Setting Up Your LaCie Big Disk
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LaCie Big Disk
Mac OS 9.x and 10.x
1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive.
2) Open the CD icon and double-click the
SilverKeeper Installer
.
3) The
SilverKeeper
screen will appear. Click on
Continue
.
4) Next, the
SilverKeeper Installer 1.0.1 Re
read-me screen will appear. This screen contains important information regarding
the SilverKeeper program. Read this information then click
Continue
.
5) The
SilverKeeper Software License Agreement
screen appears. Read the information then click
Agree
.
6) The
SilverKeeper Installer 1.0.1
screen will appear. Click
Install
.
Important Note: Mac OS 10.x Users!
The following prompt will appear before installation begins: “Do you want
to install SilverKeeper into your User space, or System space (requires administrative privileges)?” If you have
administrative privileges with your system, choose the System space. If not, choose the User space.
7) Finally, the
Installation was successful
screen will appear. Click
OK
, and you are now ready to begin using SilverKeeper.
PC Users
Installation of Drivers for Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
After the first connection of a FireWire-based peripheral, Windows detects the drive, and will install it automatically as a new
peripheral, even if you have previously installed it on another port on the same FireWire bus. Let Windows install the
FireWire drivers of your LaCie drive.
Hardware Installation
To install your LaCie Big Disk using a Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP system, please follow
these procedures:
1) Power on both the computer and the LaCie Big Disk.
2) Once the computer’s desktop is displayed, connect the hard drive system, via the FireWire cable shipped with your drive,
to your computer.
3) Now you will be able to format and partition the drive to suit your needs. Please see
. Formatting and
Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk.
