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LaCie Little Disk 

• Design by Sam Hecht

User Manual

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Health and Safety Precautions 

3

General Use Precautions 

3

Using this User Manual 

4

1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 

6

1.1. Box Content 

7

1.2. Minimum System Requirements 

8

2. Getting Connected 

9

2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Interface Cable 

10

2.2. Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 

11

2.3. Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 

12

2.4. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 

13

2.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 

14

3. Formatting and Partitioning 

15

3.1. Formatting for Windows Users 

16

3.2. Formatting for Mac Users 

18

4. Interface and Data Transfer Information 

19

4.1. USB 2.0 Connection 

19

4.2. FireWire 400 Connection 

19

4.3. Data Transfers 

20

5. Troubleshooting 

21

5.1. Mac 

21

5.2. Windows 

23

6. Contacting Customer Support 

25

6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 

26

7. Warranty Information 

27

Summary of Contents for 301273

Page 1: ...cting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 11 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 12 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 13 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 14 3 Formatting and Partitio...

Page 2: ...ence that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are desi...

Page 3: ...ectrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Mobile Hard Drive are elec trically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of...

Page 4: ...his User Manual Some sections of this user manual contain information that ap plies to some LaCie Little Disk models but not all of them Look for Manual Notes like the one to the right to determine if...

Page 5: ...hly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other fo...

Page 6: ...meless and crafted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are performance based solutions that will power you through your specific applications Ideal for speed intensive appl...

Page 7: ...e 1 1 2 3 4 5 Quick Install Guide LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive Design by Sam Hecht 5 2 1 1 Box Content IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack aging In the event that the drive should need to be...

Page 8: ...rface port Internet connection for downloading updates Mac Mac OS 10 3 or later G3 or later or Intel Core processor 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 or FireWire 400 interface port Internet connection for d...

Page 9: ...rd Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U I 2 2 Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2 0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive...

Page 10: ...it stops Fig 2 1 A The cord is about 2 inches long do not attempt to pull it out farther 3 Insert the USB 2 0 connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Fig 2 1 B If you need extra cab...

Page 11: ...o eit her FireWire port on the hard drive Fig 2 2 B 4 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac users or in My Computer Windows users 5 Proceed to se...

Page 12: ...ie drive Fig 2 3 A 2 Attach the USB end of the USB power sharing cab le to an available USB port on your computer Fig 2 3 B Fig 2 3 A Fig 2 3 B IMPORTANT INFO If the USB power sharing cable does not w...

Page 13: ...internal hard drive or other medium when setup is complete IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Set up Assistant after formatting has begun your drive will no...

Page 14: ...necting your LaCie hard drive Windows 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear...

Page 15: ...xten ded HFS See the table right for more information Once you ve connected your drive and it is recogni zed by your operating system i e Windows or Mac OS X you are ready to format and partition the...

Page 16: ...ocated below the Storage group 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel 5 Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is rep...

Page 17: ...2 D 12 On the Format Partition window you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option This allows a much faster format but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors LaCie recommends...

Page 18: ...NIX File System or MS DOS if you did step 5 8 Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert mes sage appears to continue 9 Mac Disk Utility will forma...

Page 19: ...nce when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1 1 port but drive perfor mance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB 2 0 icon USB 1 1 icon USB i...

Page 20: ...the one supplied with your LaCie drive check that it is certified 2 Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that they form a ring of dev...

Page 21: ...rive may not be recieving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable If your LaCi...

Page 22: ...folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to Check your files and folders to ensure that these types...

Page 23: ...ts Problem Question Answer The drive is not recognized by the computer Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitionin...

Page 24: ...es and see if the drive s perfor mance increases The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1...

Page 25: ...er including CD DVD burners Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging 2 LaCie hard drive file format...

Page 26: ...ww lacie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie...

Page 27: ...ts suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or...

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