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LaCie Big Disk

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1. Introduction

1.1 Icons Used in This Manual

1.2 What is FireWire/IEEE 1394?

1.3 LaCie Storage Utilities Software

2. Getting to Know Your LaCie Big Disk

2.1 Minimum System Requirements

2.2 LaCie Big Disk – Views

2.3 Attaching the Drive Stand

2.4 FireWire Cables and Connectors

3. Setting Up Your LaCie Big Disk

3.1 Installing Your LaCie Big Disk

3.2 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals

3.3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Big Disk

4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk

4.1 Mac Users

4.2 PC Users

5. Technical Information

5.1 User Advice When Using FireWire

5.2 FAT 32 vs. NTFS

5.3 Mac OS Standard vs. Mac OS Extended

6. Troubleshooting

7. Contacting Customer Service

7.1 Warranty

Summary of Contents for LaCie Ethernet Big Disk

Page 1: ...ng the Drive Stand 10 2 4 FireWire Cables and Connectors 10 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Big Disk 11 3 1 Installing Your LaCie Big Disk 11 3 2 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals 14 3 3 Disconnecting...

Page 2: ...Contents page 2 LaCie Big Disk 8 Appendix FireWire IEEE 1394 Questions and Answers 28 9 Glossary 30 10 Health and Safety Precautions 34...

Page 3: ...more information about that topic Printing While 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...

Page 4: ...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 can radiate...

Page 5: ...LaCie rackmount kit sold separately With all it can do for you we re confident that your LaCie Big Disk will quickly become an important tool in your day to day business and personal computing This ma...

Page 6: ...s such as digital video cameras and hard drives Benefits of FireWire include Digital interface no need to convert digital data into analog for better signal integrity Small thin serial cable replaces...

Page 7: ...d partitioning capabilities in the Apple Disk Utility Please refer to your Mac OS 10 x documentation or online help for instructions Please see the SilverKeeper manual for instructions on how to use t...

Page 8: ...mpatible that supports mass storage devices Note If you only have a 4 pin connector on your FireWire interface card you will need to purchase a 4 to 6 pin FireWire cable System Requirements Mac OS 8 6...

Page 9: ...ackmount Grooves Used for mounting the drive 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 Stick...

Page 10: ...d until its rail touches the front of the drive 4 Tighten the two socket screws from the underside of the stand using the hex key until the stand is firmly in place 5 When the stand is mounted your dr...

Page 11: ...d four pin metallic plug of the AC cable into the power input located at the rear of the drive 2 Connect the wall side plug to a power socket Disconnecting the AC Adapter from the Drive 1 Turn the dri...

Page 12: ...successful 10 Click on Restart to use your FireWire peripheral immediately Hardware Installation 11 Connect the AC adapter to your LaCie Big Disk as described above and turn it on using the on off bu...

Page 13: ...privileges with your system choose the System space If not choose the User space 7 Finally the Installation was successful screen will appear Click OK and you are now ready to begin using SilverKeepe...

Page 14: ...ive is operating could cause the loss of data Make sure that your drive is not reading or writing and that the activity LED is off before disconnecting the USB or FireWire cable Mac Users You must unm...

Page 15: ...ng these steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the FireWire or USB port 2 Once the drive mounts onto the desktop go to the Menu Bar and open Go 3 From the Go menu click on Applications 4 In th...

Page 16: ...the partitions and volume format you selected and your new drive will be available for use 4 2 PC Users Windows 98 SE and Me Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98 which is included with your drive Wi...

Page 17: ...and select the desired letter for the drive Click Next 12 Select Format this partition and then select a file system FAT32 FAT32 is a file system that is compatible with Windows 98 SE Windows Me Wind...

Page 18: ...ct Properties 2 Click the Device Manager tab 3 Ensure that View devices by type is selected Expand the menu next to Disk Drives by clicking the sign and current hard drives connected to the computer w...

Page 19: ...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 same FireWire port Anomalies may arise with computers that...

Page 20: ...mation which follows in order to communicate it to your dealer s technical support Peripheral type Manufacturer Equipment version Peripheral state Available Storage Capacity In order to utilize a hard...

Page 21: ...orting to help from third party products Guidelines for Choosing FAT 32 or NTFS Use FAT 32 if You will be dual booting with an Operating System other than Windows NT or Windows 2000 You want to access...

Page 22: ...ater HFS represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently As hard disk capacity increased over the years Apple realized that they needed to improve the...

Page 23: ...lem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized Does an icon for the drive appear on Check for an icon on the Desktop on the computer a Mac or in My Computer on a PC Is the drive p...

Page 24: ...e controller icon and you should see your device listed Mac Users Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and Volumes tab If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other...

Page 25: ...and version Mac OS or Windows 4 Amount of memory installed 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...

Page 26: ...k lacie com 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 At Technical Su...

Page 27: ...rly 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 will not under any cir...

Page 28: ...link one camcorder to another to make a copy without having to resort to a computer a FireWire peripheral can in fact transmit data to another peripheral without going through a computer host control...

Page 29: ...transfer is quite appropriate and suitable FireWire also handles isochronous data transfer Isochronous transfer guarantees data transfer at a predetermined speed which is crucial for multimedia applic...

Page 30: ...tro mechanical storage hard drives floppy disks CD DVD ROM tape cartridges etc Therefore storing frequently used data in RAM can enhance your system s overall response to disk intensive operations sig...

Page 31: ...are ready to accept user data Since this operation causes all current user data stored on the hard disk to be lost this is an infrequent operation that usually only happens at the factory that created...

Page 32: ...ive Operating System OS Software that controls the assignment and use of hardware resources such as memory processor time disk space and peripherals An operating system is the basis on which software...

Page 33: ...s Mac OS or Windows which controls the operation of the computer and application software programs such as Word or Excel which enable users to perform tasks such as word processing spreadsheet creatio...

Page 34: ...to 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 ri...

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