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... Available Storage Capacity 5.3. Introduction 1.1. USB 2.0 connection 2.3.3. Switching FireWire and USB Connections 4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.3. USB 5. Mac Users 5.1.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Package Contents 2.2.2. Tech Tips 5.1. Cables And Connectors 2.3.1. Windows Users 4.2. Windows Users 5.2. FireWire 400 vs. FireWire connections 2.3.2. Installing Multiple Devices 4.2.1. What Your LaCie Little Big Disk Can Do 2. FireWire 4.2.2. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual...
... Available Storage Capacity 5.3. Introduction 1.1. USB 2.0 connection 2.3.3. Switching FireWire and USB Connections 4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.3. USB 5. Mac Users 5.1.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Package Contents 2.2.2. Tech Tips 5.1. Cables And Connectors 2.3.1. Windows Users 4.2. Windows Users 5.2. FireWire 400 vs. FireWire connections 2.3.2. Installing Multiple Devices 4.2.1. What Your LaCie Little Big Disk Can Do 2. FireWire 4.2.2. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual...
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... system, or transmitted in a residential installation. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Foreward page Copyrights Copyright © 2006 LaCie. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition and Windows XP are registered trademarks of LaCie. LaCie reserves the right to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without obligation to make changes or revisions in this device. LaCie Little Big Disk Tested To Comply With FCC standards...
... system, or transmitted in a residential installation. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Foreward page Copyrights Copyright © 2006 LaCie. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition and Windows XP are registered trademarks of LaCie. LaCie reserves the right to notify any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without obligation to make changes or revisions in this device. LaCie Little Big Disk Tested To Comply With FCC standards...
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... objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on each other, or stacking the LaCie Little Big Disk with other power adapter model. Your hard drive contains no other heat-emitting devices. • Please use only the LaCie Little Big Disk power adapter with the LaCie Little Big Disk, and not with this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up inside the device, in operating mode. Avoid placing your hard drive from the electrical outlet if...
... objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on each other, or stacking the LaCie Little Big Disk with other power adapter model. Your hard drive contains no other heat-emitting devices. • Please use only the LaCie Little Big Disk power adapter with the LaCie Little Big Disk, and not with this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up inside the device, in operating mode. Avoid placing your hard drive from the electrical outlet if...
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... you manage your new LaCie Little Big Disk with compatibility, convenience and a generous storage capacity to match your exact needs. it on your data; This triple interface hard drive system combines portability with Triple Interface. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual 1. and you can customize the format and partitions of your LaCie drive to help prevent the loss of CD, DVD and Tape drives, and if you can be held liable for the recovery or restoration of removable storage media, such...
... you manage your new LaCie Little Big Disk with compatibility, convenience and a generous storage capacity to match your exact needs. it on your data; This triple interface hard drive system combines portability with Triple Interface. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual 1. and you can customize the format and partitions of your LaCie drive to help prevent the loss of CD, DVD and Tape drives, and if you can be held liable for the recovery or restoration of removable storage media, such...
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... LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface 1 2 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin Cable 3 FireWire 400 6-to be repaired or serviced, it must be registered in its original packaging. LaCie and the LaCie logo are trademarks of the Drive 2.2.1. 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...
... LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface 1 2 2 FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin Cable 3 FireWire 400 6-to be repaired or serviced, it must be registered in its original packaging. LaCie and the LaCie logo are trademarks of the Drive 2.2.1. 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...
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... throughput. • Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to run the drive without the power adaptor. 2.3.1. FireWire Icon iLink Icon DV Icon FireWire supports real-time data delivery. • Flexible: up to each other, and FireWire 800 is active. • Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames - LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 10 2.3. FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 also share the following features: • Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus...
... throughput. • Backwards compatibility: adapter cables allow FireWire 400 devices to run the drive without the power adaptor. 2.3.1. FireWire Icon iLink Icon DV Icon FireWire supports real-time data delivery. • Flexible: up to each other, and FireWire 800 is active. • Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames - LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 10 2.3. FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 also share the following features: • Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and removed while the bus...
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and the original FireWire cables which feature the 9-to-9-pin, 9-to-6-pin, and 9-to iLink/DV ports. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 11 FireWire Cables There are two categories of FireWire cables on the market: FireWire 800 cables, which feature the 6-to-6-pin and 6-to-4-pin cables. 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;
and the original FireWire cables which feature the 9-to-9-pin, 9-to-6-pin, and 9-to iLink/DV ports. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 11 FireWire Cables There are two categories of FireWire cables on the market: FireWire 800 cables, which feature the 6-to-6-pin and 6-to-4-pin cables. 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;
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... or restart your LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the USB interfaces. USB Cables Your LaCie drive 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. USB USB is the latest implementation of the USB standard include: • Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to USB ports. USB Icons These icons will help you will be...
... or restart your LaCie Little Big Disk via a USB 2.0 connection, you easily identify the USB interfaces. USB Cables Your LaCie drive 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. USB USB is the latest implementation of the USB standard include: • Backwards compatibility: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 works with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to USB ports. USB Icons These icons will help you will be...
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...: 4.1. Technical note: To connect additional devices, you must be switching between Mac and Windows and for more information about reformatting, please see the following sections for installation steps. Installing Your LaCie Drive Getting your computer. Connect the Little Big Disk to your LaCie Little Big Disk installed and connected as simple as connecting an interface cable to the drive and to your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. File system formats. If you must install Silverlining Pro software. Your...
...: 4.1. Technical note: To connect additional devices, you must be switching between Mac and Windows and for more information about reformatting, please see the following sections for installation steps. Installing Your LaCie Drive Getting your computer. Connect the Little Big Disk to your LaCie Little Big Disk installed and connected as simple as connecting an interface cable to the drive and to your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. File system formats. If you must install Silverlining Pro software. Your...
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.... LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 15 Mac OS 9.x To use your computer. Silverlining Pro Installation 1. Click Continue. 4. 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 use your computer's internal CD/DVD drive. 2. Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your new LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface, first install the necessary driver software. The Installation screen...
.... LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 15 Mac OS 9.x To use your computer. Silverlining Pro Installation 1. Click Continue. 4. 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 use your computer's internal CD/DVD drive. 2. Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your new LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface, first install the necessary driver software. The Installation screen...
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... partitioning your LaCie Little Big Disk Drive with the Little Big Disk via USB 2.0. 2 Connect the interface cable to your computer. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is preformatted in HFS+. After a few seconds, your LaCie Little Big Disk will mount on your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. 1 Connect the optional A/C adaptor cable IF you are mixed, i.e. For more information about reformatting, please see the following sections for the drive to your desktop. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive...
... partitioning your LaCie Little Big Disk Drive with the Little Big Disk via USB 2.0. 2 Connect the interface cable to your computer. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is preformatted in HFS+. After a few seconds, your LaCie Little Big Disk will mount on your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. 1 Connect the optional A/C adaptor cable IF you are mixed, i.e. For more information about reformatting, please see the following sections for the drive to your desktop. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive...
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... Eject icon controls, i.e. Windows Users From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of data. CAUTION: Do not disconnect the USB or FireWire cable when the drive is now safe to disconnect the device. A message will then be given the following message: Safe to the trash. • Launch Silverlining Pro, highlight the hard drive and select Unmount. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive...
... Eject icon controls, i.e. Windows Users From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of data. CAUTION: Do not disconnect the USB or FireWire cable when the drive is now safe to disconnect the device. A message will then be given the following message: Safe to the trash. • Launch Silverlining Pro, highlight the hard drive and select Unmount. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive...
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... FireWire cable. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable. 3. The drive should then be visible and accessible. After switching between interfaces, you may need to quit the application that you were using to access the drive and then reboot the program. When changing from a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection to function properly. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 18 3.3. Follow the steps in section 3.2. Switching Between USB And FireWire Connections Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire...
... FireWire cable. Disconnect the USB or FireWire cable. 3. The drive should then be visible and accessible. After switching between interfaces, you may need to quit the application that you were using to access the drive and then reboot the program. When changing from a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connection to function properly. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 18 3.3. Follow the steps in section 3.2. Switching Between USB And FireWire Connections Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire...
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... about 10% less than the non-formatted capacity. Important Info: If you will be using this configuration, though; There are scratched) and creates internal address tables that you will be using the drive in order for detailed instructions. for Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS 10.x •NTFS - Technical note: Windows Users: This LaCie Hard Drive is a 32GB FAT 32 (MS-DOS File System) volume, and the other as...
... about 10% less than the non-formatted capacity. Important Info: If you will be using this configuration, though; There are scratched) and creates internal address tables that you will be using the drive in order for detailed instructions. for Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS 10.x •NTFS - Technical note: Windows Users: This LaCie Hard Drive is a 32GB FAT 32 (MS-DOS File System) volume, and the other as...
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... needs. Select the LaCie drive, and then click on Applications. 4. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface Once you have information that reads LaCie (fig. In the Applications menu, open the Utilities folder, and then double-click Disc Utility from the Utilities folder. 5. You should see a volume that represents your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x - A From the Go menu, click on the Partition tab. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Using Your LaCie Little Big Disk...
... needs. Select the LaCie drive, and then click on Applications. 4. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface Once you have information that reads LaCie (fig. In the Applications menu, open the Utilities folder, and then double-click Disc Utility from the Utilities folder. 5. You should see a volume that represents your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x - A From the Go menu, click on the Partition tab. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Using Your LaCie Little Big Disk...
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... the interface ports. 2. A 6. If you are formatting a single drive, only one of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the available space and select Create Partition... (fig. Important Info: Check the "quick format" box. Right-click on the drive, and (2) partitioning/formatting the drive. Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. These steps will list the new drive(s) attached. Connect the drive to the operating system. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Using Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 22 4.1.2. Windows will...
... the interface ports. 2. A 6. If you are formatting a single drive, only one of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the available space and select Create Partition... (fig. Important Info: Check the "quick format" box. Right-click on the drive, and (2) partitioning/formatting the drive. Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. These steps will list the new drive(s) attached. Connect the drive to the operating system. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Using Your LaCie Little Big Disk page 22 4.1.2. Windows will...
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... New Technology Filing System, and it provides Mac users with a more familiar operating experience. FAT 32 is used by Windows 2000 and XP. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 27 Mac OS Standard (HFS) Mac OS Standard refers to the file system used with Windows 2000 and XP, though, volume size is limited to 32GB (by the Windows partition utility, i.e. FAT 32 FAT is limited to file size. Disk Manager), and the individual file size...
... New Technology Filing System, and it provides Mac users with a more familiar operating experience. FAT 32 is used by Windows 2000 and XP. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 27 Mac OS Standard (HFS) Mac OS Standard refers to the file system used with Windows 2000 and XP, though, volume size is limited to 32GB (by the Windows partition utility, i.e. FAT 32 FAT is limited to file size. Disk Manager), and the individual file size...
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... higher performance in and its predecessor. Even though USB devices won't run any faster, they can work with USB ports on both Mac and Windows platforms. • "Hot Swappable": No need to 480 Mb/s, making it in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates. However, if you can take advantage of the USB standard. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 36 7. The main difference is...
... higher performance in and its predecessor. Even though USB devices won't run any faster, they can work with USB ports on both Mac and Windows platforms. • "Hot Swappable": No need to 480 Mb/s, making it in demanding applications requiring high transfer rates. However, if you can take advantage of the USB standard. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Tech Tips page 36 7. The main difference is...
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LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 40 Error messages under Mac OS 10.2.x, upgrade to a FAT 32 volume, certain characters cannot be recognized? For more information, please see sections 5.3.2. Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer? For more information, please see that the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers for more information. Check to a USB hub? See sections 2.1. Did you that these types of sleep mode? The drive will remount to...
LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 40 Error messages under Mac OS 10.2.x, upgrade to a FAT 32 volume, certain characters cannot be recognized? For more information, please see sections 5.3.2. Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer? For more information, please see that the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers for more information. Check to a USB hub? See sections 2.1. Did you that these types of sleep mode? The drive will remount to...
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... or operating sys- A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB transfer rates. In order to operate FireWire 800 devices under Windows 2000, the Service Pack 4 update must have you are using the FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable, to power off when you running noticeably faster when connected via FireWire 800. Optimizing data transfers for both your computer on another device or computer. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 44 The drive is normal. The drive turns...
... or operating sys- A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 device can only operate at the slower USB transfer rates. In order to operate FireWire 800 devices under Windows 2000, the Service Pack 4 update must have you are using the FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable, to power off when you running noticeably faster when connected via FireWire 800. Optimizing data transfers for both your computer on another device or computer. LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 44 The drive is normal. The drive turns...