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Porsche Design P'9223 Hard Drive User Manual

PORSCHE DESIGN P'9223 HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL

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Page 1: ...anual 1 PORSCHE DESIGN P 9223 HARD DRIVE USER MANUAL CLICK HERE TO ACCESS UP TO DATE ONLINE VERSION of this document for the most recent content as well as for features such as expandable illustrations easier navigation and search capability ...

Page 2: ...0 cable USB 2 0 compatible Quick Install Guide Note A PDF of this User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the drive Important info Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function p...

Page 3: ... INFORMATION Your hard drive features a status light which will indicate certain disk behaviors Refer to the chart below for details Light Behavior Status On Steady Drive is on Flickering Data access On for 1 second off for 30 seconds Eco Mode Off Drive is off ...

Page 4: ...in up to 5 Gbits s as opposed to USB 2 0 s 480 Mbits s This means USB 3 0 is theoretically up to ten times faster than its predecessor Your LaCie drive is shipped with a SuperSpeed USB 3 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a compatible USB 3 0 port The cable will also work when connected to a USB 2 0 or 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to their respe...

Page 5: ...uter s USB 3 0 or USB 2 0 ports to ensure adequate power If a USB Y cable is not included in the packaging you can purchase one from www lacie com accessories Connector Face to Computer Cable End to Computer Cable End to Hard Drive Connector Face to Hard Drive Power Data Attach the single connector end of the USB Y cable to the back of your LaCie drive 1 Attach the double connector end of the USB ...

Page 6: ... that your LaCie hard drive s volume mounts correctly on your computer STEP 1 CONNECT THE USB CABLE Connect the USB cable from the drive to the computer 1 The drive will mount on your computer 2 Technical note If the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your LaCie device you may require a USB Y cable which can be purchased from www lacie com accessories See USB ...

Page 7: ...t after the formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting The User Manual and utilities will not be available and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com support Launch LaCie Setup Assistant Mac users Open the LACIE SETUP volume on your desktop and then double click LaCie Setup Windows users AutoPlay Windows AutoPlay may detect ...

Page 8: ...Porsche Design P 9223 Hard Drive User Manual 8 Manual access Open the LACIE SETUP volume in Computer My Computer for Windows XP and double click LaCie Setup ...

Page 9: ... with LaCie Setup Assistant Important info for Windows users While running LaCie Setup Assistant generic pop up windows may ask if you wish to change your computer s settings This is a normal request when formatting a disk or installing certain software such as Genie Timeline To successfully complete LaCie Setup Assistant LaCie recommends that you agree to change the settings Follow the on screen ...

Page 10: ...e size of the 3 Compatible volume called LaCie Share on some products for Windows and Mac If you do not want the Compatible LaCie Share volume move the slider all the way to the left The LaCie volume will be formatted for your operating system HFS for Mac or NTFS for Windows Once you have made your selection click Next to begin the format Mac ...

Page 11: ... User Manual 11 Windows A window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted Select Yes to continue 4 Mac Windows LaCie Setup Assistant will format the hard drive 5 Register your LaCie device Click Next to continue 6 New Account ...

Page 12: ...ain software utilities may begin to 7 install before LaCie Setup Assistant has finished Follow the software utility installer before completing LaCie Setup Assistant Mac Windows Click Next to continue 8 LaCie Setup Assistant provides a summary of the installation Click Finish to close the program Your LaCie 9 hard drive is now ready for use ...

Page 13: ...re if it exists otherwise on LaCie Important info Please note that LaCie software utilities may be installed at any time Once the format is complete the LaCie Setup Assistant application will be available on LaCie if you created one partition Compatible LaCie Share if you created two partitions To install the software utilities simply launch LaCie Setup Assistant and follow the steps listed above ...

Page 14: ...evices will appear in LaCie Desktop Manager INSTALLING LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER If LaCie Desktop Manager is not installed on your system check your Mac Applications folder or Windows Start Menu you can install it by double clicking the drive icon on the Desktop Mac or in My Computer Computer Windows opening the LaCie Software folder then launching the installer located in the folder for your operatin...

Page 15: ...nual 15 Mac Windows Note If you have manually formatted the drive using your operating system s disk utility instead of or after running the LaCie Setup Assistant you will need to download the LaCie Desktop Manager from www lacie com support ...

Page 16: ...is page you will see advanced information on your drive such as device name the internal hard disk serial number not the LaCie product serial number available capacity connection type etc You can also reformat the drive from this page Caution If you click the Reformat button and follow these steps everything will be erased from the partition If you have information that you want to protect or cont...

Page 17: ... Eco tab your hard drive is incompatible with Eco mode Check www lacie com support for a product update which may allow your drive to benefit from this feature Unclick the Automatic Standby due to Inactivity box to turn off Eco Mode or select a period of inactivity after which the drive will enter Eco Mode Eco Mode and Mac OS X Based upon your LaCie hard drive Eco Mode may be managed by Mac OS X I...

Page 18: ...s a generic USB device icon Your LaCie storage may be represented by an icon that looks like the device itself When the icon disappears from the desktop the storage device can be disconnected WINDOWS XP USERS 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 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject ico...

Page 19: ...r right hand side of your screen click on the plug icon note the white check mark inside a green circle A message will appear detailing the devices that may be safely unmounted Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount A message will appear notifying you that it is safe to remove it ...

Page 20: ...le system formats For optimal performance in Mac OS environments format and partition the storage device as one large Mac OS Extended volume Mac OS Extended HFS Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS X HFS represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently With HFS you are no longer limited by block size MS DOS File System FAT 32 Thi...

Page 21: ...ier versions of Windows and Mac OS X 10 5 or higher may read and write to the NTFS partitions with the help of third party drivers See the table below for a comparison of NTFS and FAT 32 Windows File System Formats Use NTFS if you will be using the storage device only with Windows XP Vista and 7 since performance will be enhances when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compatible in read only ...

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Page 23: ...indows Users Technical Note on volumes larger than 2TB Windows XP 32 bit This version of Windows will not recognize volumes larger than 2TB Windows XP x64 Vista and 7 All of these versions of Windows can recognize volumes greater than 2TB However disks must be converted to the GPT file system before partitions greater than 2TB can be created To do this go to Windows Disk Management and right click...

Page 24: ...cie com support select your product then click the Troubleshooting tab 3 User Manual Includes common troubleshooting topics See Troubleshooting Topics below 4 Customer Support Create an account on lacie com register your product and fill out a support ticket Create an account here www lacie com us mystuff login htm logout rtn mystuff Note LaCie is dedicated to providing high quality products that ...

Page 25: ... drive connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3 0 port on your computer A Check to see that the SuperSpeed USB 3 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt uninstall the drivers and re install them Q Does your computer or operating system support SuperSpeed USB 3 0 A Please refer to the product packaging or consult the product support web page at www lacie...

Page 26: ... the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Still not working Read on Q Is the drive receiving sufficient power A If the drive is connected to your computer via USB and does not appear in Apple System Profiler the drive may not be receiving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting a USB Y cable as described in section USB Y Cable Q Is your Finder con...

Page 27: ...Device Manager To access Device Manager click on Start and select Run from the menu In Windows Vista the Run option doesn t appear by default so press Windows button and R on your keyboard Enter the command devmgmt msc Click OK and the Device Manager program will open For troubleshooting look in the Disk Drives section It might be necessary to click on on the left side If you re not sure if your d...

Page 28: ...0MB 1MB 1 000 000 Bytes Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment typically up to 10 less per TB HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open a disk drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never inser...

Page 29: ...ances such as televisions radios or speakers Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie hard drive near sources of magnetic interference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie hard drive Never use excessive force on your LaCie hard drive ...

Page 30: ...hipment when the equipment is used normally and is properly serviced when needed If you discover a defect covered by the warranty set forth above your sole and exclusive remedy will be for LaCie in its sole discretion to i repair or replace the product at no charge to you or if a repaired unit or replacement product is not available ii to refund the current market value of your product You acknowl...

Page 31: ...her external causes e to damage caused by operating the product outside the permitted or intended uses described by LaCie f to damage caused by service including upgrades and expansions performed by anyone who is not a representative of LaCie or a LaCie Authorized Service Provider g to a product or part that has been modified to alter functionality or capability without the written permission of L...

Page 32: ...drive to LaCie for repair LaCie cannot under any circumstances guarantee the integrity of data remaining on a returned drive We make no provisions for data recovery and cannot be held liable for any data loss on drives or media returned to LaCie All products returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their original box and shipped with postage prepaid except for Products registered under the A...

Page 33: ...e to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 1 Inc...

Page 34: ...y office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product MANUFACTURER S DECLARATION FOR CE CERTIFICATION We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC TRADEMARKS Apple Mac Time Machine and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Comp...

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