Getting To Know Your LaCie Big Disk
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LaCie Big Disk User’s Manual
2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Big Disk
What can your external hard drive system do?
• Store and exchange data between several computers.
• Back up your computers’ internal hard drive.
• Store files created by your various applications.
2.1. Minimum System Requirements
FireWire 800
Hardware Requirements for FireWire 800:
• Mac: G4 with a FireWire 800/IEEE 1394b inter-
face card
• PC: Pentium III or higher compatible processor,
with a FireWire 800/IEEE 1394b interface card
• 128MB RAM or higher
System Requirements for FireWire 800:
• Mac OS 10.2.4 or higher
• Windows 2000 and Windows XP
FireWire 400
Hardware Requirements for FireWire 400:
• Mac: G3 or greater, with FireWire 400/IEEE 1394a interface card
• PC: Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with a FireWire/IEEE
1394/iLink interface card (SBP-2 compatible) that supports mass stor-
age devices.
• 64MB RAM or greater
Important Note:
If you only have a 4-pin connector on your
FireWire 400 interface card, you will need to purchase a 4-to-
6 pin FireWire cable.
System Requirements for FireWire 400
:
• Mac OS 9.x (Apple FireWire support 2.3.3 and greater) and 10.x
• Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP
USB 2.0
Hardware Requirements for USB:
• Mac: G3 or greater, with USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface card
• PC: Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with a USB 2.0 or 1.1 card
• 32MB RAM or greater
System Requirements for USB:
• Mac OS 9.x and 10.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater)
• Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows XP
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