Setting Up Your LaCie Big Disk
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LaCie Big Disk User’s Manual
3.2.2.3. 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) After following the steps in
3.1. Connecting The Power Supply
, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the
front of the drive.
2) Connect the 9-pin end of the FireWire bilingual cable into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk.
3) Connect the 6-pin end of the FireWire bilingual cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your computer.
4) Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. Now you will be able to format and partition the drive to suit your needs.
Please see
4.2.1. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP
and
4.2.2. Formatting And
Partitioning Using Windows 98SE And Windows Me
for more information.
3.2.3. USB 2.0
3.2.3.1. Mac OS 10.x
1) After following the steps in
3.1. Connecting The Power Supply
, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the
front of the drive.
2) Connect the USB 2.0 cable into the USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk.
3) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 cable into an available USB port on your computer.
Important Note:
At the time of publication (March, 2003), Apple does not incorporate a native USB 2.0 host inter-
face. To achieve USB 2.0 speeds, you will need to purchase a third-party USB 2.0 host interface PCI card.
Otherwise, you will be limited to USB 1.1 speeds.
4) Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in the
Apple
Disk Utility
to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to
4.1.1. Formatting And Partitioning Using Mac OS 10.x
for
more information.
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