Setting Up Your LaCie Big Disk
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LaCie Big Disk User’s Manual
Pro
to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to the
Silverlining Pro
documentation on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-
ROM for more information.
3.2.3.3. Windows Me, Windows 2000 And Windows XP
Before connecting your LaCie Big Disk via the USB 2.0 port, you will need to install the necessary drivers, located on the
LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM, under the USB 2.0 Drivers folder.
Hardware Installation
To install your LaCie Big Disk using a Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP system, please follow these proce-
dures:
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.
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.
3.3. Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals
FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 allow for the connection of up to 63 devices on the bus, with a maximum of 16 devices on
one branch. FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices can be connected on a chain and do not necessarily need a hub.
Simply connect the first peripheral to a FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port on your computer. Connect the second peripheral
to the other FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port on the first drive etc., using the cables provided with your drives.
FireWire 800 devices can be chained together with the original FireWire 400 standard (provided the correct cables are
used), but transfer rates will be limited to the original FireWire 400 speeds.
3.4. Installing Multiple USB Peripherals
Technically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than
6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect more
than two peripheral drives. The hub regenerates the signals, generally providing between 4 to 7 connections. To add even
more drives, connect a new hub to a connector of the original hub, creating a new series of peripherals, etc. But the hub
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