Technical Information
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LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive
5. Technical Information
5.1 User Advice When FireWire
The following technical information relates to your LaCie CD-RW Drive and gives some practical advice:
Power Autoswitching
Your LaCie CD-RW drive comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means that if the drive is connected
to a FireWire connector on your computer, when you turn off the computer, the LaCie drive will turn off automatically.
Likewise, when you turn on your computer, your LaCie drive will turn on automatically.
Power Save
The LaCie CD-RW drive manages power consumption. If the system’s power save feature supports it, the drive will spin down
during the power save mode. After the system comes of out of power save, the drive will take a few seconds to spin up to full
power before it can be accessed.
Data Transfers
During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other applications on the same FireWire port. Anomalies may arise
with computers that have USB or FireWire controllers that do not conform to OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface)
standards. In any other configurations, we cannot ensure 100% correct operation. Due to this, you may encounter hanging
problems. If this happens, proceed as follows:
1) Make sure that the FireWire cable is connected tightly and securely on both ends of the cable, from the drive to the
computer. If you are using a FireWire cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive, check that your FireWire
cable is properly certified. The cable that is provided with your LaCie drive is FireWire certified.
2) Check that the power supply and ground are seated properly.
3) Disconnect your computer’s FireWire cable. Wait 30 seconds and reconnect it.
4) Check the Windows 98 SE version installed on your computer. Supported versions of Windows 98 SE are 4.10.2222A
and above. To check the version number, you need to execute the program "Systems."
5) To proceed, launch the following command from the Windows Task Bar: Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.
If your drive is still not recognized or if you encounter any difficulties, check the type of FireWire controller available in your
computer. You can access it from the Task Bar of Windows. Proceed as follows:
