1. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 1.1.
In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Introduction page 5 LaCie Desktop Hard Disk Quick Install Guide Power supply 3. User Manual and Storage Utilities located on the hard drive's mounted volume IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 4. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk 2. Quick Install Guide 5. Package Content 1. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 1.1.
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... before connecting the USB 2.0 cable to use the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie Drive. 2. Connect Cable A to the Power Supply brick. 3. IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your warranty. To be able to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on and off by LaCie will void your LaCie drive. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Using...
... before connecting the USB 2.0 cable to use the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie Drive. 2. Connect Cable A to the Power Supply brick. 3. IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your warranty. To be able to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on and off by LaCie will void your LaCie drive. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Using...
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LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. On Off Blinking Blue Power On Power Off Read/Write Access Red Disk Failure/Error N/A Fig. 03 Getting Connected page 10 LED Indicators Your hard drive has a light on the front (Fig. 03) that indicates certain behaviors, as the following table shows.
LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. On Off Blinking Blue Power On Power Off Read/Write Access Red Disk Failure/Error N/A Fig. 03 Getting Connected page 10 LED Indicators Your hard drive has a light on the front (Fig. 03) that indicates certain behaviors, as the following table shows.
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...LaCie Desktop Hard Disk USB external devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. Windows Users (Fig. 04 - Click on the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk in the lower right-hand side of your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk. 2.4.1. When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive...it is now safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.4. It is important to the trash. Mac Users) Drag the Hard Disk icon to follow these steps when disconnecting your screen), click...
...LaCie Desktop Hard Disk USB external devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. Windows Users (Fig. 04 - Click on the LaCie Desktop Hard Disk in the lower right-hand side of your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk. 2.4.1. When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive...it is now safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 2.4. It is important to the trash. Mac Users) Drag the Hard Disk icon to follow these steps when disconnecting your screen), click...
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... Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if... ...you do not need to reformat. If you will be sharing the drive with Windows OS. See below. Your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is Formatting? Or, if you plan to FAT 32). Maximum single file size is NOT compatible with another person...protect or continue to FAT 32. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3. What is optional. 3.1. Partitioning is Partitioning? performance will erase everything from the Hard Disk. What is preformatted in read only mode with both Windows and Mac 10.3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or...
... Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if... ...you do not need to reformat. If you will be sharing the drive with Windows OS. See below. Your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is Formatting? Or, if you plan to FAT 32). Maximum single file size is NOT compatible with another person...protect or continue to FAT 32. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3. What is optional. 3.1. Partitioning is Partitioning? performance will erase everything from the Hard Disk. What is preformatted in read only mode with both Windows and Mac 10.3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or...
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.... 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Windows will list the Hard Disks that is on the system. Locate the drive that are installed on the disk. In the box to the right that you have information that says Unallocated, right-click and select New Partition... 7. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. From the "Computer Management" window, select...
.... 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Windows will list the Hard Disks that is on the system. Locate the drive that are installed on the disk. In the box to the right that you have information that says Unallocated, right-click and select New Partition... 7. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. From the "Computer Management" window, select...
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... window, select Quick Format. IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to use. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 11. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 8. Fig. 09 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 09), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to section 3. Click Finish to begin the formatting process. 14.
... window, select Quick Format. IMPORTANT INFO: Please refer to use. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 11. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 8. Fig. 09 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 09), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to section 3. Click Finish to begin the formatting process. 14.
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... 8. If you have information that unless you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Select the volume labeled LaCie Desktop Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. You can adjust the size of the window. 5. IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that you want to use... each volume (partition), choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS). LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.3. Formatting for each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities ...
... 8. If you have information that unless you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Select the volume labeled LaCie Desktop Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the drive. 2. You can adjust the size of the window. 5. IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that you want to use... each volume (partition), choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS). LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.3. Formatting for each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities ...
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Fig. 11 - LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 16 3.4. USB 2.0 Connection USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. USB 2.0 Cable and Cable End) Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to USB 1.1 transfer rates...
Fig. 11 - LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 16 3.4. USB 2.0 Connection USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. USB 2.0 Cable and Cable End) Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to USB 1.1 transfer rates...
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...power supply and ground connection are seated properly. 3. Contact your computer's USB 2.0 cable. If you can purchase an external controller through LaCie. Check that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from the drive to the computer. 2. A controller is connected tightly and securely on ...peripheral (ex. In any other applications on both ends of the cable, from storage to communicate with a USB controller card, you experience hanging problems, proceed as a "controller card") that do not conform to the computer. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.5.
...power supply and ground connection are seated properly. 3. Contact your computer's USB 2.0 cable. If you can purchase an external controller through LaCie. Check that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from the drive to the computer. 2. A controller is connected tightly and securely on ...peripheral (ex. In any other applications on both ends of the cable, from storage to communicate with a USB controller card, you experience hanging problems, proceed as a "controller card") that do not conform to the computer. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 3.5.
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... determine the source of the problem. If you the most up-to -use format that are regularly published on our website - Troubleshooting If your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to -date, comprehensive user manuals available on the checklist and your new device. One... of these FAQs may provide an answer to give you have gone through all of your drive still does not work properly, please check the FAQs that will be available. Contacting Customer Support for the most recent software updates will...
... determine the source of the problem. If you the most up-to -use format that are regularly published on our website - Troubleshooting If your LaCie Desktop Hard Disk is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to -date, comprehensive user manuals available on the checklist and your new device. One... of these FAQs may provide an answer to give you have gone through all of your drive still does not work properly, please check the FAQs that will be available. Contacting Customer Support for the most recent software updates will...
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... the minimum system requirements for the drive in their respective ports. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 19 4.1. The drive is not recognized by the computer. Is there an icon for use with other USB devices connected to the LaCie drive. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to a USB 1.1 hub? Troubleshooting for an icon and...
... the minimum system requirements for the drive in their respective ports. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 19 4.1. The drive is not recognized by the computer. Is there an icon for use with other USB devices connected to the LaCie drive. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to a USB 1.1 hub? Troubleshooting for an icon and...
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... respective ports. If in section 2.2. Review the installation steps in doubt, uninstall the drivers and re-install them. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 20 Problem The drive is not running . Troubleshooting for help. Has the USB driver been installed correctly and enabled? See section 1.2. Minimum System Requirements. Are both your computer's documentation and...
... respective ports. If in section 2.2. Review the installation steps in doubt, uninstall the drivers and re-install them. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 20 Problem The drive is not running . Troubleshooting for help. Has the USB driver been installed correctly and enabled? See section 1.2. Minimum System Requirements. Are both your computer's documentation and...
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... computer is "revived" from sleep, it is connected directly to a USB 1.1 port or hub, this message. Disconnect any other USB devices connected to see if the drive's performance improves. Does your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly. Minimum System Requirements. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 21 Problem Question Answer Error messages...
... computer is "revived" from sleep, it is connected directly to a USB 1.1 port or hub, this message. Disconnect any other USB devices connected to see if the drive's performance improves. Does your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly. Minimum System Requirements. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 21 Problem Question Answer Error messages...
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If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that you are in the troubleshooting checklist, and you have the following information on hand: ✦✦ Your LaCie drive's serial number ✦✦ Operating system(Mac OS or Windows) and version ✦... us via the provided Web link. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 5. Before contacting us, make sure that you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in front of your computer and that all of any other devices installed on your LaCie drive to isolate the problem. If you...
If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that you are in the troubleshooting checklist, and you have the following information on hand: ✦✦ Your LaCie drive's serial number ✦✦ Operating system(Mac OS or Windows) and version ✦... us via the provided Web link. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 5. Before contacting us, make sure that you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in front of your computer and that all of any other devices installed on your LaCie drive to isolate the problem. If you...
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..., special or consequential damages such as a pickup tray, etc. ✦✦ The tamper seal on your drive against any of this product is broken. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 6. Warranty LaCie warrants your warranty certificate. In the event this data. All drives returned to be securely packaged in abnormal use , for the period designated on the...
..., special or consequential damages such as a pickup tray, etc. ✦✦ The tamper seal on your drive against any of this product is broken. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual 6. Warranty LaCie warrants your warranty certificate. In the event this data. All drives returned to be securely packaged in abnormal use , for the period designated on the...