Table of Contents
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LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits
User’s Manual
Table of Contents
Foreword
4
Precautions
6
1. Introduction
7
1.1. What Your LaCie Drive Can Do
7
1.2. Hard Drive Heat Management
8
2. Your LaCie Drive
10
2.1. Minimum System Requirements
10
2.2. Package Contents
11
2.3. Views Of The Drive
11
2.4. Cables And Connectors
13
3. Installing Your LaCie Drive
14
3.1. Connecting The Power Supply
15
3.2. Connecting The Drive To Your Computer
16
3.2.1. Mac Users
16
3.2.2. Windows Users
17
3.3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive
18
3.3.1. Mac Users
18
3.3.2. Windows Users
18
4. Using Your LaCie Drive
19
4.1. Formatting Your LaCie Hard Drive – Mac Users
20
4.2. Formatting Your LaCie Hard Drive – Windows Users
22
4.2.1. Windows 2000/Windows XP
22
4.3. Configuring Your LaCie Drive As A Bootable Disk
25
5. Tech Tips
26
5.1. File System Formats
26
5.1.1. Mac Users
26
5.1.2. Windows Users
27
5.2. Available Storage Capacity
28
5.3. Optimizing Data Transfers
28
