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PC Users Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP

Use the formatting and partitioning capabilities that are included with your operating system. Please see

page 13

for more details.

PC Users Using Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Me

You have the option of using Silverlining 98, included with your drive, on the Silverlining CD (in PDF format), or using the 
formatting and partitioning capabilities in your operating system. Please see 

page 14

for more details.

2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive

What Can Your External Hard Drive Do?
• Store and exchange data between several computers.
• Back up your computer’s internal hard drive.
• Store files created by your various applications.

2.1 Minimum System Requirements

Hardware Requirements:
• Mac or PC with USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface

System Requirements:
• Mac OS 8.6, 9.x and 10.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater)
• Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows XP
• Intel Pentium 233MHz-compatible processor or greater; minimum 32MB RAM

2.2 LaCie d2 USB 2.0 Hard Drive – Views

Front View

1 – On/off button / Power LED

Push the button to power the drive on. The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on, and blinks to indicate disk activity.

Getting to Know Your LaCie Hard Drive

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LaCie d2 USB Hard Drive

with stand

without stand

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Страница 1: ...8 3 Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive 9 3 1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive 10 Mac Users 10 PC Users 11 3 2 Installing Multiple USB Peripherals 11 3 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 11 4 Formatt...

Страница 2: ...optimized for onscreen viewing the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1 2 x 11 and A4 sized paper giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section...

Страница 3: ...5 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and...

Страница 4: ...arately With all it can do for you we re confident that your LaCie Hard Drive will quickly become an important tool in your day to day business and personal computing This manual will help you to Inst...

Страница 5: ...mice joysticks and printers In the USB 2 0 system existing USB peripherals do not have to be upgraded and lower speed devices will not require additional performance instead operating as USB 1 1 devic...

Страница 6: ...ore and exchange data between several computers Back up your computer s internal hard drive Store files created by your various applications 2 1 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements Mac o...

Страница 7: ...s stand see the Attaching the Drive Stand section for instructions and for mounting your drive with the rackmount kit sold separately 6 Serial number sticker This is where you will find your LaCie dri...

Страница 8: ...the hex key provided until the stand is firmly in place 4 When the stand is mounted your drive should look like this 2 4 USB Cables and Connectors Your LaCie drive is shipped with a USB 2 0 certified...

Страница 9: ...able into the power input located at the rear of the drive 2 With the metallic plug correctly inserted in the connector slide the locking mechanism towards the drive When you hear a faint click the po...

Страница 10: ...4 The About to Install screen appears Read the following information and click on Continue 5 The License Agreement screen appears Click on Agree 6 The Installation screen appears 7 Check the Silverlin...

Страница 11: ...ive or similar underneath 12 Once your drive appears in My Computer or Windows Explorer you can then use it to back up files in the same way that you use your computer s internal hard drive 3 2 Instal...

Страница 12: ...n 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Ej...

Страница 13: ...ng 98 which is included with your drive Windows 2000 and XP Use the Disk Management Utility which is native to the operating system For instructions on installing and using Silverlining 98 please refe...

Страница 14: ...itations In Windows 2000 and Windows XP you will not be able to create a partition greater than 32GB NTFS NTFS is a newer file system that is compatible only with Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows X...

Страница 15: ...d click Refresh A new drive should be listed Double click on the new drive 4 Click the Settings tab 5 If selected deselect the Int 13 unit option and select Removable With the removable box checked yo...

Страница 16: ...vise you to check the Microsoft and Apple Web sites regularly To utilize the newly enhanced USB 2 0 performances your computer must be equipped with a USB 2 0 host bus adapter sold separately or integ...

Страница 17: ...uble click on System 2 Go to Peripheral manager and double click on USB bus controller 3 The USB controller type appears on the second line e g Intel 82371 SB PCI to USB universal Host controller 4 Do...

Страница 18: ...32GB You need to store individual files that are larger than 4GB You need a filing system that can be mirrored or structured like a RAID 5 configuration 5 3 Mac OS Standard vs Mac OS Extended There ar...

Страница 19: ...ock size Now for example if you have a 4K file it will only take up 4K of space Guidelines for Choosing Mac OS Standard or Mac OS Extended This is actually a fairly easy decision You should only use M...

Страница 20: ...s an icon for the drive appear Check for an icon on the Desktop on a Mac on the computer or in My Computer on a PC Is the drive powered up Check the drive s power cable Make sure the Power LED is on A...

Страница 21: ...it is normal for the drive to run running noticeably faster than a port on your computer or to a at USB 1 1speeds A USB 2 0 device can USB 1 1 drive USB 1 1 hub only run at USB 2 0 speeds when connect...

Страница 22: ...lled 5 Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer 6 Names of any other devices installed on your computer Technical Support Help Hours Contacting Customer Support page 22 LaCie d2 USB Hard D...

Страница 23: ...0872 support uk lacie co uk Japan Monday through Friday 9 AM 5PM Contact Us At Technical Support 81 3 5733 2205 support jp lacie com Sweden Norway and Finland Monday through Friday 9 AM 5PM Contact Us...

Страница 24: ...was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the hard drive casing is broken LaCie...

Страница 25: ...ers With its 12Mb s speed it can also be used for more advanced applications such as games and audio software as well as storage on hard disks CD RW and other drives USB 2 0 devices will have far supe...

Страница 26: ...Mb s In practice users who desire enhanced USB 2 0 throughput will need to connect their USB 2 0 hardware on both ends of a 2 0 hub to achieve the high speed mode On one end a USB 2 0 compliant host...

Страница 27: ...expansion card which fills one of the free slots inside your PC and enables a peripheral CD ROM drive scanner or printer to be connected to the computer Data Stream The flow of data that accomplishes...

Страница 28: ...B or IEEE 1394 for example which enables a microprocessor to communicate with a compatible peripheral Port software A memory address which identifies the physical circuit used to transfer information...

Страница 29: ...sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the hard drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk o...

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