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......20 5.3. Turning the Drive On...9 2.2. Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 23 7. Warranty Information 24 USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 17 4.2. Windows Troubleshooting...21 6. Minimum System Requirements...6 1.3.1. Mac Users...6 1.2. Getting Connected...8 2.1. Connecting the USB cable...10 2.3. Windows Users...12 2.4.2. Mac Users...16 4. Views of Contents 1. Mac Users...12 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Table...
......20 5.3. Turning the Drive On...9 2.2. Optional Formatting & Partitioning 13 3.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 23 7. Warranty Information 24 USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors 17 4.2. Windows Troubleshooting...21 6. Minimum System Requirements...6 1.3.1. Mac Users...6 1.2. Getting Connected...8 2.1. Connecting the USB cable...10 2.3. Windows Users...12 2.4.2. Mac Users...16 4. Views of Contents 1. Mac Users...12 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Table...
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... 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of waste electrical and electronic equipment. CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive's warranty may cause harmful interference to comply with FCC standards for the recycling of Apple Computer, Inc. FCC Statement LaCie grand Hard Disk Tested to radio communications. Changes The material in a residential installation. Trademarks Apple, Mac, and Macintosh...
... 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of waste electrical and electronic equipment. CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive's warranty may cause harmful interference to comply with FCC standards for the recycling of Apple Computer, Inc. FCC Statement LaCie grand Hard Disk Tested to radio communications. Changes The material in a residential installation. Trademarks Apple, Mac, and Macintosh...
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... INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is an increased risk of magnetic interference, such as televisions or radios. If you keep TWO copies of your LaCie grand near sources of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire. ✦✦...form of electrical shock. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on your internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie grand near a source of this manual. or to sunlight (even through a window). Doing so ...
... INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is an increased risk of magnetic interference, such as televisions or radios. If you keep TWO copies of your LaCie grand near sources of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire. ✦✦...form of electrical shock. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on your internal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie grand near a source of this manual. or to sunlight (even through a window). Doing so ...
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These latest drives are performance-based solutions that are timeless and crafted to your specific applications. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1. Secure and stable, the LaCie grand is an ideal way to add space to blend sharp design with high-technology. you through your...big volume. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of drives that will power you can divide the drive into specific spaces (partitions) for speed intensive applications, the LaCie grand handles the curves of your demanding data needs. Introduction page 4 ...
These latest drives are performance-based solutions that are timeless and crafted to your specific applications. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1. Secure and stable, the LaCie grand is an ideal way to add space to blend sharp design with high-technology. you through your...big volume. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of drives that will power you can divide the drive into specific spaces (partitions) for speed intensive applications, the LaCie grand handles the curves of your demanding data needs. Introduction page 4 ...
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Quick Install Guide NOTE: Storage utilities and user manual come pre-loaded on the drive. Introduction page 5 grand Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. External power supply 4. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.1. Box Content 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk 2.
Quick Install Guide NOTE: Storage utilities and user manual come pre-loaded on the drive. Introduction page 5 grand Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. External power supply 4. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 3. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.1. Box Content 1. LaCie grand Hard Disk 2.
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Rear View 1. Power supply connection 3. Front View 1. USB 2.0 port Fig. 01 Introduction page 7 Fig. 02 Status LED 1.2.2. OFF/ON power switch 2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.2. Views of the Drive 1.2.1.
Rear View 1. Power supply connection 3. Front View 1. USB 2.0 port Fig. 01 Introduction page 7 Fig. 02 Status LED 1.2.2. OFF/ON power switch 2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 1.2. Views of the Drive 1.2.1.
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LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2. IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to your computer. Connecting the USB cable 2.3. Turning the Drive On 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 8 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2.1. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to ensure that your LaCie hard drive volume mounts correctly on your computer.
LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2. IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to your computer. Connecting the USB cable 2.3. Turning the Drive On 2.2. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Getting Connected page 8 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2.1. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to ensure that your LaCie hard drive volume mounts correctly on your computer.
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.... Failure to remove the adapter may cause damage to the power supply. 2. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to your drive and will void your warranty. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Always remove the AC adapter before connecting the interface cable to the next step, section 2.2. Connect the appropriate wall plug adapter...
.... Failure to remove the adapter may cause damage to the power supply. 2. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to your drive and will void your warranty. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.1. Always remove the AC adapter before connecting the interface cable to the next step, section 2.2. Connect the appropriate wall plug adapter...
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... manual formatting. Getting Connected page 11 Simply follow the Setup Assistant through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard drive for your computer as described in "My Computer" and then double click the LaCie icon. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. Windows users: double click on the LaCie drive icon in sections 2.1 and 2.2. IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not launch...
... manual formatting. Getting Connected page 11 Simply follow the Setup Assistant through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard drive for your computer as described in "My Computer" and then double click the LaCie icon. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 2.3. Windows users: double click on the LaCie drive icon in sections 2.1 and 2.2. IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not launch...
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... be connected and disconnected while the computer is important to disconnect. Windows Users Fig. 07 - LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2.4. Click on the drive you wish to follow these steps when disconnecting your screen), click the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) ...(Fig. 06). Fig. 06 - Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 07). (The icon pictured below is now safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). It is a generic USB...
... be connected and disconnected while the computer is important to disconnect. Windows Users Fig. 07 - LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2.4. Click on the drive you wish to follow these steps when disconnecting your screen), click the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) ...(Fig. 06). Fig. 06 - Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 07). (The icon pictured below is now safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). It is a generic USB...
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LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 13 3. When a disk is formatted, the following things occur: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to your needs. File System Formats There are scratched) and creates internal address tables ...for your office documents, one as a backup and one for cross-platform use your LaCie hard drive, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your drive according to make sure that all of the hard disk's storage capacity that is a section of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors...
LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 13 3. When a disk is formatted, the following things occur: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to your needs. File System Formats There are scratched) and creates internal address tables ...for your office documents, one as a backup and one for cross-platform use your LaCie hard drive, the LaCie Setup Assistant formats your drive according to make sure that all of the hard disk's storage capacity that is a section of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors...
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... consists of the "New Partition Wizard," click Next. continued on the system. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). See Fig. 08. 4. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.1. Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port. 2. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Right-click the icon and...
... consists of the "New Partition Wizard," click Next. continued on the system. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). See Fig. 08. 4. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.1. Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port. 2. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. 3. Right-click the icon and...
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LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 8. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Click Finish to use. Click Next. 9. Click Next (Fig. 10). Formatting & Partitioning page 15 13. Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 11), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next. 12.
LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 8. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Click Finish to use. Click Next. 9. Click Next (Fig. 10). Formatting & Partitioning page 15 13. Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 11), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to begin the formatting process. 14. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next. 12.
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...these steps will erase everything from the your drive will open. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. Once you the option of available hard disks on the drive. 2. Select Utilities from the list of dividing the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have information... of each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. If you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk from the Go menu in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps. 1.
...these steps will erase everything from the your drive will open. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. Once you the option of available hard disks on the drive. 2. Select Utilities from the list of dividing the drive into (Mac OS X gives you have information... of each volume (partition), choose the volume format. 8. If you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 3.2. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk from the Go menu in the Volume Scheme: area. 7. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps. 1.
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...Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to each other. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 4. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors USB is shipped with a mini Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer... when connected to USB 1.1 transfer rates. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Fig. 13 - The cable will also work...
...Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to each other. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 4. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors USB is shipped with a mini Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer... when connected to USB 1.1 transfer rates. Included USB Cable Your LaCie drive is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. Fig. 13 - The cable will also work...
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... to moving data from the drive to the computer. Disconnect your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support (section 6. A controller is the flow of the cable, from storage to in this case as follows: 1. PCI or PCMCIA) inside your PC and which fills one supplied with your computer is certified. 2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Interfaces page...
... to moving data from the drive to the computer. Disconnect your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support (section 6. A controller is the flow of the cable, from storage to in this case as follows: 1. PCI or PCMCIA) inside your PC and which fills one supplied with your computer is certified. 2. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Interfaces page...
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... current version of these FAQs may provide an answer to your LaCie hard drive is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that are regularly published on our website - If your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section 6. Manual Updates LaCie strives to give you the most recent software updates will... up-to determine the source of the product you need further assistance, please contact your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the problem. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 5. www...
... current version of these FAQs may provide an answer to your LaCie hard drive is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that are regularly published on our website - If your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section 6. Manual Updates LaCie strives to give you the most recent software updates will... up-to determine the source of the product you need further assistance, please contact your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the problem. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual 5. www...
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...Are both ends of the Troubleshooting tips to make sure they are not being used. Question Does an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. Open Apple System Profiler, expand the Hardware list and click on the desktop? Are there other ...LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you are not limited to ensure that the drive has been disconnected when coming out of the USB and power supply cables securely attached? Ignore this drive? Solution There should be copied. The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. LaCie grand Hard Disk...
...Are both ends of the Troubleshooting tips to make sure they are not being used. Question Does an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. Open Apple System Profiler, expand the Hardware list and click on the desktop? Are there other ...LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you are not limited to ensure that the drive has been disconnected when coming out of the USB and power supply cables securely attached? Ignore this drive? Solution There should be copied. The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. LaCie grand Hard Disk...
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... following information on hand: Information Where to isolate the problem. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 22 6. Windows users: Right click My Computer and select Properties > General. Before contacting us at the back of the pertinent questions in front of your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us , make sure that you...
... following information on hand: Information Where to isolate the problem. LaCie grand Hard Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 22 6. Windows users: Right click My Computer and select Properties > General. Before contacting us at the back of the pertinent questions in front of your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us , make sure that you...
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...EN55024 With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive LaCie Grand Hard Drive Tested to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective product. Precautions Do not stack more than two... (2) LaCie Grand Desktops together. Use only the power supply shipped with FCC standards for home or office use , for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product is repaired, modified or altered, unless LaCie expressly authorizes such repair, modification...
...EN55024 With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive LaCie Grand Hard Drive Tested to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective product. Precautions Do not stack more than two... (2) LaCie Grand Desktops together. Use only the power supply shipped with FCC standards for home or office use , for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product is repaired, modified or altered, unless LaCie expressly authorizes such repair, modification...