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LaCie Mobile Drive User’s Guide

LaCie Mobile Drive User’s Guide v.2, 04/17/2003

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Summary of Contents for Mobile Drive

Page 1: ...LaCie Mobile Drive User s Guide LaCie Mobile Drive User s Guide v 2 04 17 2003...

Page 2: ...its 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 radio frequency...

Page 3: ...nnecting Your LaCie Mobile Drive 9 4 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Mobile Drive 11 4 1 PC Users 11 4 1 1 Formatting and Partitioning Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP 11 4 1 2 Formatting and...

Page 4: ...1 1 Icons Used in This Manual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given Important Note Technical Information or News Warning This icon indicates potential ha...

Page 5: ...uch as external hard drives high speed scanners and CD RW drives USB 2 0 delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb s while conveniently maintaining backward compatibility with USB 1 1 devices USB 2 0 can st...

Page 6: ...dows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Me and Windows XP Intel Pentium 233MHz compatible processor or greater minimum 32MB RAM 2 2 LaCie Mobile Drive Views Back View 1 Power indicator This light shows you th...

Page 7: ...you have to call LaCie Technical Support for any reason in regards to the drive s performance The serial number would also come in handy if your drive is lost or stolen 2 3 USB Cables and Connectors Y...

Page 8: ...Mobile Drive to an available USB port on your computer and Windows XP or Windows 2000 will automatically assign it a drive letter and the drive will be available in My Computer You can use the format...

Page 9: ...computer 2 The drive should then automatically mount onto the desktop An icon with the name LaCie Mobile Drive or similar should be visible 3 Once the drive is visible on the desktop you can use it in...

Page 10: ...the update simply disconnect the drive when it is not active Unmounting is not required 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green...

Page 11: ...re on the drive and 2 partitioning formatting the drive These steps will erase anything that is on the disk 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the USB or FireWire port 2 Right click My Computer a...

Page 12: ...n Windows 98 SE or Windows Me the drive needs to be assigned a letter and then formatted Be sure to start this process with the drive disconnected 1 Right click My Computer Select Properties 2 Click t...

Page 13: ...rnal hard drive and one that reads LaCie 6 Select the LaCie drive and then click on the Partition tab 7 From the Volume Scheme button choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into...

Page 14: ...LaCie Mobile Drive User s Guide 04 17 2003 v 2 14 11 Mac OS 10 x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected and your new drive will be available for use...

Page 15: ...clude USB 2 0 drivers to automatically manage USB 2 0 devices For the most up to date information on USB 2 0 driver availability we advise you to check the Microsoft and Apple Web sites regularly To u...

Page 16: ...supply and ground are seated properly 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds and reconnect it 4 Check the Windows 98 SE version installed on your computer Supported versions of Window...

Page 17: ...NTFS offers several features that are not available with FAT 32 i e file compression encryption permissions and auditing as well as the ability to mirror drives and RAID 5 configurations The minimum...

Page 18: ...vided it by 65 536 that would equal roughly 64K and that would be the smallest block size under HFS So if you had a file that was only 4K it would still have to occupy 64K Mac OS Extended Mac OS Exten...

Page 19: ...y seated Check both ends of the USB cable Disconnect them wait 10 seconds and reconnect them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Has the correct drive installation...

Page 20: ...ter on will automatically turn the drive on Likewise turning the computer off will automatically turn the drive off Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub If so...

Page 21: ...lled 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 LaCie Australia Monday through Friday 9 30AM 5 30PM EST...

Page 22: ...port nordic lacie com LaCie Spain Monday through Friday 9AM 2PM and 4PM 7PM Contact Us At 34 91 323 83 11 supporte lacie com LaCie Switzerland Monday through Friday 9AM 5 30PM Contact Us At 41 0 61 38...

Page 23: ...installed improperly 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...

Page 24: ...ng applications requiring high transfer rates What are the ideal uses for USB 1 1 USB 1 1 is ideal for more traditional connections such as keyboards mice joysticks and scanners With its 12Mb s speed...

Page 25: ...2 0 is backwards compatible you will be able to connect USB 1 1 devices to USB 2 0 hubs however the USB 1 1 devices will still maintain their normal performance levels i e 12 Mb s In practice users wh...

Page 26: ...ents of the system including memory disk drives the keyboard the video subsystem and other peripherals such as the mouse modem or printer The configuration also implies software the operating system a...

Page 27: ...andard microcomputer and an interface between the device controller and the computer Also called a controller Initialize ed Initialization After a hard drive or other storage device is formatted and p...

Page 28: ...es a hard drive s read write head to move to a specific location n the disk Average seek then is the average of a large number of random samplings all over the disk Seek time is CPU independent meanin...

Page 29: ...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 risk...

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