Datasheet
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... addition to the LaCie Setup Assistant software, for easy formatting, it also comes with LaCie Backup Assistant software, which helps you need for efficient data transfer. Simply plug it a user-friendly companion to your data • 33% faster speeds with its exterior prevents both shock and overheating, providing reliability and dependability for users. Backup and Software Suite The LaCie Grand comes with the versatile USB 2.0 interface, making it in and you...
... addition to the LaCie Setup Assistant software, for easy formatting, it also comes with LaCie Backup Assistant software, which helps you need for efficient data transfer. Simply plug it a user-friendly companion to your data • 33% faster speeds with its exterior prevents both shock and overheating, providing reliability and dependability for users. Backup and Software Suite The LaCie Grand comes with the versatile USB 2.0 interface, making it in and you...
Datasheet
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... with a USB 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac: Time Machine® compatible • USB 2.0 • Plug & play Box Content • LaCie Grand Hard Disk • 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. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). **Calculations are subject to change without notice. Specifications and appearance...
... with a USB 2.0 port • High-speed Internet for PC/Mac • Mac: Time Machine® compatible • USB 2.0 • Plug & play Box Content • LaCie Grand Hard Disk • 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. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). **Calculations are subject to change without notice. Specifications and appearance...
User Manual
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...Interface and Data Transfer Information 17 4.1. Windows Troubleshooting...21 6. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 23 7. Mac Users...12 3. Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 17 4.2. Turning the Drive On...9 2.2. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive...12 2.4.1. Windows Users...14 3.2. Windows Users...12 2.4.2. Installing New Firmware...18 5. Warranty Information 24 Windows users...6 1.3.2. Troubleshooting...19 5.1. Contacting Customer Support 22 6.1. Views of Contents 1. Front View...7 1.2.2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
...Interface and Data Transfer Information 17 4.1. Windows Troubleshooting...21 6. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 23 7. Mac Users...12 3. Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 17 4.2. Turning the Drive On...9 2.2. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive...12 2.4.1. Windows Users...14 3.2. Windows Users...12 2.4.2. Installing New Firmware...18 5. Warranty Information 24 Windows users...6 1.3.2. Troubleshooting...19 5.1. Contacting Customer Support 22 6.1. Views of Contents 1. Front View...7 1.2.2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
User Manual
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...; Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the use This device complies with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to comply with FCC standards for home or office use of the FCC Rules. CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive's warranty may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in accordance with Part 15 of the information contained herein. LaCie...
...; Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the use This device complies with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to comply with FCC standards for home or office use of the FCC Rules. CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive's warranty may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in accordance with Part 15 of the information contained herein. LaCie...
User Manual
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... recovery or restoration of this manual. Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60- 50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of CD and DVD drives. IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is too cold or humid may be unused for instance, and a second copy either on your data; Inversely, placing your LaCie grand. one copy on your external hard disk...
... recovery or restoration of this manual. Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60- 50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of CD and DVD drives. IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is too cold or humid may be unused for instance, and a second copy either on your data; Inversely, placing your LaCie grand. one copy on your external hard disk...
User Manual
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... (partitions) for speed intensive applications, the LaCie grand handles the curves of your specific applications. Introduction page 4 Quick Links Click a topic: ✦✦ Getting Connected ✦✦ Optional Formatting & Partitioning ✦✦ Troubleshooting Secure and stable, the LaCie grand is an ideal way to add space to blend sharp design with high-technology. These latest drives are timeless and crafted to your demanding data needs. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
... (partitions) for speed intensive applications, the LaCie grand handles the curves of your specific applications. Introduction page 4 Quick Links Click a topic: ✦✦ Getting Connected ✦✦ Optional Formatting & Partitioning ✦✦ Troubleshooting Secure and stable, the LaCie grand is an ideal way to add space to blend sharp design with high-technology. These latest drives are timeless and crafted to your demanding data needs. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
User Manual
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Introduction page 5 grand Quick Install Guide Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. LaCie grand Hard Disk 2. Quick Install Guide NOTE: Storage utilities and user manual come pre-loaded on the drive. External power supply 4. Box Content 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.1.
Introduction page 5 grand Quick Install Guide Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. LaCie grand Hard Disk 2. Quick Install Guide NOTE: Storage utilities and user manual come pre-loaded on the drive. External power supply 4. Box Content 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.1.
User Manual
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Connecting the USB cable 2.3. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2.1. Turning the Drive On 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 8 IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive volume mounts correctly on and connected to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on your computer. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to your computer.
Connecting the USB cable 2.3. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2.1. Turning the Drive On 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 8 IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive volume mounts correctly on and connected to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on your computer. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to your computer.
User Manual
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..., section 2.2. Failure to remove the adapter may cause damage to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your LaCie hard drive. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your computer. 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Always remove the AC adapter before connecting the interface cable to the device and void your warranty. Do not use the AC adapter supplied with your country to the hard drive (Fig. 03). 3. Connecting the USB cable. Getting Connected page 9 Fig...
..., section 2.2. Failure to remove the adapter may cause damage to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your LaCie hard drive. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before transporting your computer. 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Always remove the AC adapter before connecting the interface cable to the device and void your warranty. Do not use the AC adapter supplied with your country to the hard drive (Fig. 03). 3. Connecting the USB cable. Getting Connected page 9 Fig...
User Manual
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...'s internal hard drive or other medium when setup is connected to your drive. See section 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Make sure that you from using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be run once, and will have to be ready to use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to reformat your needs ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from the LaCie website: www.lacie.com. IMPORTANT INFO...
...'s internal hard drive or other medium when setup is connected to your drive. See section 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Make sure that you from using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be run once, and will have to be ready to use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to reformat your needs ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities from the LaCie website: www.lacie.com. IMPORTANT INFO...
User Manual
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...-hand side of your hard drive. 2.4.1. Windows Users Fig. 07 - Click on the drive you wish to disconnect the device. 2.4.2. Mac Users To prevent failures, however, it should say, "Safely remove..."). Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 07). (The icon pictured below is now safe to disconnect. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2.4. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive External USB devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks...
...-hand side of your hard drive. 2.4.1. Windows Users Fig. 07 - Click on the drive you wish to disconnect the device. 2.4.2. Mac Users To prevent failures, however, it should say, "Safely remove..."). Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 07). (The icon pictured below is now safe to disconnect. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2.4. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive External USB devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that looks...
User Manual
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.... This file system is compatible in read only mode with Windows OS. If your needs change, you want to protect or continue to use . For example, if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac, but now you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive. A partition is a section of the hard disk's storage capacity that is formatted, the following things occur: the operating system erases all...
.... This file system is compatible in read only mode with Windows OS. If your needs change, you want to protect or continue to use . For example, if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac, but now you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive. A partition is a section of the hard disk's storage capacity that is formatted, the following things occur: the operating system erases all...
User Manual
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... Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). continued on a computer running Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of the "New Partition Wizard," click Next. These steps will erase anything that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps will list the Hard Disks that is on the system. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.1. Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on...
... Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). continued on a computer running Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of the "New Partition Wizard," click Next. These steps will erase anything that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps will list the Hard Disks that is on the system. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.1. Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on...
User Manual
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... each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. Connect the drive to continue. 9. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. You can adjust the size of dividing the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have information that you want to divide the drive into at most 16 partitions). Fig. 12 Formatting & Partitioning page 16 From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of the window (Fig. 12...
... each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. Connect the drive to continue. 9. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. You can adjust the size of dividing the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have information that you want to divide the drive into at most 16 partitions). Fig. 12 Formatting & Partitioning page 16 From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of the window (Fig. 12...
User Manual
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... drive performance will be limited to each other. Fig. 13 - Interface and Data Transfer Information 4.1. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with a mini Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Mini USB Cable Ends Interfaces page 17 LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
... drive performance will be limited to each other. Fig. 13 - Interface and Data Transfer Information 4.1. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is shipped with a mini Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Mini USB Cable Ends Interfaces page 17 LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual...
User Manual
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... to in this case as follows: 1. Data Transfers A data transfer is certified. 2. If you experience hanging problems, proceed as a "controller card") that do not conform to the computer. If your LaCie drive, check that it 's best to wait before launching other applications on both ends of the free slots (i.e. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Interfaces page 18 4.2. If you are using a USB 2.0 cable other configurations, we cannot ensure 100% correct operation. TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Controller -
... to in this case as follows: 1. Data Transfers A data transfer is certified. 2. If you experience hanging problems, proceed as a "controller card") that do not conform to the computer. If your LaCie drive, check that it 's best to wait before launching other applications on both ends of the free slots (i.e. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Interfaces page 18 4.2. If you are using a USB 2.0 cable other configurations, we cannot ensure 100% correct operation. TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Controller -
User Manual
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... contact your new device. It is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the product you have gone through all of the points on the market. www.lacie.com Troubleshooting page 19 Troubleshooting If your drive still does not work properly, please check the FAQs that will be available. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 5. If...
... contact your new device. It is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the product you have gone through all of the points on the market. www.lacie.com Troubleshooting page 19 Troubleshooting If your drive still does not work properly, please check the FAQs that will be available. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 5. If...
User Manual
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... 3. Review the installation steps in order to a FAT 32 volume, file names with certain characters cannot be an icon for the specific interface and operating system? If the drive is not recognized by the computer. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 20 5.2. Mac Troubleshooting Problem The drive is working properly? Error messages under Mac OS 10.x. The drive is not recognized by spinning down when you follow the rest of sleep mode? The drive is...
... 3. Review the installation steps in order to a FAT 32 volume, file names with certain characters cannot be an icon for the specific interface and operating system? If the drive is not recognized by the computer. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 20 5.2. Mac Troubleshooting Problem The drive is working properly? Error messages under Mac OS 10.x. The drive is not recognized by spinning down when you follow the rest of sleep mode? The drive is...
User Manual
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... connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port or hub. A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB 1.1 transfer rates. Minimum System Requirements. Box Content for the specific interface and operating system? Contact LaCie Technical Support for use with other USB devices and see section 3. If your computer? Does your computer and try again. Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Review the installation steps on your computer's configuration...
... connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port or hub. A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB 1.1 transfer rates. Minimum System Requirements. Box Content for the specific interface and operating system? Contact LaCie Technical Support for use with other USB devices and see section 3. If your computer? Does your computer and try again. Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Review the installation steps on your computer's configuration...
Quick Install Guide
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NOTE: Using LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting has begun, your drive will not be ready to use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for more information. See the user manual for Mac) to format or partition your desktop. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use and will require manual formatting. Mac users: Double-click the "LaCie Setup Assistant" icon on your LaCie drive. NOTE...
NOTE: Using LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting has begun, your drive will not be ready to use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for more information. See the user manual for Mac) to format or partition your desktop. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use and will require manual formatting. Mac users: Double-click the "LaCie Setup Assistant" icon on your LaCie drive. NOTE...
