LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra
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Getting Connected
User Manual
page 7
FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces allow you to connect
another hard drive, a DVD±RW writer or a digital video cam-
era directly to the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra (this connection
is called “daisy-chaining”).
To daisy-chain devices, all devices must be connected via
FireWire. Your computer will not recognize the daisy-chained
device if the interfaces are mixed, (ex. a FireWire device at-
tached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.
TeChNICAl NOTe:
When FireWire 400 and FireWire 800
interfaces are mixed in a daisy-chain, data transfers are limited
to FireWire 400 speeds.
Connect your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra’s power supply
and host computer interface by following the steps in sections
2.1
and
2.2
.
To attach a digital video camera*:
Using the iLink/DV cable (sold separately), connect the
4-pin end of the cable to the 4-pin port on your digital
camera.
Connect the 6-pin end of the iLink/DV cable to the 6-pin
FireWire port on the back of the LaCie Hard drive (C).
To attach a FireWire peripheral:
Connect the FireWire 400 or 800 cable into an available
FireWire 400 or 800 port on your FireWire peripheral.
Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 or 800 cable to
an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on the LaCie Little
Big Disk Quadra (C).
The digital camera should now appear under My Computer
(Windows users) or on the desktop (Mac users).
*Some cameras do not support this configuration or may downgrade
your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra’s performance.
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2.4. Connecting Multiple Devices
