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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Table of Contents
User Manual page 1
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5
1.1. Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................................................... 6
1.2. Box Content ..................................................................................................................
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Foreword User Manual page 2 Modifications to this product not authorized Copyrights FCC Statement by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Can- Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights reserved. ada regulations and negate your authority to LaCie Little Disk No part of this publication may be repro- operate the product. Tested to comply with FCC duced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans- standards for home or office use Manufacturer’s Declaration for mitte
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Foreword User Manual page 3 wise, there is an increased risk of elec- Health and Safety trical shock, short-circuiting or fire. Precautions ✦ Use only the power supply shipped with the device. ✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦ Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near other electrical appliances such as ✦ Read this user manual carefully and fol- televisions or radios. Doing so may cause low the corre
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Foreword User Manual page 4 Using this Manual Some sections of this user manual contain information that applies to some LaCie Little Disk models, but not all of them. Look for Man- ual Notes like the one to below to determine if the section applies to your LaCie Little Disk. This symbol ✔ appears next to models to which the section DOES apply. This symbol ✘ appears next to models to which the section does NOT apply. Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Introduction User Manual page 5 1. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functional- ity with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you through your specific applications. Ideal for speed intensive applications, the LaCie Hard Drive handles the curves of your demanding data needs. Secure and stable, the LaC
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Introduction User Manual page 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly. For a list of these requirements, please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (at www. lacie.com/support/).
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Introduction User Manual page 7 1.2. Box Content 1. LaCie Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 or LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 or LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire 2. Power sharing cable (Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/ FireWire only)* 3. FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable ** 4. FireWire 400 to 800 (6-to-9 pin) cable ** 5. Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO: Please save your packaging. In the event that the drive s
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 8 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer. Step 1 2.1. Connect the USB Interface Cable ✔ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire 2.2. Connect the FireWire Interface Cable ✘ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✘ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Lit
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 9 2.1. Connect the USB Interface Cable MANUAL NOTE: ✔ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire) 1. Remove the cap. 2. Pull out the integrated USB 2.0 cable until it stops (Fig. 01). The Little Disk Portable Hard Drive cord is about 2 inches long; do not attempt to pull it out farther. 3. Insert the USB 2.0 connector into an available US
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 10 2.2. Connect the FireWire Interface Cable MANUAL NOTE: ✘ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✘ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire) 1. Remove the cap. Either: 2. Attach the rectangular end of the FireWire 400 to 800 (6-to-9 Fig. 03 pin) cable to the hard drive and the other end to a FireWire 400 port on your computer; Or: 2. Attach one end of the FireWire 800 (9
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 11 2.3. Connect the Optional Power Sharing Cable MANUAL NOTE: ✘ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0* ✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire) In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide enough power to operate your drive, you may use the included USB power sharing cable to supply additional power to the drive from your computer. 1. Attach the small
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 12 2.4. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive. It will: ✦ Optimize your drive according to your needs ✦ Copy the manual and utilities onto your LaCie hard disk IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer’s internal hard drive or other medium when setup is complete. To launch LaCie
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Getting Connected User Manual page 13 2.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive USB 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 drive. Windows Users Mac Users 1. From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand 1. Drag the hard disk icon
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 14 3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie Little Disk, LaCie Setup As- TECHNICAL INFORMATION: The LaCie hard drive is preformat- sistant formats your drive according to your needs. If your ted in FAT-32 (MS-DOS) format, optimized for use with Mac and needs change, you can reformat your LaCie Little Disk to op- Windows OS. See File System Formats, below for explanations of the
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 15 3.1. Formatting for Windows Users ✦ If your disk is formatted as a FAT32 volume, proceed to sec- tion 3.1.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS. ✦ If your disk is formatted as an HFS+ volume (or unrecognized in Windows) , click here or proceed to section 3.1.2. Format- ting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS. 3.1.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 16 4. In the Format window: a. Enter a name for the disk as you’d like it to appear on your computer in the Volume label field. b. Select “Perform a quick format”. c. Leave the other options at their default values and click OK. 5. Click OK in the format warning dialog. During the formatting process, the status of the disk changes to “Formatting” in the Computer Management window. When Formatting is complete,
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 17 3.1.2. Formatting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS Follow the steps in this section if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for use with a Mac or if you reformatted your LaCie Little Disk as an HFS+ volume on a Mac. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect or con- tinue to use, back up this information befor
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 18 4. On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen, click Next. 5. Select Primary Partition and click Next. 6. If you would like to create more than one partition on the disk, enter the size of the first partition in the “Partition size in MB” field. Otherwise, leave the default values and click Next. 7. Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive. Click Next. 8. Select “Format this partition with the foll
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 19 3.2. Formatting for Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect or con- tinue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. 1. Select Utilities from the Go menu in Finder. 2. Open Disk Utility. 3. In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your LaCie Littl
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LaCie Little Disk • Dngise yb Sma HecHt Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 20 4. Interface and Data Transfer Information 4.1. Cables and Connectors 4.1.1. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral Fig. 16 – USB Cable Ends devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices
