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LaCie Little Disk 

• Design by Sam Hecht

User Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Health and Safety Precautions 

3

General Use Precautions 

3

Using this User Manual 

4

1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 

6

1.1. Box Content 

7

1.2. Minimum System Requirements 

8

2. Getting Connected 

9

2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Interface Cable 

10

2.2. Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 

11

2.3. Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 

12

2.4. Installing the Pre-loaded Software 

13

2.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 

14

2.6. LaCie Shortcut Button 

15

3. Formatting and Partitioning 

23

3.1. Formatting for Windows Users 

24

3.2. Formatting for Mac Users 

26

4. Interface and Data Transfer Information 

27

4.1. USB 2.0 Connection 

27

4.2. FireWire 400 Connection 

27

4.3. Data Transfers 

28

5. Troubleshooting 

29

5.1. Mac Users 

29

5.2. Windows Users 

31

6. Contacting Customer Support 

33

6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 

34

7. Warranty Information 

35

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Page 1: ...iones gu da utente handbuch gebruikershandleiding manuel utilisateur user manual little disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 FireWire 400 Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 D e s i g n...

Page 2: ...Interface Cable 11 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 12 2 4 Installing the Pre loaded Software 13 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 14 2 6 LaCie Shortcut Button 15 3 Formatting and...

Page 3: ...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 limits are designed...

Page 4: ...ng liquids on the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and...

Page 5: ...e to the nearby radio and television recep tion It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Using this User Manual Some sections of this user manual contain information that ap plies to...

Page 6: ...y recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form...

Page 7: ...eless and crafted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are performance based solutions that will power you through your specific applications Ideal for speed intensive appli...

Page 8: ...Disk Portable Hard Drive U I 2 Power sharing cable 3 FireWire 400 cable 4 USB extension cable 5 Quick Install Guide Important Info Please save your pack aging In the event that the drive should need t...

Page 9: ...e port Internet connection for downloading updates Mac Users Mac OS 10 3 or later G3 or later or Intel Core processor 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 or FireWire 400 interface port Internet connection for...

Page 10: ...0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U I 2 2 Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little...

Page 11: ...il it stops Fig 2 1 A The cord is about 2 inches long do not attempt to pull it out farther Insert the USB 2 0 connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Fig 2 1 B If you need extra cab...

Page 12: ...i ther FireWire port on the hard drive Fig 2 2 B After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac us ers or in My Computer Windows users Proceed to section...

Page 13: ...drive Fig 2 3 A Attach the USB end of the USB power sharing ca ble to an available USB port on your computer Fig 2 3 B 1 2 Fig 2 3 A Fig 2 3 B Important Info If the USB power shar ing cable does not...

Page 14: ...Backup Software or the application or document of your choice by pushing the Shortcut Button on your LaCie hard drive the F button See section 2 6 LaCie Shortcut Button for more information To install...

Page 15: ...your LaCie hard drive Windows Users 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 list...

Page 16: ...push the shortcut button to set up the button action 2 6 1 Software Installation Mac Users When installed LaCie Shortcut Button ap pears in System Preferences see section 2 6 3 Changing Button Setting...

Page 17: ...cut Button main window opens See Fig 2 6 2 A Mac and 2 6 2 B Windows 1 2 Fig 2 6 2 A Important Info Pushing the button launches setup only once After setup pushing the button will launch the action yo...

Page 18: ...utton Click Open A new icon and name are displayed for the selected application document or script Click Apply Click OK 3 4 5 6 Set up LaCie 1 Click Backup Set up a Custom Action Select the drive you...

Page 19: ...the instructions in section 2 6 2 beginning with step 3 of the type of action you want to activate Fig 2 6 3 A Mac Users Windows Users To change the action assigned to a Button open LaCie Shortcut Bu...

Page 20: ...y them in the drive list See A in Fig 2 6 4 A Mac and 2 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 2 6 4 A Mac and 2 6...

Page 21: ...e Shortcut Button icon in the system tray displays a connection message when a button enabled LaCie drive is connected or disconnected from the computer See Fig 2 6 4 C To remove the LaCie Shortcut Bu...

Page 22: ...ils of the drive selected in the drive list Items on the Information tab are not editable See Fig 2 6 5 A Mac and 2 6 5 B Windows Fig 2 6 5 A The software version number of the LaCie Shortcut Button i...

Page 23: ...lica tion document or script 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...

Page 24: ...OS Extend ed HFS See the table right for more information Once you ve connected your drive and it is recog nized by your operating system i e Windows or Mac OS X you are ready to format and partition...

Page 25: ...d below the Storage group If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented...

Page 26: ...1 2 D On the Format Partition window you have the op tion of selecting the Quick Format option This al lows a much faster format but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom men...

Page 27: ...ystem or MS DOS if you did step 5 Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert mes sage appears to continue Mac Disk Utility will format and partitio...

Page 28: ...cable will also work when connected to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB 2 0 Cable End 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 1 USB 2 0 Connectio...

Page 29: ...than the one supplied with your LaCie drive check that it is certified Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 1 2 CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that they form a rin...

Page 30: ...may not be recieving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable If your LaCie ha...

Page 31: ...folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to Check your files and folders to ensure that these types...

Page 32: ...rements Problem Question Answer The drive is not recog nized by the computer Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Parti...

Page 33: ...ces and see if the drive s perfor mance increases The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB...

Page 34: ...ter including CD DVD burners Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging 2 LaCie hard drive file forma...

Page 35: ...ww 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...

Page 36: ...s 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 or...

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