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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON 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 hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Foreword User Manual page 2 ✦ Reorient or relocate the receiving Copyrights FCC Statement antenna. Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights re- LaCie hard disk ✦ Increase the separation between served. No part of this publication may the equipment and receiver. Tested to comply with be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- FCC standards for home ✦ Connect the equipment into an out- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any or office use let on a circuit
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Foreword User Manual page 3 This symbol on the product limits and also to prevent interference to General use or on its packaging indicates the nearby radio and television reception. Precautions that this product must not be It is essential that only the supplied power disposed of with your other cord be used. ✦ Do not expose the LaCie hard disk household waste. Instead, it to temperatures outside the range is your responsibility to dispose of your
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Foreword User Manual page 4 IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recom- mends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard disk, for instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard di
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 5 1. Introduction Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has cre- ated a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend Features functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are perfor- mance-based solutions that will power you through your specific ✦ USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA applications. ✦ Throughput of up to 3 Gbits/s via eSATA ✦ Daisy-chain LaCie disc burners, o
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your La- Cie product to function properly. For a list of these requirements, please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (from lacie.com/support/).
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DESIGN NEIL POULTON DES IGN NE IL POULTON SATA SATA LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 7 1.2. Box Content Your LaCie hard disk package contains the drive itself and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCie hard disk, Design by Neil Poulton 2. External power supply 3. USB 2.0 cable 4. FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable 5. FireWire 400 to 800 (6-pin to 9-pin) adapter cable 6. eSATA cable 7. Quick Install Guide LaCie Utilities and user manual
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 8 1.3. Views of the Drive 1.3.1. Rear View 1. OFF/ON power switch 2. Power supply connection 3. eSATA port 4. FireWire 800 ports 5. USB 2.0 port CAUTION: To avoid overheating, the LaCie hard disk should be installed in a well-ventilated area and in such a way as to Fig. 01 maintain sufficient airflow across the controller chips. Also ensure that the Ventilation Fan is not obstructed. Please use the included plastic stan
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 9 2. Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO: Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk volume mounts correctly on your computer. Step 1 — 2.1. Turning the Drive On Step 2 — 2.2. Connecting the Interface cable Step 3 — 2.3. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 10 2.1. Turning the Drive On IMPORTANT INFO: Please connect the power supply before connecting the interface cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer. 1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the hard drive (Fig. 02). 2. Turn on the drive by moving the power switch on the back of the drive to the ON position (Fig. 03). 3. Move on to the next step, section 2.2. Connecting the Inter-
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 11 2.2. Connecting the Interface cable TECHNICAL NOTE: If two interfaces are connected at the same time, the first one connected remains active and the second will 1. Attach one end of any of the interface cables to an available not work. interface port on your computer (Fig. 04). 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding interface port on the back of the hard disk. 3. After a few seconds, the hard d
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 12 2.3. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive. The Setup Assistant should only be run once, and will: ✦ Optimize your drive according to your needs ✦ Copy the manual and utilities from your drive onto your computer IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer’s internal hard drive
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 13 2.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk External USB, FireWire, and eSATA 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. Mac Users Windows Users 1. Drag the Hard disk drive icon to the trash. (The icon 1. F
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 14 3. Optional Formatting & Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk, the LaCie Setup As- File System Formats sistant formats your drive according to your needs. If your needs There are three different file system format categories: NTFS, FAT change, you can reformat your LaCie hard disk to optimize it for 32 (MS-DOS), and Mac OS Extended (HFS+). See the table, be- use with Windows or Mac, or f
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 15 3.1. Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Win- dows 7, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase anything that is on the disk. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 16 8. Click Next. 9. Click Next. 10. Click Next. 11. Click Next. 12. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format. Click Next (Fig. 07). Fig. 07 13. Click Finish to begin the formatting process. 14. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 08), and your drive will ap- pear in My Computer, ready to use. Fig. 08
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Formatting & Partitioning User Manual page 17 3.2. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. 1. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. 2. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. 3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. 4. The Disk Uti
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Interface & Data Transfer Information User Manual page 18 4. Interface & Data Transfer Information 4.1. USB 2.0 Connection 4.2. FireWire Connections USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a latest implementation of this standard, and it provid
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S-ATA LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Interface & Data Transfer Information User Manual page 19 4.3. eSATA Cables and Connectors Your LaCie Hard Disk uses the latest in SATA technology, allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 3 Gbits/s. SATA technol- ogy was originally developed to serve as an internal interface, Fig. 13 – eSATA Cable Ends delivering improved performance to internal connections. Soon after, eSATA, or external SATA was developed, allowing for the use of s
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LaCie hard disk • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON Interface & Data Transfer Information User Manual page 20 4.4. Data Transfers TECHNICAL NOTE: Controller - A controller is a component or an electronic card (referred to in this case as a “controller A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usu- card”) that enables a computer to communicate with or manage ally related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or certain peripherals. An external controller is an expansion card b
