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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 How To Use This Manual
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Table of Contents User’s Manual page 2 Table of Contents Foreword 3 Precautions 5 1. Introduction 6 1.1. What Your LaCie Drive Can Do 6 2. Your LaCie Drive 7 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 7 2.2. Package Contents And Views Of The Drive 7 2.2.1. Package Contents 7 2.2.2. Views Of The Drive 8 2.3. Cables And Connectors 8 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive 9 3.1. Connecting The Drive To Your Computer 12 3.2. Connecting The Optional Power Sharing Cable 13 3.3. Connecti
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Foreword User’s Manual page 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2003 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 Millenn
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Foreword User’s Manual page 4 • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • 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. Manufactur
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Precautions User’s Manual page 5 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 contains
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 1. Introduction User’s Manual page 6 1. Introduction Since our inception over fifteen years ago, LaCie’s engineers have followed a design philosophy of merging superior performance, technological perfection and style. The LaCie Data Bank represents the synthesis of this effort. A new interpretation of personal and work luxury for portable computing, no longer will you be forced to carry multiple cables, power supplies or heavy devices. The LaCie Data Bank is pow
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 7 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Mac Users Hardware Requirements: Hardware Requirements: • Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with a USB • G3 or greater, with a USB powered port powered port System Requirements: • 32MB RAM or greater • OS 9.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater) and 10.x System Requirements: • Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP 2.2. Package
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 8 2.2.2. Views Of The Drive Activity LED – This light shows you that the drive is powered on and also shows 1 when the disk is being accessed for read-write operations. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port – This is where you plug in the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable 2 shipped with your drive. Please see section 3.1. Connecting The Drive To Your Computer for more information. Optional Power Supply Port – This is where you plug in the optional USB
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 9 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer. Click on a step to get started! 3.1. Connecting The LaCie Drive To Your Computer Once you’ve gotten the drive connected to your computer, move on to section 4. Using Your LaCie Drive for important information on how to format and utilize your drive. Tech Note: *The LaCie Data Bank does not
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 10 Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users 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 3.1. Connecting Your LaCie Drive To Your Computer. Silverlining 98 and USB 2.0 Driver Installation Step 1 Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 11 Mac OS 9.x Users Before connecting the power supply and USB 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 3.1. Connecting Your LaCie Drive To Your Computer. Silverlining Pro Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your comput
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 12 3.1. Connecting The LaCie Drive To Your Computer Tech Note: *The LaCie Data Bank does not require a power supply for computers equipped with a standard bus- powered USB port. Some USB hubs or boards are not powered; if your computer’s USB hub or bus does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, use the optional power sharing cable to turn on your drive. See section 3.2 Connecting the Optional Powe
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 13 3.2. Connecting an optional Power Sharing Cable (sold separately) In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, a power supply adapter cable (sold separately) 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 neither of these options work with your spec
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 14 3.3. Connecting Multiple Devices Technically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than 6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect more than two peripheral drives. The hub regenerates the signals, generally providing between 4 to 7 connections. To add even more drives, conn
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 15 4. 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 utilize
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 16 4.1. 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. 4.1.1. 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 instructions on installing and using Silverli
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 17 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 partition… a
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 18 4.2. 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. For instructions on using the Mac OS 10.x Apple Disk Utili
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 19 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. Tech Note: Please refer to section 5.1.2. File System Formats – Mac Users, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems. Tech Note: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System
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LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 20 5. Tech Tips 5.1 File System Formats 5.1.1. Windows Users There are basically two file system formats for Windows: FAT 32 and NTFS. The following information will hopefully make choosing one or the other a little easier. FAT 32 FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table, which dates back to the beginnings of DOS programming. Originally, FAT was only 16 bits, but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 b
