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LaCie Rugged Hard Disk

 

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esign

 

by

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 P

oulton

 

Getting Connected

User Manual 

page 14

3.  Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive. Moving the 

slider to the left will reduce the size of the 

Compatible

 volume 

(for Windows and Mac). If you do not want the 

Compatible 

volume, move the slider all the way to the left. The 

LaCie 

vol-

ume will be formatted for your operating system, NTFS  (

Fig. 

16 - Windows

) for Windows and HFS+ for Mac (

Fig. 17 - Mac

). 

Once you have made your selection, click 

Next

 to begin the 

format.

continued on the next page...

Fig. 16 - Windows

Fig. 17 - Mac

Summary of Contents for 301371 - Rugged Hard Disk 500 GB External...

Page 1: ...Interface Cable 11 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 12 2 3 Connecting Multiple Devices 19 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk 20 2 5 Switching Interfaces 20 3 Optional Formatting and Partitionin...

Page 2: ...mmunications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be...

Page 3: ...re its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive in an environment that i...

Page 4: ...a wide 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...

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

Page 6: ...Manual page 6 6 1 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the prod...

Page 7: ...00 port 4 USB power cable connection Rear View USB only 1 USB port 2 USB power cable connection Exploded View Your LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk is equipped with an ex ternal rubber bumper which...

Page 8: ...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 provide the necessary power to operate...

Page 9: ...offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling dis tance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth inten sive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard d...

Page 10: ...tep Page 1 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 11 1 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Run La Cie Setup Assistant to format your drive for op timal performance with your system 12 IMPORTANT INFO Do not co...

Page 11: ...k 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desk top Mac users NOTE In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not pro...

Page 12: ...t Windows users Open the LACIE volume in Computer My Com puter for Windows XP and then double click Start exe Fig 12 Windows Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon which will appear...

Page 13: ...he on screen instructions as listed below to format your drive and install software utilities 1 Select your language Fig 14 2 Please read the license agreement before clicking Next Fig 15 Selecting Ne...

Page 14: ...e the size of the Compatible volume for Windows and Mac If you do not want the Compatible volume move the slider all the way to the left The LaCie vol ume will be formatted for your operating system N...

Page 15: ...nnected User Manual page 15 4 A window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted Fig 18 Windows Fig 19 Mac Select Yes to continue 5 LaCie Setup Assistant will format the hard drive Fig 20 cont...

Page 16: ...esign by Neil Poulton Getting Connected User Manual page 16 6 Register your LaCie device Fig 21 New Account Fig 22 Existing Account Click Next to continue continued on the next page Fig 21 New Account...

Page 17: ...Design by Neil Poulton Getting Connected User Manual page 17 7 Choose the software utilities that you want to install Fig Fig 23 Windows Fig 24 Mac Click Next to continue continued on the next page Fi...

Page 18: ...eady for use Installed software utilities may be found in the following folders Windows Desktop LaCie Mac Desktop LaCie IMPORTANT INFO Please note that LaCie software utilities may be installed at any...

Page 19: ...ire 400 speeds 1 Connect your LaCie hard disk by following the steps in sections 1 1 and 1 2 connecting to your computer using the FireWire 800 cable 2 To attach a digital video camera a Using the iLi...

Page 20: ...s See section 8 2 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk for proper disconnection procedures When the hard disk has been safely disconnected reconnect it with the interface of your choice Windows Users 1...

Page 21: ...the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is cre ated to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on...

Page 22: ...may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management op tion Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane 3 Find the disk corresponding to...

Page 23: ...s or if you reformatted your LaCie 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 con t...

Page 24: ...r on your computer in the Volume label field b Select Perform a quick format Fig 29 c Leave the other options at their default values and click OK 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the fo...

Page 25: ...otect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 31 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under...

Page 26: ...leave the default values and click Next 7 Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click Next 8 Select Format this partition with the following settings and En ter a name for the volume as you d l...

Page 27: ...ab Fig 37 5 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitio...

Page 28: ...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 appear follow...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...ables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Have the USB eSATA or FireWire drivers been installed correctly and enabled...

Page 31: ...d off when you turn your computer on and off USB and FireWire connec tions This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feature which means that if your drive is connected to your computer tur...

Page 32: ...d on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About This Mac Windows users Right click My Computer an...

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Page 34: ...t of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interruptions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under...

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