3. Installing Your LaCie Drive
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LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
User’s Manual
Mac OS 10.x – FireWire 800
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FW800
FW800
FW400
USB 2.0
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FW800
FW800
FW400
USB 2.0
Connect the 9-pin end of the FireWire 800 cable into the
FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Bigger Disk
Extreme with Triple Interface.
Connect the other end of the
9-pin FireWire 800 cable
into an available FireWire
800 port on your computer.
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Computer models vary. Please consult your computer’s User’s Manual for the exact location of your interface.
Tech Note:
For more information about FireWire, please
see sections:
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2.3.1. FireWire
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5.3. Optimizing Data Transfers
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6. FireWire Questions & Answers
Your drive should appear on your desktop. It will
take a few seconds for your computer to
recognize the drive and for it to appear on the
dektop.
Your LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple
Interface will now be ready for use. You can also
customize the configuration of your hard drive
system.
Please refer to the following sections for more
information:
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4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie
Drive – 4.1.1. Mac Users
Mac OS Drive Icons
FireWire 800 Cable 9-pin end
FireWire 800 port