4. Using Your LaCie Drive
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LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
User’s Manual
4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface
Once you have set-up your LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface,
you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs.
4.1.1. Mac Users
• Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie
Silverlining Pro
, which is included with your drive.
• Mac OS 10.x – Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating
system.
For instructions on installing and using
Silverlining Pro
, please refer to the
Silverlining
manual, located on your LaCie Storage
Utilities CD, in PDF format.
Formatting And Partitioning Using Mac OS 10.x
1) Connect the drive to the computer
via one of the interface ports.
2) Once the drive mounts onto the
desktop, go to the
Menu Bar
, and
open
Go
.
3) From the
Go
menu, click on
Applications
.
4) In the
Applications
menu, open the
Utilities
folder, and then double-click
Disc Utility
from the
Utilities
folder.
5) The
Disc Utility
window will open.
In the left side of the window will be a
list of the available hard disk drives.
You should see a volume that
represents your internal hard drive,
and one that reads LaCie.
6) Select the LaCie drive, and then
click on the
Partition
tab.
Caution!
Following these steps
will erase anything that is on
the hard drive. Therefore, if
you have information that you
want to protect or continue to
use, backup this information
before performing these steps.
