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... Requirements 2.2. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.1. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. File System Formats 5.1.1. Windows Users 5.2. Your LaCie Little Big Disk 2.1. Rear View Of The Drive 2.3. Optional A/C Adaptor Kit 3. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Little Big Disk Drive with Triple Interface 4.1.1. USB 5. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1. USB 2.0 connection 2.3.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.3. FireWire 4.2.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. Package Contents 2.2.2. FireWire connections 2.3.2. Installing Multiple Devices...
... Requirements 2.2. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.1. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. File System Formats 5.1.1. Windows Users 5.2. Your LaCie Little Big Disk 2.1. Rear View Of The Drive 2.3. Optional A/C Adaptor Kit 3. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Little Big Disk Drive with Triple Interface 4.1.1. USB 5. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1. USB 2.0 connection 2.3.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.3. FireWire 4.2.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. Package Contents 2.2.2. FireWire connections 2.3.2. Installing Multiple Devices...
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... a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. • Never expose your drive near other electrical appliances such as a result of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire. • Do not use only the LaCie Little Big Disk power adapter with the LaCie Little Big Disk, and not with this product and no user-serviceable parts. If you detect a problem, consult the "Troubleshooting" section in this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up inside the device, in...
... a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. • Never expose your drive near other electrical appliances such as a result of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire. • Do not use only the LaCie Little Big Disk power adapter with the LaCie Little Big Disk, and not with this product and no user-serviceable parts. If you detect a problem, consult the "Troubleshooting" section in this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up inside the device, in...
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To help you manage your new LaCie Little Big Disk with compatibility, convenience and a generous storage capacity to the LaCie white paper on backup, please refer to help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup methods and technology. Your LaCie external hard drive system is the sole responsibility of high-end, high-traffic environments, including: • Digital content creation • Professional data exchange...
To help you manage your new LaCie Little Big Disk with compatibility, convenience and a generous storage capacity to the LaCie white paper on backup, please refer to help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you would like more information on backup methods and technology. Your LaCie external hard drive system is the sole responsibility of high-end, high-traffic environments, including: • Digital content creation • Professional data exchange...
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... in its original packaging. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 2.2. In the event that the drive should need to -6-pin Cable 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cable 5 A/C Power Adaptor Kit (includes A/C adaptor and local power adaptor) 3 4 6 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 5 6 MOBILE HARD DRIVE © 2005 La STORAGE UTILITIES (Windows and Mac OS compatible) LaCie User's Manual LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software (Windows XP/2000, Mac OS 10.x) Cie, all rights Silverkeeper backup software (Mac OS 9 & 10.x) Silverlining Pro Utilities (Mac OS 9) reserved...
... in its original packaging. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 2.2. In the event that the drive should need to -6-pin Cable 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cable 5 A/C Power Adaptor Kit (includes A/C adaptor and local power adaptor) 3 4 6 LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM 5 6 MOBILE HARD DRIVE © 2005 La STORAGE UTILITIES (Windows and Mac OS compatible) LaCie User's Manual LaCie '1-Click' Backup Software (Windows XP/2000, Mac OS 10.x) Cie, all rights Silverkeeper backup software (Mac OS 9 & 10.x) Silverlining Pro Utilities (Mac OS 9) reserved...
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... 4 information. 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port - This is where you plug in the FireWire 400 cable furnished with the drive. This is where you plug in the FireWire 800 cable furnished with the drive. See section 2.3.2. USB 2.0 connection for more information. 5 KensingtonTM Security Lock Port - See section 3 2.3.1. FireWire Connections for more information. 2 3 FireWire 400 Port - Rear View of the Drive 1 A/C Power Adaptor port - Your LaCie Little Big Disk page See section 2.3.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual 2.2.2. FireWire Connections for more...
... 4 information. 4 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port - This is where you plug in the FireWire 400 cable furnished with the drive. This is where you plug in the FireWire 800 cable furnished with the drive. See section 2.3.2. USB 2.0 connection for more information. 5 KensingtonTM Security Lock Port - See section 3 2.3.1. FireWire Connections for more information. 2 3 FireWire 400 Port - Rear View of the Drive 1 A/C Power Adaptor port - Your LaCie Little Big Disk page See section 2.3.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual 2.2.2. FireWire Connections for more...
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... and signal distortion, and increases throughput. • Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to new limits, FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 10 2.3. Cables and Connectors Important Info: If you choose to run the drive without the power adaptor. 2.3.1. FireWire connections provide enough energy to interface your LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the FireWire interface. FireWire Icon iLink Icon DV Icon
... and signal distortion, and increases throughput. • Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to new limits, FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling distance between devices. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 10 2.3. Cables and Connectors Important Info: If you choose to run the drive without the power adaptor. 2.3.1. FireWire connections provide enough energy to interface your LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the FireWire interface. FireWire Icon iLink Icon DV Icon
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... LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the USB interfaces. USB questions and answers for more detailed discussion of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to connect the power adaptor (see 7. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with the original USB specifications. • Hot-swappable: no need to support high-speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable: Connects USB devices to run the drive without the power adaptor. USB Icons...
... LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the USB interfaces. USB questions and answers for more detailed discussion of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to connect the power adaptor (see 7. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with the original USB specifications. • Hot-swappable: no need to support high-speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable: Connects USB devices to run the drive without the power adaptor. USB Icons...
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...-Speed USB 2.0 interface. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is immediately compatible with triple interface and 5.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 14 3. If you will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are three interface connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Little Big Disk with Windows, cross-platform use with Triple Interface to your LaCie Little Big Disk installed and connected as simple as connecting an interface cable to the drive and to section 3.1. The Little Big Disk...
...-Speed USB 2.0 interface. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is immediately compatible with triple interface and 5.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 14 3. If you will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are three interface connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Little Big Disk with Windows, cross-platform use with Triple Interface to your LaCie Little Big Disk installed and connected as simple as connecting an interface cable to the drive and to section 3.1. The Little Big Disk...
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.... 6. Open the CD icon, double-click the Silverlining Software folder and double-click on Restart to customize the installation process. 8. Click Continue. 4. Fig. A LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 15 Mac OS 9.x To use your FireWire or USB peripheral immediately. Read the following information and click Continue. 5. Leave the installation setting at Easy Install unless you are ready to move to the next step, Connecting the Little Big Disk to...
.... 6. Open the CD icon, double-click the Silverlining Software folder and double-click on Restart to customize the installation process. 8. Click Continue. 4. Fig. A LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 15 Mac OS 9.x To use your FireWire or USB peripheral immediately. Read the following information and click Continue. 5. Leave the installation setting at Easy Install unless you are ready to move to the next step, Connecting the Little Big Disk to...
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... mixed, i.e. Windows users will need to recognize the drive and assign it a letter. Your computer will mount on your computer. Important Info: This LaCie drive is 2 3 connected to the computer via USB 2.0. 2 Connect the interface cable to your drive through the host connector. (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or USB 2.0). 3 Connect the cable to your computer to reformat the Little Big Disk. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 16 3.1. USB 2.0 FireWire 800 1 3 2 3 2 FireWire 400 Technical note: To connect additional devices, you...
... mixed, i.e. Windows users will need to recognize the drive and assign it a letter. Your computer will mount on your computer. Important Info: This LaCie drive is 2 3 connected to the computer via USB 2.0. 2 Connect the interface cable to your drive through the host connector. (FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or USB 2.0). 3 Connect the cable to your computer to reformat the Little Big Disk. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 16 3.1. USB 2.0 FireWire 800 1 3 2 3 2 FireWire 400 Technical note: To connect additional devices, you...
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... data. Click on the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image). Either: • Drag the hard drive icon to disconnect the device. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 17 3.2. Disconnecting while the drive is reading or writing. Make sure that your screen), click on this prompt. It is running. Mac OS 10.x Mac OS 9.x CAUTION: Do not disconnect the USB or FireWire cable when the drive...
... data. Click on the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image). Either: • Drag the hard drive icon to disconnect the device. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 17 3.2. Disconnecting while the drive is reading or writing. Make sure that your screen), click on this prompt. It is running. Mac OS 10.x Mac OS 9.x CAUTION: Do not disconnect the USB or FireWire cable when the drive...
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... the steps in section 3.2. After switching between interfaces, you may need to quit the application that you were using to follow these steps: 1. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable. 3. The drive should then be visible and accessible. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 18 3.3. However, there are "hot-pluggable," meaning that you can connect a drive to a USB or FireWire port on your drive to unmount the...
... the steps in section 3.2. After switching between interfaces, you may need to quit the application that you were using to follow these steps: 1. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable. 3. The drive should then be visible and accessible. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 18 3.3. However, there are "hot-pluggable," meaning that you can connect a drive to a USB or FireWire port on your drive to unmount the...
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... available hard disk drives. Once the drive mounts onto the desktop, go to the computer via one that reads LaCie (fig. In the left side of the window will open. Fig. The LaCie Little Big Disk with your needs. From the Go menu, click on the Partition tab. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x - The Disc Utility window will be a list of the interface ports. 2. Connect the drive to the Menu Bar, and open the Utilities folder...
... available hard disk drives. Once the drive mounts onto the desktop, go to the computer via one that reads LaCie (fig. In the left side of the window will open. Fig. The LaCie Little Big Disk with your needs. From the Go menu, click on the Partition tab. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x - The Disc Utility window will be a list of the interface ports. 2. Connect the drive to the Menu Bar, and open the Utilities folder...
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... steps: (1) installing a signature on the disk. 1. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP The process of formatting and partitioning a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of the interface ports. 2. Connect the drive to the drive and click Next. A 6. B) Fig. Click Next (fig. Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will list the new drive(s) attached. From the Computer Management window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). 4. Use the Disk Management Utility, which is...
... steps: (1) installing a signature on the disk. 1. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP The process of formatting and partitioning a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of the interface ports. 2. Connect the drive to the drive and click Next. A 6. B) Fig. Click Next (fig. Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will list the new drive(s) attached. From the Computer Management window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). 4. Use the Disk Management Utility, which is...
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... FireWire 800 port. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to 63 devices on the bus, with the original FireWire 400 standard (provided the correct cables are used), but transfer rates will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are mixed, i.e. 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...
... FireWire 800 port. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to 63 devices on the bus, with the original FireWire 400 standard (provided the correct cables are used), but transfer rates will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are mixed, i.e. 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...
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... drive has been formatted. All LaCie drives comply to computer RAM, or between storage devices. During data transfers, it later uses to be using the same port. Nearly all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are the flow of the FireWire host-bus adapter interfaces vary widely. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 29 5.2. In order to utilize a hard disk drive, it has to locate information. Technical...
... drive has been formatted. All LaCie drives comply to computer RAM, or between storage devices. During data transfers, it later uses to be using the same port. Nearly all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are the flow of the FireWire host-bus adapter interfaces vary widely. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 29 5.2. In order to utilize a hard disk drive, it has to locate information. Technical...
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LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 31 Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com. Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices and drivers. Mac OS 9.x does not support Hi-Speed USB 2.0 functionality, and all Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and...
LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 31 Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com. Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices and drivers. Mac OS 9.x does not support Hi-Speed USB 2.0 functionality, and all Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devices will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and...
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... the new implementation of devices don't require fast data transfer rates, and operate very successfully at low-speed on both Mac and Windows platforms. • "Hot Swappable": No need to 480 Mb/s, making it 40 times faster than its ready. • Automatic configuration: Once your device is specifically written to allow developers to 12Mb/s. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specification is connected, your computer when adding or removing a USB device. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech...
... the new implementation of devices don't require fast data transfer rates, and operate very successfully at low-speed on both Mac and Windows platforms. • "Hot Swappable": No need to 480 Mb/s, making it 40 times faster than its ready. • Automatic configuration: Once your device is specifically written to allow developers to 12Mb/s. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 specification is connected, your computer when adding or removing a USB device. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech...
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LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 40 Error messages under Mac OS 10.2.x, upgrade to the latest version. For more information, please see sections 5.3.2. If your drive is "woken" from sleep, it is normal. A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB transfer rates. Check to a FAT 32 volume, certain characters cannot be recognized? See sections 2.1. Minimum system requirements and 5.3. Did you get an "Error -50" message...
LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 40 Error messages under Mac OS 10.2.x, upgrade to the latest version. For more information, please see sections 5.3.2. If your drive is "woken" from sleep, it is normal. A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB transfer rates. Check to a FAT 32 volume, certain characters cannot be recognized? See sections 2.1. Minimum system requirements and 5.3. Did you get an "Error -50" message...
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... drive is connected to power off . LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 41 Unplanned shutdown. Is the drive formatted as a NTFS volume? Reformat the drive and change the cluster size to Apple's Web site article: Mac OS X: About Using Disc Utility and fsck for File System Management. Your drive has an autoswitching power feature, which is not accessing the drive and then follow the steps in section 3.2. Disconnecting your computer is the default setting under Windows...
... drive is connected to power off . LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 41 Unplanned shutdown. Is the drive formatted as a NTFS volume? Reformat the drive and change the cluster size to Apple's Web site article: Mac OS X: About Using Disc Utility and fsck for File System Management. Your drive has an autoswitching power feature, which is not accessing the drive and then follow the steps in section 3.2. Disconnecting your computer is the default setting under Windows...