LaCie D2 BLU-RAY XL User Manual Download

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Contents

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LaCie d2 USB Hard Drive

Contents

How to Use this Manual

Foreword

1. Introduction

1.1 Icons Used In This Manual

1.2 What Is USB 2.0?

1.3 LaCie Storage Utilities Software

2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive

2.1 Minimum System Requirements

2.2 LaCie USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Views

2.3 Attaching The Drive Stand

2.4 USB Cables and Connectors

3. Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive

3.1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive

Mac Users

PC Users

3.2 Installing Multiple USB Peripherals

3.3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive

4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive

4.1 Mac Users

4.2 PC Users

5. Technical Information

5.1 User Advice When Using USB 2.0

5.2 FAT 32 vs. NTFS

5.3 Mac OS Standard vs. Mac OS Extended

6. Troubleshooting

7. Contacting Customer Service

7.1 Warranty

8. Appendix 1 – USB Questions and Answers

9. Glossary

10. Health and Safety Precautions

Summary of Contents for D2 BLU-RAY XL

Page 1: ...8 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive 9 3 1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive 10 Mac Users 10 PC Users 11 3 2 Installing Multiple USB Peripherals 11 3 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 11 4 Formatt...

Page 2: ...optimized for onscreen viewing the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1 2 x 11 and A4 sized paper giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section...

Page 3: ...5 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and...

Page 4: ...arately With all it can do for you we re confident that your LaCie Hard Drive will quickly become an important tool in your day to day business and personal computing This manual will help you to Inst...

Page 5: ...mice joysticks and printers In the USB 2 0 system existing USB peripherals do not have to be upgraded and lower speed devices will not require additional performance instead operating as USB 1 1 devic...

Page 6: ...ore and exchange data between several computers Back up your computer s internal hard drive Store files created by your various applications 2 1 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements Mac o...

Page 7: ...s stand see the Attaching the Drive Stand section for instructions and for mounting your drive with the rackmount kit sold separately 6 Serial number sticker This is where you will find your LaCie dri...

Page 8: ...the hex key provided until the stand is firmly in place 4 When the stand is mounted your drive should look like this 2 4 USB Cables and Connectors Your LaCie drive is shipped with a USB 2 0 certified...

Page 9: ...able into the power input located at the rear of the drive 2 With the metallic plug correctly inserted in the connector slide the locking mechanism towards the drive When you hear a faint click the po...

Page 10: ...4 The About to Install screen appears Read the following information and click on Continue 5 The License Agreement screen appears Click on Agree 6 The Installation screen appears 7 Check the Silverlin...

Page 11: ...ive or similar underneath 12 Once your drive appears in My Computer or Windows Explorer you can then use it to back up files in the same way that you use your computer s internal hard drive 3 2 Instal...

Page 12: ...n 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Ej...

Page 13: ...ng 98 which is included with your drive Windows 2000 and XP Use the Disk Management Utility which is native to the operating system For instructions on installing and using Silverlining 98 please refe...

Page 14: ...itations In Windows 2000 and Windows XP you will not be able to create a partition greater than 32GB NTFS NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows X...

Page 15: ...d click Refresh A new drive should be listed Double click on the new drive 4 Click the Settings tab 5 If selected deselect the Int 13 unit option and select Removable With the removable box checked yo...

Page 16: ...vise you to check the Microsoft and Apple Web sites regularly To utilize the newly enhanced USB 2 0 performances your computer must be equipped with a USB 2 0 host bus adapter sold separately or integ...

Page 17: ...uble click on System 2 Go to Peripheral manager and double click on USB bus controller 3 The USB controller type appears on the second line e g Intel 82371 SB PCI to USB universal Host controller 4 Do...

Page 18: ...32GB You need to store individual files that are larger than 4GB You need a filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration 5 3 Mac OS Standard vs Mac OS Extended There ar...

Page 19: ...ock size Now for example if you have a 4K file it will only take up 4K of space Guidelines for Choosing Mac OS Standard or Mac OS Extended This is actually a fairly easy decision You should only use M...

Page 20: ...s an icon for the drive appear Check for an icon on the Desktop on a Mac on the computer or in My Computer on a PC Is the drive powered up Check the drive s power cable Make sure the Power LED is on A...

Page 21: ...it is normal for the drive to run running noticeably faster than a port on your computer or to a at USB 1 1speeds A USB 2 0 device can USB 1 1 drive USB 1 1 hub only run at USB 2 0 speeds when connect...

Page 22: ...lled 5 Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer 6 Names of any other devices installed on your computer Technical Support Help Hours Contacting Customer Support page 22 LaCie d2 USB Hard D...

Page 23: ...0872 support uk lacie co uk Japan Monday through Friday 9 AM 5PM Contact Us At Technical Support 81 3 5733 2205 support jp lacie com Sweden Norway and Finland Monday through Friday 9 AM 5PM Contact Us...

Page 24: ...was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the hard drive casing is broken LaCie...

Page 25: ...ers With its 12Mb s speed it can also be used for more advanced applications such as games and audio software as well as storage on hard disks CD RW and other drives USB 2 0 devices will have far supe...

Page 26: ...Mb s In practice users who desire enhanced USB 2 0 throughput will need to connect their USB 2 0 hardware on both ends of a 2 0 hub to achieve the high speed mode On one end a USB 2 0 compliant host...

Page 27: ...expansion card which fills one of the free slots inside your PC and enables a peripheral CD ROM drive scanner or printer to be connected to the computer Data Stream The flow of data that accomplishes...

Page 28: ...B or IEEE 1394 for example which enables a microprocessor to communicate with a compatible peripheral Port software A memory address which identifies the physical circuit used to transfer information...

Page 29: ...sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk o...

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