3. Installing Your LaCie Drive
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LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
User’s Manual
3.2. Connecting the Interface Cable
There are three interface connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface to your
computer: FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. The installation steps below follow the connectivity options for
each of the specific interfaces, depending on your operating system.
Important Info:
Windows Users!
Move to section
3.2.2. Windows Users
to view installation steps for the
Windows OS.
3.2.1. Mac Users
These installation steps are separated by interface and Mac OS. To view the installation steps of the interface you plan on
using, click on the appropriate operating system and interface:
Mac OS 10.x – FireWire 800
Mac OS 10.x – FireWire 400
Mac OS 9.x – FireWire 400
Mac OS 10.x – Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Mac OS 9.x – USB
Important Info:
You can not have the FireWire and USB interfaces connected at the same time! If you will be
switching between interfaces, you must also follow the steps in section
3.6. Switching Interfaces
.
Tech Note:
To daisy-chain devices, you must be using the same interface FireWire. Your computer will not
recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are mixed, i.e. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is
connected to the computer via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.
Daisy-chain configurations:
• FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected
to the computer via the FireWire 800 port.
• iLink/DV device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected to
the computer via the FireWire 800 port.
• FireWire 800 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk Extreme with Triple Interface, which is connected
to the computer via the FireWire 800 port.
Tech Note:
If you will be using your LaCie drive in a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) environment, it is
recommended that you re-format the drive to the MS-DOS (also known as FAT 32) File System format. Please see
section
5.1. File System Formats
for more information.
