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LaCie Box User Manual

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Minimum system requirements ...................................................

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton foreword user manual page 2 copyrights copyright © 2011 lacie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or oth...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton foreword user manual page 3 this symbol on the product or on its packaging indi- cates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. In- stead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designe...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton foreword user manual page 4 operating environment temperatures do not expose the lacie box to temperatures outside the range of 5° c to 30° c (41° f to 86° f). The lacie box has been designed to dissipate heat effectively. It is nonetheless important to allow 5 cm ...

  • Page 5: 1. Introduction

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 5 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie box! Building on over a decade of design excellence, lacie has created a new line of products that are timeless and crafted to blend functional- ity with high technolo...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements your system must meet certain requirements in order for your la- cie product to function properly. For a list of these requirements, please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet (at ...

  • Page 7: 1.2.  Box Content

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 7 1.2. Box content the package contains the items listed below: 1. Lacie box, design by neil poulton 2. External power supply 3. Usb cable 4. Screws (x4) 5. Storage utilities cd 6. Quick install guide important info: please save your p...

  • Page 8: 1.3.  View of The Drive

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton introduction user manual page 8 1.3. View of the drive 1.3.1. Rear view 1. Power supply connector 2. Usb 2.0 port 3. Ventilation area usb 2.0 port off/on power switch rear view power supply connection fig. 02.

  • Page 9: 2. Setting Up The Lacie Box

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton setting up the lacie box user manual page 9 setup consists of two steps: ✦ 2.1. Step 1: installing a hard drive ✦ 2.2. Step 2: connecting to a computer 2.1. Step 1: installing a hard drive you must install a hard drive to store your files. Important info: the lacie...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton setting up the lacie box user manual page 10 5. Gently slide the 3.5” sata drive, label facing up, onto the bottom plate until the sata connector plugs into the lacie box’s internal sata port ( fig. 04 ). You will feel the connection rather than hearing an audible ...

  • Page 11: Computer

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton setting up the lacie box user manual page 11 2.2. Step 2: connecting to a computer 1. Make sure that you have installed an internal hard drive as outlined in section 2.1. Step 1: installing a hard drive . 2. Connect the power supply to turn on the lacie box ( fig. ...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton setting up the lacie box user manual page 12 2.3. Disconnecting your hard drive external usb devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton formatting user manual page 13 if your needs change when using the lacie box, you can reformat your sata 3.5” hard drive to optimize it for use with windows or mac, or for cross-platform use. For example, if you previously formatted your drive to work with a mac us...

  • Page 14: 3.1.  Windows Users

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton formatting user manual page 14 3.1. Windows users the process of formatting a drive on a computer running win- dows xp, windows vista, or windows 7 consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. These steps will erase ...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton formatting user manual page 15 8. Click next . 9. Click next . 10. Click next . 11. Click next . 12. On the format partition window, select your file system and perform a quick format . Click next ( fig. 13 ). 13. Click finish to begin the formatting process. 14. W...

  • Page 16: 3.2.  Mac Users

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton formatting user manual page 16 3.2. Mac users caution: following these steps will erase everything from the sata disk housed within the lacie box. It is very important to back up all information that you want to protect or continue to use before performing these st...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton interface and data transfer information user manual page 17 4. Interface and data transfer information 4.1. Optimizing data transfers data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usu- ally related to moving data from storage to computer ram, or be-...

  • Page 18: 5. Troubleshooting

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 18 5. Troubleshooting if your lacie box is not working correctly, please refer to the fol- lowing checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your lacie box still...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 19 problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Are both ends of the usb cable securely attached? Only use a usb cable provided by lacie. Check both ends of the usb cable to make sure they are fully seated in...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 20 5.2. Troubleshooting: windows users problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly. Please see sec- tion 3. Optional formatt...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton troubleshooting user manual page 21 problem question answer the drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via hi-speed usb 2.0. Is the drive connected to a stan- dard usb port on your computer? If your drive is connected to a standard usb port, this i...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton contacting customer support user manual page 22 before you contact technical support 1. Read the manuals. 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 cor- rectly and firmly...

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    Lacie box • design by neil poulton contacting customer support user manual page 23 6.1. Lacie technical support contacts lacie asia http://www.Lacie.Com/cn/contact/ lacie australia http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium http://www.Lacie.Com/be/contact/ (dutch) http://www.Lacie.Com/befr/conta...

  • Page 24: 7. Warranty Information

    Lacie box • design by neil poulton warranty user manual page 24 lacie warrants your product against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, lacie w...