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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Contents
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Contents
How to Use this Manual 2
Foreword 3
1. Introduction 4
1.1 Icons Used In This Manual 4
1.2 What Is SCSI? 5
1.3 LaCie Storage Utilities Software 5
2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive 7
2.1 Minimum System Requirements 7
2.2 LaCie SCSI Hard Drive - Views 7
2.3 Attaching The Drive Stand 9
2.4 SCSI Cables and Connectors 9
3. Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive 10
3.1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive 11
3.1.1 SCSI Card Verification 11
3.1.2 Setting
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive How to Use this Manual page 2 How to Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1/2” x 11” and A
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Foreword page 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2002 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, Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium Edition
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Introduction page 4 2. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Hard Drive. This hard drive will give you a unique combination of compatibility and convenience, as well as generous storage capacity. LaCie Hard Drives are ideal for professionals and home users, and for various applications such as databases, desktop publishing, digital content creation and digital audio/video. For even greater flexibility, your LaCie external hard drive is also cros
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Introduction page 5 Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’s Manuals available on the market. It is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device. If your manual does not reflect the exact configurations of the product that you purchased, please check our Web site for the most current version available. You can access
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Introduction page 6 PC Users Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP Use the formatting and partitioning capabilities that are included with your operating system. Please see page 14 for more details. PC Users Using Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Me You have the option of using Silverlining 98, included with your drive, or using the formatting and partitioning capabilities in your operating system. Please see page 15 for more details.
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Getting to Know Your LaCie Hard Drive page 7 2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive What can your external hard drive do? • Store and exchange data between several computers. • Back up your computer’s internal hard drive. • Store files created by your various applications. 2.1 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements: • Mac or PC equipped with SCSI card or built-in SCSI interface. System Requirements: • Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and OS 10.1.2 • Windows 95, Windows 98,
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Getting to Know Your LaCie Hard Drive page 8 Back View 1 – Power supply connector 6 This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive. 2 1 3 2 – SCSI connectors Where you plug in the SCSI cable furnished with the drive. 3 – Ventilation outlet Helps to keep your drive cool during operation. Be sure 5 not to block this opening when using your drive. 4 – Lock slot 5 4 7 This slot is used to connect a Kensington™-type anti-theft system for maximum protection
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Getting to Know Your LaCie Hard Drive page 9 2.3 Attaching the Drive Stand You can use your LaCie drive in its upright position after installing the stand. 1) From the rear of the drive, slide the stand rail into the side groove of your LaCie drive as shown. 2) Slide the stand forward until its rail touches the rear of the drive. 3) Tighten the two socket screws from the underside of the stand, using the hex key provided, until the stand is firmly in place. 4) Whe
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 10 3. Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive Connecting the Power Supply To operate the drive, you must use the AC adapter supplied with it. This adapter may feature a locking mechanism that will prevent the power cord from accidentally being unplugged while your drive is operating. Warning! Use only the AC adapter supplied with your LaCie drive. Using any other power cable may cause damage to the device and void your warranty. You may u
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 11 3.1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive There are five main steps to this installation process: 3.1.1 - SCSI Card Verification 3.1.2 - Setting the SCSI ID Number 3.1.3 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer 3.1.4 - Drive Recognition 3.1.5 - Software Installation 3.1.1 - SCSI Card Verification Mac Users: To verify that your SCSI card has been installed correctly and is recognized, go to "Apple Menu" > "Apple System Profiler" > "Device
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 12 3.1.3 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer 1) Power down your computer. 2) Connect your drive’s power supply cable to the main power outlet. 3) Connect one end of your SCSI cable to the SCSI port on your computer, or to a drive in your SCSI chain, if more than one SCSI peripheral is connected. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to either of the SCSI connectors on your LaCie drive. If, due to connector incompatibility, you a
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 13 To install Silverlining Pro for use on Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x, proceed as follows: 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double click "LaCie Installer." 3) The Silverlining Utilities screen appears. Click on "Continue." 4) The "About to Install" screen appears. Read the following information and click on "Continue." 5) The "License Agreement" screen appears. Click on
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive page 14 4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 4.1 Mac Users • Mac OS 8.6 and 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 r
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive page 15 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 you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Click "Next." 11) Select "Assign drive letter" and select the desired letter for the drive. Click "Next." 12) Select "Format this partiti
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive page 16 3) Ensure that "View devices by type" is selected. Expand the menu next to "Disk Drives" by clicking the "plus" sign, and current hard drives connected to the computer will be listed. Next, connect the hard drive and click "Refresh." A new drive should be listed. Double-click on the new drive. 4) Click the "Settings" tab. 5) If selected, deselect the "Int 13 unit" option, and select "Removable." With the removable box checke
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Technical Information page 17 5. Technical Information 5.1 User Advice When Using SCSI The following technical information relates to your LaCie Hard Drive and gives some practical advice: Power Save The LaCie Hard Drive manages power consumption. If the system’s power save feature supports it, the drive will spin down during the power save mode. When the system comes out of power save, the drive will take a few seconds to spin up to full power before it can be accessed.
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Technical Information page 18 Warning! Your LaCie drive is not compatible with HVD devices or buses! Never connect your LaCie drive to an HVD bus or peripheral. Doing so may damage your drive and/or system, and will void your warranty. LVD (Low Voltage Differential) – This latest addition to the SCSI interface, which became important with Ultra2 SCSI, combines all of the advantages of SE and HVD. LVD has rapidly become the de facto standard in high-performance SCSI. Its
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Technical Information page 19 3) Avoid mixing LVD and SE devices in the same SCSI chain. For performance reasons, it is important to not mix LVD and SE devices on the same chain. An all-LVD or all-SE chain will generally perform more reliably than a mixed chain. While it is technically possible to mix LVD and SE devices on the same SCSI chain, doing so will limit the performance of all devices on the chain to SE levels. An all-LVD chain will enable you to achieve the ult
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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Technical Information page 20 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1 MB all the way to 2TB. It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and is supported by Windows 2000 and XP. When FAT 32 is used with Windows 2000 and XP, though, volume size is limited to 32GB (by the Windows partition utility, i.e. Disk Manager), and the individual file size is limited to 4GB. NTFS This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System, and it is the native file system
