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LaCie Mobile Drive Manual

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Summary of Mobile Drive

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page table of contents table of contents health and safety precautions 3 general use precautions 3 1. Introduction to the lacie mobile hard drive 5 1.1. Minimum system requirements 6 1.2. Package content 6 2. Getting connected 7 2.1. Silverlining 98 and usb 2.0 dr...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page forward copyrights copyright © 2006 lacie. All rights reserved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, me- chanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without ...

  • Page 3: General Use Precautions

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page forward this symbol on the prod- uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod- uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collec- tion...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page forward will adversely affect the operation of the other products. Do not place the lacie mobile hard drive near sources of mag- netic interference, such as com- puter displays, televisions or speak- ers. Magnetic interference can affect the operation and sta...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page thank you for purchasing the lacie mobile hard drive. The ideal portable usb companion for your computer, the lacie mobile drive delivers generous storage capacity in an affordable device that fits in your pocket. It features a sturdy, sleek aluminum enclosur...

  • Page 6: 1.2. Package Content

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page your lacie mobile hard drive 1.1. Minimum system requirements system requirements ■ windows users mac users windows 98 se, windows 2000, windows me and windows xp • mac os 9.2 and mac os 10.2.1 or greater • hardware requirements ■ windows users mac users inte...

  • Page 7: 2. Getting Connected

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page your lacie mobile hard drive 2. Getting connected follow these steps to quickly get your lacie mobile drive powered on and connected to your computer. Windows 98 se and windows me users only step 1 2.1. Silverlining 98 and usb 2.0 driver installation page 8 s...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page your lacie mobile hard drive to use your new lacie mobilehard drive, first in- stall the necessary driver software and silverlining 98. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the usb 2.0 i...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page your lacie mobile hard drive 2.2. Connect the usb 2.0 interface cable plug the hi-speed usb 2.0 cable* into your drive and into your computer. After a few seconds, your lacie drive will mount on your computer**. Technical note: * to achieve hi-speed usb 2.0 t...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page 0 your lacie mobile hard drive 2.3. Connect the usb power cable in the event that the usb bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, the included usb power cable connects to an available usb port on your computer. The usb...

  • Page 11: 3. Using Your Lacie Drive

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page once you’ve connected your drive and it is recog- nized by your operating system (i.E. Windows 98 se, me, 2000, xp or mac os 9.X or 10.X), you are ready to format and partition the drive. In order to store infor- mation on a hard drive, it must have a file sy...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page helpful information 3.1. Formatting and partitioning your lacie mobile hard drive once you have set up your lacie mobile hard drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. Windows users ■ windows 98 se and me users install and use lacie silverli...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page 6. In the box to the right that says unallocated, right click and select new partition... 7. In the first page of the new partition wizard, click next. 8. Click next. 9. Click next. 10. Click next. 11. Click next. Disk management utility important info: pleas...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page connect the drive to the computer via one of its in- terfaces and turn on the drive by pressing the blue button. Go to the menu bar, and open go. From the go menu, click on applications. In the applications menu, open the utilities folder, and then double-cli...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page important info: apple recom- mends that unless you have a specific reason to use the unix file system (ufs), you should use the mac os extended format since it provides a more familiar experience to macintosh users. 8. Once you have finalized the volume forma...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page usb is a serial input/output technology for connect- ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-speed usb 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed d...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page what are the ideal applications for hi-speed usb 2.0? Digital cameras, cd/dvd drives, hard drives and scanners will all benefit from the added bandwidth and performance gains of the new implementation of the usb standard. Hi-speed usb 2.0 provides the neces- ...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page helpful information 3.3. Disconnecting your lacie mobile hard drive usb external devices feature “plug & play” connec- tivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is imp...

  • Page 19: 4. Troubleshooting

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page troubleshooting in the event that your lacie mobile hard drive is not working correctly, please refer to the following check- list to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is stil...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page 0 problem question answer the drive is not recog- nized by the computer. Has the usb driver been installed correctly and enabled (windows 98 se and windows me users only)? Open apple system profiler and click on the devices and vol- umes tab. If your device i...

  • Page 21: 4.2. Windows Users

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page 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 usb port on your computer, or to a usb hub? If your drive is connected to a usb port or hub, this is normal. A hi-speed usb 2...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page problem question answer the drive is not recog- nized by the computer. Are both ends of the usb cables firmly attached? Check both ends of the usb cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports. Try disconnecting the cables, waiting...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page contacting customer support 5. Contacting customer support read the user manual and review the troubleshoot- ing section. 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...

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    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page contacting customer support 5.1. Lacie technical support contacts lacie asia, singapore, and hong kong contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/asia/contact/ lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium contact us at: http://www.La...

  • Page 25: 6. Warranty Information

    Lacie mobile drive hi-speed usb 2.0 page warranty information 6. Warranty information lacie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship, under normal use, for the peri- od designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the ...