LaCie Big Disk
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Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive
3.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Big Disk
FireWire and USB external devices feature “plug &
play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be
connected and disconnected while the computer is run-
ning. To prevent failures, however, it is important you
follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie Big
Disk .
Windows Users
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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 im-
age).
A message will appear, detailing the devices that
the Eject icon controls, i.e. “Safely remove...”.
Click on this prompt.
You will be then given this message: “Safe to
Remove Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to
disconnect the device.
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2.
3.
Mac Users
■
Drag the hard drive icon to the trash.
When the icon disappears from the desktop, the
drive can be disconnected.
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2.
3.5. Switching Interfaces
FireWire and 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 unmount your drive before switching interfaces. See
chapter 3.4.
Disconnecting Your LaCie Big Disk Ex-
treme+
, for the unmounting procedure.
TEChnICal noTE:
Windows Vista Users:
Your operating system may be configured to al-
low FireWire devices to be disconnected without
following this procedure. LaCie recommends that
you disable this feature. See section
7, Trouble-
shooting
or the Windows Vista user manual for
more information.
