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Getting Connected
Step 2.2
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Connect the interface cable to your LaCie mini and to your
computer
Connect the FireWire (right) and/or USB (below right) cable to your
drive through the host connector to use it as a hard drive or a hub.
Connect the cable to your computer. After a few seconds, your LaCie
mini drive will mount on your computer.
teCH note:
For information about using your LaCie mini as
a hub, see section 2.3 Using Your LaCie mini as a hub. Please
refer section 4.1 Advice for Optimizing FireWire Connections
for important information on disconnecting FireWire devices
and ensuring optimum performance. Please refer to section 4.2
Advice for Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections for important infor-
mation on disconnecting USB 2.0 devices and ensuring opti-
mum performance. To achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drive must
be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a USB
1.1 port, your drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. For more
details, see 4.2 Advice for Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections.
teCH note:
LaCie recommends using the short interface
cables included for connecting to your Apple Mac mini and the
longer cables included for daisy chaining or connecting to a
computer other than the Apple Mac mini.
Important note:
Windows Users: You’ll need to reformat your drive. Please refer to Section 3.1.2.
Windows Users for information about re-formatting. Mac Users: It may take a few seconds for the drive to
appear on your desktop.
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