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Page 2: ...mize Manual formatting 5 Safely Remove LaCie Mobile SSD From Your Computer Mac Windows 6 Frequently Asked Questions Ports Operating system Minimum free disk space USB 3 1 USB C cable USB 3 1 USB C to USB Type A cable Start here Register your device Download Toolkit Install Toolkit How to choose the file system format Mac macOS version 10 11 and later Windows Eject via Finder window Eject via Deskt...

Page 3: ... an older computer with USB 2 0 ports Problem I must use a USB hub for my USB devices Problem The provided USB cables are too short Problem I m receiving file transfer error messages Problem The device icon does not appear on my desktop Problem The device icon doesn t appear in Computer 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 23 23 24 ...

Page 4: ...ox content LaCie Mobile SSD USB 3 1 Gen 2 USB C cable USB 3 1 Gen 1 USB C to USB Type A cable compatible with Type A USB 2 0 and USB 3 0 ports Minimum system requirements Ports You can connect your LaCie device to a computer with a USB C or USB Type A USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 port Opera ng system Windows 7 or higher macOS 10 11 or higher Minimum free disk space 600MB recommended 1 Important Save your pa...

Page 5: ...Data rates may vary depending on operating environment interface and capacity 1 5 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 6: ... up to 5Gb s USB 3 1 Gen 2 transfer rates up to 10Gb s Thunderbolt 3 transfer rates up to 40Gb s The USB C port on the LaCie Mobile SSD is USB 3 1 Gen 2 You can connect your Mobile SSD to any USB C or USB Type A port but transfer rates vary See below for more details Cables LaCie Mobile SSD is delivered with two cables for universal compatibility with modern computers USB 3 1 USB C cable For optim...

Page 7: ...aCie Mobile SSD to a computer s USB Type A port USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 Transfer rates with USB Type A connections have the potential to reach the following speeds SuperSpeed USB 3 0 transfer rates up to 5Gb s Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates up to 480Mb s 7 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 8: ...type of USB port on your computer then choose the appropriate cable to connect your device Use the USB 3 1 USB C cable if your computer has a USB C port Use the USB C to USB Type A USB 3 0 USB 2 0 cable if your computer does not have a USB C port 8 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 9: ...t the most from your drive with easy access to information and support Install Toolkit Manage mirror folders backup plans Windows only and more Start here Your computer must be connected to the internet to register your device and install Toolkit 9 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 10: ...er such as Finder or File Explorer open LaCie Mobile SSD and launch Start Here Win or Start Here Mac Registeryour device Enter your information and click Register Download Toolkit 10 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 11: ...h as Finder or File Explorer go to the folder where you receive downloads Open the LaCieToolkit zip file Click on the LaCie Toolkit Installer to launch the application Click on the LaCieToolkit exe file to launch the application 11 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 12: ...erformance by formatting the drive in the native file system for your operating system Choose one of the following methods to optimize your drive Use Toolkit to optimize disk format See the Toolkit user manual for details Manually format your drive See Optional Formatting and Partitioning for details Disconnec ng the device In order to avoid file system corruption it s important to unmount LaCie M...

Page 13: ...for external hard drives and is the only format compatible with Time Machine Windows cannot natively read or write to HFS journaled volumes APFS Apple File System An Apple file system optimized for solid state drives SSDs and flash based storage systems Note the following restrictions You cannot use an APFS formatted disk as your Time Machine backup drive Format LaCie Mobile SSD to HFS if you inte...

Page 14: ...olkit Op mize Use Toolkit Optimize to format your drive for optimal performance with your operating system s native file format File transfer rates can be significantly better with the native format 1 Connect LaCie Mobile SSD to your computer 2 Open Toolkit 3 On the Main Menu click on the LaCie Mobile Drive device 4 Click on the More menu icon for the volume you want to optimize There are two opti...

Page 15: ...d Formatting erases everything on the storage device LaCie highly recommends that you back up all data on your storage device before performing the steps below LaCie is not responsible for any data lost due to formatting partitioning or using a LaCie storage device macOS starting version 10 13 Make sure to select the disk and not just the volume If you don t see two entries listed in the sidebar c...

Page 16: ...lts double click Disk Management 3 From the list of storage devices in the middle of the Disk Management window locate your LaCie device 4 The partition must be available to format If it is currently formatted right click on the partition and then choose Delete 5 To create a new partition right click on the volume and select New Simple Volume Follow the on screen instructions when the New Simple V...

Page 17: ...Open a Finder window 2 On the sidebar go to Devices and locate the drive you want to eject Click the eject symbol to the right of the drive name 3 Once the device disappears from the sidebar or the Finder window closes you can disconnect the interface cable from your Mac Eject via Desktop 1 Select the desktop icon for your device and drag it to the Trash 2 When the device icon is no longer visible...

Page 18: ...den icons arrow in the system tray to display all icons in the notification area 3 In the list of devices choose the device you want to eject Windows displays a notification when it is safe to remove the device 4 Disconnect the device from the computer 18 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 19: ...nnected to a Hi Speed 2 0 port or hub the inferior performance is normal LaCie Mobile SSD performance will improve when it is connected to a USB 3 1 port or a SuperSpeed USB 3 0 port Otherwise the device operates at slower USB transfer rates Q Are there other USB devices connected to the same port or hub A Disconnect other USB devices and see if the device s performance improves Problem I have an ...

Page 20: ...e the original cable included with your device Problem I m receiving file transfer error messages Q Did you get an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT32 volume A When copying files or folders from a computer to a FAT32 volume certain characters in the names cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to Check your files and folders to ensure that these characters are not in th...

Page 21: ...n Getting Started Windows Problem The device icon doesn t appear in Computer Q Is the device listed in Device Manager A All drives appear in at least one place in Device Manager Type Device Manager in Search to launch it Look in the Disk Drives section and if necessary click the Plus icon to view the full list of devices If you re uncertain that your drive is listed safely unplug it and then recon...

Page 22: ...Properties The General tab provides a potential reason why the device is not working as expected 22 LaCie Mobile SSD user manual 1 22 19 ...

Page 23: ...Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products To comply with China RoHS 2 we determined this product s Environmental Protection Use Period EPUP to be 20 years in accordance with the Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products SJT 11364 2014 中国 RoHS 2 是指 2016 年 7 月 1 日起施行的工业和信息化部令第 32 号 电力电子产品限制使用有害物质管理办 法 为了符合中国 RoHS 2 的要求 我们根据 电子电气产品有害物质限制使用标识 S...

Page 24: ...onic equipment Beginning on January 1 2018 Seagate products must comply with the Marking of presence requirements in Section 5 of CNS 15663 This product is Taiwan RoHS compliant The following table meets the Section 5 Marking of presence requirements 台灣RoHS是指台灣標準局計量檢驗局 BSMI 對標準CNS15663要求的減排電子電氣設備限用化學物質指引 從2018 年1月1日起 Seagate產品必須符合CNS15663第5節 含有標示 要求 本產品符合台灣RoHS 下表符合第5節 含有標示 要求 24 LaCie Mobile SSD ...

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