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3.6. LaCie Shortcut Button
The LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to use your
LaCie hard drive to perform a variety of automated
tasks on your computer. Instantly back up your work
files with EMC® Retrospect® Express, open a family
budget spreadsheet, or launch your most commonly-
used applications simply by pushing the blue button on
the front of your drive.
LaCie Shortcut Button will help you to customize
the Button to perform the action of your choice. Setup
is easy – just install the software and push the Button on
your LaCie hard drive to set up the button action.
TEChnICal noTE:
eSATA bus is not com-
patible with LaCie Shortcut Button. To use LaCie
Shortcut Button, connect your LaCie hard drive to
your computer via USB or FireWire.
3.6.1. Software Installation
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To install LaCie Shortcut Button and EMC Retrospect
Express:
Insert the installation CD into your computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the CD icon.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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3.
TEChnICal noTE:
EMC Retrospect Ex-
press and LaCie Shorcut Button must be unin-
stalled separately. Uninstalling EMC Retrospect
Express does not uninstall LaCie Shortcut But-
ton.
Mac Users
EMC Retrospect Express is installed in the
Applications folder.
LaCie Shortcut Button appears in System
Preferences (see section
3.6.3, Changing But-
ton Settings
).
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Windows Users
EMC Retrospect Express is installed in
C:/Program Files.
LaCie Shortcut Button appears in the Control
Panel (see section
3.6.3, Changing Button Set-
tings
).
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IMporTanT InFo:
For instructions on us-
ing EMC Retrospect Express, please see the EMC
Retrospect Express user manual, installed with the
application.
LaCie Shortcut Button
