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LaCie Box User Manual Download Page 6

LaCie Box •

DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON

Introduction

User Manual

page 6

1.1. Minimum System Requirements

Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your La-
Cie product to function properly. For a list of these requirements,
please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (at

www.lacie.com/support/

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Summary of Contents for Box

Page 1: ...ing to a Computer 11 2 3 Disconnecting Your Hard Drive 12 2 3 1 Windows Users 12 2 3 2 Mac Users 12 3 Optional Formatting Partitioning 13 3 1 Windows Users 14 3 2 Mac Users 16 4 Interface and Data Tra...

Page 2: ...e reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with...

Page 3: ...spill into its openings Do ing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or per sonal injury Make sure that the computer and the LaCie Box are electrically grounded If the device...

Page 4: ...ty 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 stored files LaCie highly recom mends that you keep TW...

Page 5: ...he LaCie Box converts your 3 5 SATA hard disks into external hard drives with minimal installation time The fast transfer rate through Hi Speed USB 2 0 ensures that you can quickly and effectively bri...

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

Page 7: ...ws x4 5 Storage Utilities CD 6 Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the LaCie Box should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original...

Page 8: ...Y NEIL POULTON Introduction User Manual page 8 1 3 View of the Drive 1 3 1 Rear View 1 Power supply connector 2 USB 2 0 port 3 Ventilation area USB 2 0 port OFF ON power switch Rear View Power supply...

Page 9: ...e care to make cer tain that it has cooled before touching it CAUTION Please do not depress push or disrupt the front LED circuit board or the circuit board in the rear of the bottom shell Doing so ma...

Page 10: ...ar ports with their re specitve slots then gently press down on the front until you hear an audible click indicating closure Fig 06 IMPORTANT INFO LaCie does not recommend removing the two bands on th...

Page 11: ...section 2 1 Step 1 Installing a Hard Drive 2 Connect the power supply to turn on the LaCie Box Fig 07 3 Connect the USB interface cable from the LaCie Box to your computer Fig 08 4 Turn on the drive...

Page 12: ...our screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image Fig 09 Windows Users A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove Click on th...

Page 13: ...nternal address tables that it later uses to locate information What is Partitioning You can also divide the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard disk s stora...

Page 14: ...e to use before performing these steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window select Disk Manageme...

Page 15: ...12 On the Format Partition window select your File system and Perform a quick format Click Next Fig 13 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti...

Page 16: ...ble hard disks on the left side of the window Fig 15 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of par titions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS X gives you the...

Page 17: ...Windows 7 automatically manage Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me will require that drivers be installed before a Hi Speed USB 2 0 device is attached Mac OS 9 x do...

Page 18: ...y easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the prod uct you purchased please ch...

Page 19: ...e copied These characters include but are not limited to Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when conne...

Page 20: ...configura tion meet the minimum system re quirements for use with this drive See section 1 1 Minimum System Requirements for more information Is the drive s power supply con nected Make sure that the...

Page 21: ...wise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information please see section 4 1 Optimizing Data Transfers Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port o...

Page 22: ...g information on hand 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 3 Macintosh PC model Mac users Click...

Page 23: ...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 LaCie N...

Page 24: ...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 spe cial or consequential damages such as but not limite...

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