LaCie 301157U - Ethernet Big Disk NAS Server User Manual Download

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LaCie d2 Big Disk Hard Drive

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USB 2.0 • FireWire 400 • FireWire 800

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Page 1: ...LaCie d2 Big Disk Extreme Hard Drive user manual manuel utilisateur gu da utente handbuch manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800...

Page 2: ...nnecting the Power Supply 14 3 2 a Connecting the USB Cable 15 3 2 b Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable 16 3 2 c Connecting the FireWire 800 Cable 17 3 3 Connecting Multiple Devices 18 3 4 Disconnectin...

Page 3: ...ding inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These l...

Page 4: ...ey may spill into its openings Doing so increas es the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Big Disk Extreme are elec trically ground...

Page 5: ...It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Important Info Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circum...

Page 6: ...nments the LaCie Big Disk Extreme can be stood vertically on the LaCie Drive Stand included placed in the LaCie Desk Rack sold separately or incorpo rated into standard 19 computer equipment racks wit...

Page 7: ...st drives do not require a fan Only the largest capacity drives may need a fan To find out if your drive includes a fan please refer to the item number and product datasheet Some models of the Big Dis...

Page 8: ...e 800 FireWire 400 or USB 2 0 port Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 500MHz processor or higher Minimum 128MB RAM 512MB recommended FireWire 800 FireWire 400 or USB 2 0 port Mac OS 10 2 8 or la...

Page 9: ...Software Windows XP 2000 Mac OS X Silverkeeper backup software Mac OS 9 OS X Silverlining Pro Utilities Mac OS 9 2 0 0 7 L a C i e A l l r i g h t s reserved LaCie and the LaCie logo are trademarks of...

Page 10: ...ith Activity LED Push the Shortcut Button to launch the docu ment or application of your choice see section 3 6 LaCie Shortcut Button for more informa tion The LED remains lit to show that the drive i...

Page 11: ...save mode The Big Disk Extreme will then take several seconds to spin up to full power 4 Hi Speed USB 2 0 Port This is where you plug in the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable furnished with the drive See page 15...

Page 12: ...the FireWire 800 port at FireWire 400 speed FireWire 400 FireWire 800 Benefits Hot pluggable devices can be added and re moved while the bus is active Isochronous data delivery no dropped frames FireW...

Page 13: ...Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with the original USB specifications Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing de vices USB 2 0 icon USB 1 1 icon USB Icons These icons...

Page 14: ...necting multiple devices and special steps that need to be followed when disconnecting the drive or switching between the different interfaces Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive Step 1 Connecting the P...

Page 15: ...able or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your war ranty Always remove the AC adapter before transport ing your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapt er may result in damage to yo...

Page 16: ...on your computer B 1 2 3 off auto on FW4OO USB 2 O FW8OO FW8OO 4 Windows Users You must format the drive before it will mount in your My Computer folder See page 29 Formatting and Partitioning Your L...

Page 17: ...e to an available FireWire 400 port on your computer B 1 2 3 off auto on FW4OO USB 2 O FW8OO FW8OO A B Technical note For more information on FireWire connections see the following pages Page 11 Cable...

Page 18: ...e to an available FireWire 800 port on your computer B 1 2 3 off auto on FW4OO USB 2 O FW8OO FW8OO A B Technical note For information on daisy chaining using the FireWire interface see page 18 Connect...

Page 19: ...re 400 or 800 cable into an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on your FireWire peripheral b Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 or 800 cable to an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on the LaCie...

Page 20: ...en given this message Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to disconnect the device 1 2 3 Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash When the icon disappears from the desktop the dri...

Page 21: ...drive to your computer via USB or FireWire 3 6 1 Software Installation To install LaCie Shortcut Button and EMC Retrospect Express Insert the installation CD into your computer s CD ROM drive Double...

Page 22: ...ens See Fig 3 6 2 A Mac and 3 6 2 B Windows 1 2 Fig 3 6 2 A Important Info Pushing the button launches setup only once After setup pushing the button will launch the action you specify in setup Mac In...

Page 23: ...To use a custom action click the Please choose a custom action radio button See B in Fig 3 6 2 C and 3 6 2 D Click the Choose button and navigate to the ap plication document or script you want to la...

Page 24: ...ion 3 6 2 beginning with step 3 of the type of action you want to activate Fig 3 6 3 A Mac Users Windows Users To change the action assigned to a Button open LaCie Shortcut Button by clicking on the L...

Page 25: ...See A in Fig 3 6 4 A Mac and 3 6 4 B Windows If no drives can be detected on the USB or FireWire bus the list will display No drives connected See B in Fig 3 6 4 A Mac and 3 6 4 B Windows Check your d...

Page 26: ...the system tray displays a connection message when a button enabled LaCie drive is connected or disconnected from the computer See Fig 3 6 4 C To remove the LaCie Shortcut Button icon from the system...

Page 27: ...in the drive list Items on the Information tab are not editable See Fig 3 6 5 A Mac and 3 6 5 B Windows Fig 3 6 5 A The software version number of the LaCie Shortcut Button is displayed below the dri...

Page 28: ...ipt in its new location or return it to its original location Problem Solution Drive is connected but No drives connected message appears in the drive list Check both ends of the FireWire or USB cable...

Page 29: ...n of the hard drive s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your Office documents one for your backu...

Page 30: ...sta 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 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port...

Page 31: ...ter format however this will disallow Disk Manage ment to check the drive for errors recommended Click Next Important Info Please refer to page 28 Helpful Information for a more detailed compari son o...

Page 32: ...Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or UNIX File Sys tem and the volume size Once you have finalized the volume format number of partitions size and options click OK The follow ing message will appear War...

Page 33: ...nd a FireWire port you will get noticeably better perfor mance by using the FireWire connection Compared to Hi Speed USB 2 0 FireWire has higher sustained data transfer rates a feature especially impo...

Page 34: ...e is no danger of inaccurately ordered or delayed frames What Is The Difference Between FireWire 400 And FireWire 800 Essentially the main difference between the two in terfaces is speed FireWire 800...

Page 35: ...wards compatible meaning that FireWire 800 devices will still operate via the original FireWire 400 port However to connect a FireWire 800 device to a FireWire 400 port a specific adapter cable must b...

Page 36: ...standard Hi Speed USB 2 0 provides the neces sary fast data transfer rates that today s devices require and combines the earlier specifications so older devices that operated under the original USB st...

Page 37: ...ards compatible so you will be able to connect USB devices to Hi Speed USB 2 0 hubs however the USB devices will still maintain their normal performance levels i e 12 Mb s In order to achieve the fast...

Page 38: ...the most current version available 7 Troubleshooting Problem Question Answer The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop There should be an icon for...

Page 39: ...ng And Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme and 28 Helpful Information for more information Error messages under Mac OS 10 x Did you get an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT 32 volume When c...

Page 40: ...t capacities and only the highest capacities feature a drive fan Problem Question Answer The drive is not recog nized by the computer Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been for...

Page 41: ...connected to your computer turning the computer on will automatically turn the drive on Likewise turning the computer off will automatically turn the drive off If you wish to power off the drive while...

Page 42: ...vice have been installed correctly If in doubt un install the drivers and re install them Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 See page 7 Minimum System Requirements Are you...

Page 43: ...ntact Technical Support Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie Big Disk Extreme serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the...

Page 44: ...w lacie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie N...

Page 45: ...pliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or conse...

Page 46: ...esponse to disk intensive operations significantly Configuration When talking about a PC configu ration is understood to be the sum of the internal and external components of the system including memo...

Page 47: ...needs to be written to it that helps the Mac and Windows create files and save data The process is called initialization This process like formatting causes all user data on the storage device to be l...

Page 48: ...l software is a set of instruc tions for the computer A set of instructions to per form a particular task is called a program There are two main types of software system software an operating system s...

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