LaCie d2 Network 2
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Administering Your LaCie d2 Network 2
User Manual
page 57
4.16.1. Connecting an External Hard Drive
You can connect an external USB or eSATA hard disk or USB key to
back up the data on your LaCie d2 Network 2 or as a way to add
storage capacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to
shared folders.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
External USB or eSATA hard disks must be
formatted in one of the supported systems to be compatible with the
LaCie d2 Network 2: MS-DOS (FAT32), NTFS, HFS+ (non-journaled
only), EXT3, or XFS.
To connect an external hard disk:
1. Make sure that your LaCie d2 Network 2 is connected to your
home network.
2. Turn on the external hard disk and connect its USB or eSATA
cable to the USB port (type A; see
Fig. 79
) on the LaCie d2
Network 2 (
Fig. 79
).
3. In a few seconds, the disk should appear as a share in LaCie
Network Assistant and in the Dashboard. To access the files
on the hard disk, connect to it like a regular shared folder as
described in section
3. Accessing and Transferring Files
(con-
nected USB hard disks are always Public shares and are there-
fore Read-Write for all users).
To eject an external hard disk:
To unmount an attached USB hard drive, click the
Eject
button.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The maximum capacity supported for an ex-
ternal drive formatted in MS-DOS (FAT32) is 500 GB. In case the
capacity of the connected external drive exceeds this limit, the drive
will not be recognized by the d2 Network 2.
Fig. 79
External USB
Hard Disk
