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Optional Formatting and Partitioning

User Manual 

page 21

Formatting for Mac Users

3.3. 

CAUTION:

  Following  these  steps  will  erase  everything  from 

the hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect 
or continue to use, back up this information before performing 
these steps.

Select 

1. 

Utilites

 from the Go menu in Finder.

Open Disk Utility.

2. 

In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find 

3. 

the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. For each 
disk  there  is  a  listing  for  the  drive  controller  and  one  for 
each volume on the disk. Select the listing for the controller 
(ex. “153.4 GB HDT72251…” in Fig. 3.3-A). 

Select the 

4. 

Partition

 tab.

From the 

5. 

Volume Scheme

 menu, choose the number of 

partitions you want to divide the drive into (16 maximum). 
You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar 
between the partitions in the 

Volume Scheme

 area.

In the 

6. 

Volume Information

 section, enter a name for each 

volume (partition) and choose the volume format (Mac OS 
Extended,  Mac  OS  Standard,  UNIX  File  System,  or  MS-
DOS).

TeChNICAl NOTe:

 To share a volume with Windows users, 

select MS-DOS (FAT32) format.

ImpOrTANT  INfO:

    Apple  recommends  that  unless  you 

have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you 
should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a 
more familiar experience to Macintosh users.

Click 

7. 

Partition

.  Click 

Partition

  again  to  close  the  alert 

message and continue.

Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according 

8. 

to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use.

Figure 3.3-A

Figure 3.3-B

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Summary of Contents for 301290

Page 1: ...the Interface Cable 11 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 12 2 3 Connecting Multiple Devices 13 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk 14 2 5 Switching Interfaces 14 3 Optional Formatting and Partit...

Page 2: ...nd used in ac cordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this...

Page 3: ...speakers Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the drive near sources of magnetic interference such as com puter displays televi...

Page 4: ...ide range of high end high traffic environments including Digital content creation Professional data exchange Video on the go The LaCie Rugged sports a tough metal and rubber case which along with its...

Page 5: ...ireWire 400 cable Triple Interface only 3 FireWire 800 cable Triple Interface only 4 USB power cable 5 Quick Install Guide 6 note The User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the drive Imp...

Page 6: ...G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 128MB RAM 512MB recommended Available USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port Windows Users Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 512 MHz processor or higher...

Page 7: ...ses the aluminum body to protect against drops 36 in 91 4 cm or less and other impacts Inside the casing in ternal anti shock bumpers provide and extra mesure of protection Views of the Rugged Hard Di...

Page 8: ...when con nected to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB Power Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not pro vide the necessary power...

Page 9: ...ance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth intensive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 400 cable and a FireWir...

Page 10: ...asy steps Step 1 Connect an interface cable section 2 1 Step 2 Run LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for optimal performance with your system section 2 2 important info Do not connect more th...

Page 11: ...e hard disk After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your com 3 puter and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desktop Mac users note In the event that the USB bus on your computer do...

Page 12: ...ill appear on your desktop Important Info If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assis tant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has be gun your drive will not be ready to use and will requ...

Page 13: ...hard disk by following the steps in sec 1 tions 2 1 and 2 2 connecting to your computer using the FireWire 800 cable 2 To attach a digital video camera Using the iLink DV cable sold separately connec...

Page 14: ...disconnected Windows Users From the 1 System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image A message will appear listing the...

Page 15: ...ns A partition is a section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could cre ate three partitions on your drive one partition for your office do...

Page 16: ...ay have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Man agement option Information about all storage de vices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane Find the disk corresponding to yo...

Page 17: ...ie hard disk as a FAT32 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 continue to use back up this informat...

Page 18: ...r on a your computer in the Volume label field Select Perform a quick format b Leave the other options at their default values and click c OK Click 5 OK in the format warning dialog During the format...

Page 19: ...ese steps Right click 1 My Computer and select Manage Fig 3 2 2 A The Computer Management window opens Select 2 Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Ma...

Page 20: ...and click Next Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click 7 Next Select Format this partition with the following settings 8 and Enter a name for the volume as you d like it to appear on your...

Page 21: ...om the 5 Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Vol...

Page 22: ...m Question Solution The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive ap pear on the desktop There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appe...

Page 23: ...e drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the computer is woken from sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode Are yo...

Page 24: ...Conneccting the Interface Cable and 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Are both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables firmly attached Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make s...

Page 25: ...ower USB transfer rates Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed...

Page 26: ...you are in front of your computer and that you have the fol lowing information on hand Information Where to Find Information LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive o...

Page 27: ...ttp www 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 L...

Page 28: ...d its suppliers 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...

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