LaCie Hard Disk
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Only qualified persons are authorized to
carry out maintenance on this device.
Read this User Manual carefully and fol-
low the correct procedure when setting
up the device.
Do not open your LaCie Hard Disk 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 danger-
ous emissions. Your LaCie Hard Disk
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contains no user-serviceable parts. If it
appears to be malfunctioning, have it
inspected by a qualified LaCie Techni-
cal Support representative.
Never expose your device to rain, or use
it near water, or in damp or wet con-
ditions. Never place objects contain-
ing liquids on the LaCie Hard Disk , as
they may spill into its openings. Doing
so increases the risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting, fire or personal injury.
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Make sure that the computer and LaCie
Hard Disk are electrically grounded.
If the devices are not grounded, there
is an increased risk of electrical shock.
Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5
A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctua-
tions not exceeding ± 10% of the nomi-
nal, transient over-voltages according
to over-voltage category II).
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Health and Safety Precautions
General Use Precautions
Do not expose the LaCie Hard Disk to
temperatures outside the range of 5° C
to 35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to opera-
tional humidity beyond 5-80%, non-con-
densing, or non-operating humidity be-
yond 10-90%, non-condensing. Doing
so may damage the LaCie Hard Disk or
disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your
LaCie Hard Disk near a source of heat
or exposing it to sunlight (even through
a window). Inversely, placing your LaCie
Hard Disk in an environment that is too
cold or humid may damage the unit.
Always unplug the LaCie Hard Disk
from the electrical outlet if there is a risk
of lightning or if it will be unused for
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an extended period of time. Otherwise,
there is an increased risk of electrical
shock, short-circuiting or fire.
Use only the power supply shipped with
the device.
Do not use the LaCie Hard Disk near
other electrical appliances such as tele-
visions or radios. Doing so may cause
interference which will adversely affect
the operation of the other products.
Do not place the LaCie Hard Disk
near sources of magnetic interference,
such as computer displays, televi-
sions or speakers. Magnetic interfer-
ence can affect the operation and
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stability of your LaCie Hard Disk .
Do not place heavy objects on top of
the LaCie Hard Disk or use excessive
force on it.
Do not stack more than 2 LaCie Hard
Disks together. Do not expose the drive
to temperatures over 35° C (95° F) or
30° C (86° F) when stacked.
If you detect a problem, see the Trou-
bleshooting section in this manual.
CAUTION:
This LaCie Hard Disk's war-
ranty may be void as a result of the failure
to respect the precautions listed above.
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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
recommends 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 disk, another external hard disk or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie offers a complete line of CD and
DVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website.
ImpOrTANT INfO:
1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available storage
capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10% less).
