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LACIE FASTKEY: USER MANUAL
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the LaCie FastKey. The FastKey is the perfect tool for all your portable storage needs: ■ Easy to use - Plug & Play ■ Compatible with all modern computers - USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 3 ■ Compact - 26cm fits on any keychain ■ Durable body - strong aluminum build ■ Large capacity - up to 120 GB ■ USB 3.0 speeds for Windows and Mac - Solid State Drive (SSD) Technology with a DRAM cache ■ Lightning fast - Up to 260MB/s ■ Secure encryption - Protect your most important
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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ■ Computer with a USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port ■ Windows: Latest version of XP, Vista, or 7 ■ Mac: Latest version of OS X 10.5 or 10.6 (Mac Intel only for LaCie Private-Public software) ■ Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended ■ High-speed Internet for online storage Technical note: The LaCie FastKey transfer rates will be affected by the USB interface on your computer. While compatible with USB 2.0, LaCie recommends using a USB 3.0 port for optimal performance. Conn
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USB SUPERSPEED 3.0 AND HI-SPEED 2.0 INTERFACES USB 3.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is the latest version of the USB standard, providing higher bandwidth and greater power economy. Transfer rates for USB 3.0 can attain up to 5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s). Due to such high potential for reading and writing data, USB 3.0 is theoretically up to ten times faster than its predecessor, USB 2.0. To allow for easier adaption t
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CONNECTING THE FASTKEY TO A COMPUTER The FastKey is an easy Plug & Play USB Key. Locate the USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 port on your computer and attach the USB male end of the FastKey. FastKey USB 3.0 Male Connection RUNNING LACIE SETUP ASSISTANT Before using your LaCie storage device, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched. It will: ■ Easily format your storage device according to your needs. ■ Copy the User Manual and software utilities onto the storage device. Once LaCie Setup Assistant has
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Mac users Double click on the LaCie icon on your desktop. LaCie User Manual 6
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All users Follow the on-screen instructions to partition your storage device and install preloaded software. You will be given the choice of creating a single partition called LA-PUBLIC or two partitions called LaCie and LA-PUBLIC. Once you have selected, LaCie Setup Assistant will format your LaCie storage device. Please see About File System Formats to learn more about file system formats. ■ Choose the single LA-PUBLIC partition to format the LaCie storage device for your operating system only
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Important info: LaCie recommends that you copy the User Manual and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or another storage source when the setup is complete. The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie storage device. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to reformat your drive.
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UNMOUNTING THE LACIE KEY USB, FireWire, and eSATA external devices feature plug & play connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard disk. WINDOWS XP USERS From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), click the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image). A message will appear, listing the dev
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MAC USERS Drag the hard drive icon to the trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your drive may be represented by an icon that looks like the drive itself.) When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected. LaCie User Manual 10
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CREATING AND USING THE SECURE LA-PRIVATE VOLUME Note: You may have questions following the creation of your secure LA-PRIVATE volume. Please see LA-PRIVATE Frequently Asked Questions for additional information on using and managing LA-PRIVATE. Follow the directions below to install and run the included LaCie Private-Public application. LaCie Private-Public allows you to create a password-protected volume on your LaCie disk called LA-PRIVATE. Once created, LA-PRIVATE will use AES 256 encryption t
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3. If your computer does not have MacFUSE, a window will prompt you to install it. Click Download MacFuse 4. Follow the MacFUSE links to download the .dmg file. LaCie User Manual 12
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5. Once downloaded, click twice on the MacFUSE.pkg file. 6. Follow the MacFUSE installer to completion. LaCie recommends accepting the licensing terms in order to finish the MacFUSE installation. MacFUSE must be installed to create the LA-PRIVATE volume. 13 LaCie User Manual
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7. Go to the next section to create the LA-PRIVATE volume. LaCie User Manual 14
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CREATE THE LA-PRIVATE VOLUME All users Please read the following recommendations before creating LA-PRIVATE: ■ Passwords. You will be prompted to create a password for the LA-PRIVATE volume. Since short passwords are easy to crack, LaCie recommends a minimum of 12 characters. Stronger passwords also include a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Accented letters or symbols are not supported. Please consider writing your password on paper and keeping it in a safe place. Data stored on th
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Follow the steps below to create LA-PRIVATE: 1. Insert the LaCie storage device into the compatible interface port on your computer. The LA-PUBLIC partition will appear in My Computer/Computer (Windows) or on your desktop (Mac). 2. Click twice on the LA-PUBLIC icon in My Computer/Computer (Windows) or on the desktop (Mac). LaCie User Manual 16
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3. Click twice on the LaCie Private-Public application. 4. Windows: You may receive a prompt asking if you wish to run LaCie Private-Public. Please confirm that you would like to continue. 17 LaCie User Manual
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5. The first window will ask you to enter a size for the LA-PRIVATE volume. Please note that you can use the pulldown menu to select the LA-PRIVATE capacity in MB (Megabytes) or GB (Gigabytes). As a guide, 1000 MB = 1 GB. Choosing GB will allow for sizes such as 1 GB, 10 GB, 50 GB, etc. It is not possible to enter 1.5 GB, 10.5 GB or 50.5 GB. Instead, use MB for capacity to select 1500 MB, 10500 MB or 50500 MB. LA-PRIVATE cannot exceed 4 GB if LA-PUBLIC is formatted FAT 32. Please enter the size
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6. Click Next>. 7. Enter and confirm your password. Selecting the check box for Display password will allow you to see the characters in the password field. 19 LaCie User Manual
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8. Click Next>. 9. Click Format to create the LA-PRIVATE volume with AES 256 encryption. 10. The format could take a few minutes to many hours. Estimate the time by assuming one minute per one gigabyte. Please do not turn off your computer during the format. LaCie User Manual 20
