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Table of Contents page 1 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Table of Contents Foreword 2 Precautions 4 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 5 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 5 1.2. Stacking Your LaCie Brick 6 2. Getting Connected 7 2.1. Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 10 2.2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cables 11 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 12 3.1. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 13 3.1.1. Windows Users 13 3.1.2. Mac Users 15 4.
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Foreword page 2 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Copyrights Copyright © 2005 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. Trademarks Apple, Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows
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Foreword page 3 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We hereby certify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the Eur
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Precautions page 4 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Health And Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • Do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your hard drive
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© 2 0 0 5 L a C i e , a l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . L a C i e a n d t h e L a C i e l o g o a r e t r a d Unpacking Your LaCie Drive page 5 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of drives crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you through your spe
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Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 1.2 Stacking your LaCie Brick Your LaCie Brick is designed to stack under another LaCie Brick. To allow for proper cooling, do not stack more than three LaCie Bricks together. When stacking three bricks, environment temperature should not exceed 30°C (86°F).
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Getting Connected page 7 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer. To get started, go to section 2.1. Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer. Once you’ve gotten the drive connected to your computer, move on to section 3. Using Your LaCie Drive for important information on how to format and utilize your drive. Tech Note: *The LaCie Hard Drive
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Getting Connected page 8 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users Only! Silverlining 98 and USB 2.0 Driver Installation To use your new LaCie Hard Drive, first install the necessary driver software and then Silverlining 98. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the USB 2.0 installation steps. Step 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD
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Getting Connected page 9 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Mac OS 9.x Users Only! Silverlining Pro Installation Before connecting the power supply and USB 2.0 cable to your drive, you will need to install Silverlining Pro, which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the power supply and USB 2.0 cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in you
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Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual Step 2.1 – Connect the USB 2.0* Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer. USB 2.0 Logo USB 1.1 Logo 1 2 1 Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the USB port on the back of the drive for a stable connection. Look for a USB 2.0* logo (which generally is used to identify the port) next to the connector on the front or back of
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Getting Connected page 11 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 2.2. Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, there is a power supply adapter cable that is included with your drive that will derive the necessary power to operate the drive. The USB power supply adapter cable connects to an available USB port on your computer. In case this option does not work with your s
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 12 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 3. Using Your LaCie Drive Once you’ve connected your drive and it is recognized by your operating system (i.e. Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.x or 10.x), you are ready to format and partition the drive. In order to store information on a hard drive, it must have a file system and be divided into sections that will contain the data that you wish to store. This process is called formatting. In order to ut
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 13 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 3.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Brick Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive , you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 3.1.1. Windows Users • Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive. • Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system. For instructi
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 14 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 6) Click Finish to exit the Wizard. 7) Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and select Create Partition... 8) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next. 9) Select Primary Partition. Click Next. 10). Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless y
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 15 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 3.2.2. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive. • Mac OS 10.x – Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating system. For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format. Formatting And Partitioning Using Mac OS 10.x Warni
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 16 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard or UNIX File System) and the volume size. Important Note: Please refer to section 4.2. File System Formats, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems. Important Note: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System
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Helpful Information page 17 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie Drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Logo delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb/s, while conveniently ma
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Helpful Information page 18 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 4.1.2. Disconnecting USB 2.0 Devices USB 2.0 external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your USB 2.0 device. Windows Users Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you have installed the Windows Storage Supplement Update, you will have to
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Helpful Information page 19 LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hard Drive User’s Manual 4.1.3. Data Transfers Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices. During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2.0 port. Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2.0 controllers* that do not conform to OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) standards. In a
