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Contacting Customer Support

 

User Manual 

page 22

Before You Contact Technical Support

1.  Read the manuals and review section 

5. Troubleshooting

.

2.  Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only 

external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables 
are correctly and securely attached.

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the trou-
bleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work 
properly, contact us at 

www.lacie.com

. Before contacting us, make 

sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the 
following information on hand:

6. Contacting Customer Support

Information

Where to Find Information

LaCie hard drive serial number

Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

Macintosh/PC model

Mac users:

 Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select 

About This 

Mac

.

Windows users:

 Right click 

My Computer

 and select 

Properties > General

.

Operating system version

Processor speed

Computer memory

The brands and models of other internal and external pe-
ripherals installed on your computer 

Mac users:

 Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select 

About This 

Mac

.  Select 

More Info...

  

The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your 

internal and external peripherals.

Windows  users:

 

Right  click 

My  Computer

  and  select 

Properties  >  Hard-

ware.

 

Содержание Starck Desktop Hard Drive

Страница 1: ...nt Surface 11 2 5 Disconnecting Your Hard Drive 12 2 5 1 Windows Users 12 2 5 2 Mac Users 12 3 Optional Formatting Partitioning 13 3 1 Windows Users 14 3 2 Mac Users 16 4 Interface and Data Transfer I...

Страница 2: ...ccordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar installation If this equipment d...

Страница 3: ...s too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Starck from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an ex tended period of time Otherwise ther...

Страница 4: ...your touch sim ply touch the front panel to configure an action such as a backup or program launch using the included Shortcut Button software Ideal for speed intensive applications the LaCie Starck h...

Страница 5: ...d on the drive IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging 1 2 Minimum System Requirement...

Страница 6: ...age 6 1 3 Views of the Drive 1 3 1 Front View 1 Status LED 2 Intelligent surface see section 2 4 Configuring the Intelligent Surface 1 3 2 Rear View 1 OFF ON power switch 2 Power supply connection 3 U...

Страница 7: ...ected to your computer IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive volume mounts correctly on your computer Step 1 2 1 Turning the Dri...

Страница 8: ...on the drive by pressing the power switch on the back of the drive Fig 04 4 Move on to the next step section 2 2 Connecting the USB ca ble CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific...

Страница 9: ...rt on your computer Fig 05 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB 2 0 port on the back of the LaCie Starck 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your computer and appear in My...

Страница 10: ...n the LaCie drive icon that appears on your desktop or Finder and then double click the LaCie icon The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of op timizing your LaCie hard drive for...

Страница 11: ...em TECHNICAL NOTE If you have manually formatted the drive us ing your operating system s disk utility instead of or after running the LaCie Setup Assistant you will need to download the LaCie Desktop...

Страница 12: ...en click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image Fig 09 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove Click on the drive you wish to di...

Страница 13: ...at it later uses to locate information What is Partitioning You can also divide the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is cre a...

Страница 14: ...his information before performing these steps 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window select Disk M...

Страница 15: ...k Next 12 On the Format Partition window select Quick Format Click Next Fig 13 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 14 Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according t...

Страница 16: ...vailable hard disks on the left side of the window Fig 15 5 Select the Partition tab 6 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS X gives you...

Страница 17: ...is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Includ...

Страница 18: ...rive check that it is certified 2 Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 4 3 Installing New Firmware LaCie may periodically offer firmware updates for the hard disk Visit L...

Страница 19: ...downloads page where the most recent software updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Su...

Страница 20: ...een formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see sec tion 3 Optional Formatting Partitioning for more details Does your computer s operating system support the file system...

Страница 21: ...es to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer an...

Страница 22: ...the following information on hand 6 Contacting Customer Support Information Where to Find Information LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packag...

Страница 23: ...act LaCie Italy http www lacie com it contact Japan Elecom Co LTD http www lacie jp LaCie Korea http www lacie com kr contact LaCie Latin America http www lacie com la contact LaCie Netherlands http w...

Страница 24: ...oss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not lim...

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