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LaCie Rugged USB 3.0

 

• D

esign

 

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 P

oulton

 

Table of Contents

User Manual 

page 1

Table of Contents

1.  Introduction................................................................................................................. 4

1.1.  Box Content ................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2.  Minimum System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 5
1.3.  Views of the Drive ......................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.  Cables and Connectors ................................................................................................................. 7

2.  Getting Connected ...................................................................................................... 8

2.1.  STEP 1: Connecting the Interface Cable  ......................................................................................... 9
2.2.  STEP 2: Launching LaCie Setup Assistant  ..................................................................................... 10
2.3.  Disconnecting Your Drive ............................................................................................................ 11

3.  Optional Formatting and Partitioning ........................................................................ 12

3.1.  About File System Formats ........................................................................................................... 12

3.1.1.  Windows Users ............................................................................................................... 12
3.1.2.  Mac Users ..................................................................................................................... 13

3.2.  Formatting Instructions ................................................................................................................ 14

3.2.1.  Windows XP Users .......................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2.  Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users ............................................................................... 17
3.2.3.  Mac Users ..................................................................................................................... 20

4.  Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 21

4.1.  Mac Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 22
4.2.  Windows Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................... 24

5.  Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................... 26

5.1.  LaCie Technical Support Contacts ................................................................................................ 27

6.  Warranty Information ............................................................................................... 28

Summary of Contents for 301930

Page 1: ...2 STEP 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 10 2 3 Disconnecting Your Drive 11 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning 12 3 1 About File System Formats 12 3 1 1 Windows Users 12 3 1 2 Mac Users 13 3 2 For...

Page 2: ...sed in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equi...

Page 3: ...e LaCie Rugged Hard disk to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 86 F or to operational humid ity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doin...

Page 4: ...issues that may arise If you encounter problems first follow the instructions in the Quick Install Guide then consult this manual s chapter on setting up the device If the problem persists see the tr...

Page 5: ...NOTE The User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the drive IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returne...

Page 6: ...B 3 0 port 2 USB power cable port Exploded View Your LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk is equipped with an ex ternal rubber bumper which encases the aluminum body to protect against drops and other i...

Page 7: ...ive Your LaCie drive is shipped with a SuperSpeed USB 3 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a compatible USB 3 0 port Fig 03 The cable will also work when connected t...

Page 8: ...for all users regardless of operating system thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant Install your drive in two easy steps 2 1 STEP 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 2 2 STEP 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant I...

Page 9: ...cable to a USB 2 0 port In this case file transfers will be limited to USB 2 0 speeds 2 After a few seconds the drive will mount in My Computer Com puter Windows or on your desktop Mac TECHNICAL NOTE...

Page 10: ...or Mac to reformat your drive See section 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more information To launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users double click on the LaCie icon in My Computer or in...

Page 11: ...e Click on the LaCie hard disk in this prompt This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or simi lar It is now safe to disconnect the device Windows Vista Windows 7 Users From the System Tray lo...

Page 12: ...32GB by the Windows partition utility i e Disk Manager and the individual file size is limited to 4GB NTFS This acronym stands for New Technology Filing System and it is the native file system for Win...

Page 13: ...ficiently With HFS you are no longer limited by block size MS DOS File System FAT 32 This is the Microsoft file system more typically known as FAT 32 This is the file system to use if you are go ing t...

Page 14: ...to and mounted on the com puter 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window select Disk Man agement located below the Storage group 4 If the Initialize and Conver...

Page 15: ...orking environment Click Next 10 Assign a drive letter or mount path Fig 14 Click Next 11 Select the file format for the disk FAT32 will only appear as an option if the partition is 32GB or less Once...

Page 16: ...listing your choices If all seems well click Finish to begin the format process Fig 16 To make a change select Back 13 Your drive s partition s should have a Healthy status in the list of drives in D...

Page 17: ...From the Manage window select Disk Management 2 From the list of drives in the middle of the Disk Management window right click your LaCie hard drive and select New Sim ple Volume Fig 18 3 The New Sim...

Page 18: ...tem Formats for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats TECHNICAL NOTE Windows Vista SP1 and Windows 7 offer the exFAT file system which is not limited to partitions greater than...

Page 19: ...by Neil Poulton Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 19 7 The last window is a summary of the format options you have just selected If all looks to be correct click Finish for the fo...

Page 20: ...ard disks on the left side of the window 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS X gives you the option of di...

Page 21: ...ou can also visit the downloads page where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 5...

Page 22: ...rface and operating system Review the installation steps in section 2 1 STEP 1 Connecting the Inter face Cable and section 2 2 STEP 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Are both ends of the USB cable fir...

Page 23: ...ected when coming out of sleep mode Simply ignore this message The drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the...

Page 24: ...and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Trouble shooting tips to isolate the problem Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum syst...

Page 25: ...isconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s performance increases The drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feat...

Page 26: ...ake sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Information Location 1 LaCie hard disk serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on...

Page 27: ...www lacie com ie contact LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact Japan Elecom CO LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact La...

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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