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LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User Manual
Summary of Mobile Hard Drive
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Register your product online for free technical support: www.Lacie.Com/register.Htm go directly to manual.
Page 2: Table of Contents
Table of contents foreword 2 precautions 4 1. Unpacking your lacie drive 5 1.1 minimum system requirements 5 2. Getting connected 6 2.1 connect the firewire cable to the drive and to your computer 9 2.2 connecting the optional power sharing cable 10 3. Using your lacie drive 11 3.1 formatting and pa...
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Copyrights copyright © 2003 lacie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of lacie. Trademarks apple,...
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• connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. Canada compliance statement this class a digital apparatus meets all requirements of the canadian interference-causing equi...
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Health and safety precautions only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • read this user's manual carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metall...
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1. Unpacking your lacie hard drive building on over a decade of design excellence, lacie teamed up with porsche design g.M.B.H. To create a new line of drives that were crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you throug...
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2. Getting connected follow these steps to quickly get your lacie drive powered on and connected to your computer. Click on a step to get started! 2.1. Connect the firewire cable to your lacie drive and to your computer * once you’ve gotten the drive connected to your computer, move on to section 3....
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Windows 98 se and windows me users only! Silverlining 98 installation before connecting the firewire cable to your drive, you will need to install silverlining 98 , which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Th...
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Mac os 9.X users only! Silverlining pro installation before connecting the firewire cable to your drive, you will need to install silverlining pro , which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to th...
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Step 2.1 – connect the firewire cable to your lacie drive and to your computer. Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the firewire cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the firewire port on the back of the drive for a stable connection. Look for a firewire logo ...
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2.2. Connecting the optional power sharing cable in the event that the firewire bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, there is a power supply adapter cable that is included with your drive that will derive the necessary power to operate the drive. The usb p...
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3. Using your lacie drive once you’ve connected your drive and it is recognized by your operating system (i.E. Windows 98se, me, 2000, xp or mac os 9.X or 10.X), you are ready to format and partition the drive. In order to store information on a hard drive, it must have a file system and be divided ...
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3.2. Formatting and partitioning your lacie hard drive once you have set-up your lacie hard drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 3.2.1. Windows users • windows 98 se and me – install and use lacie silverlining 98 , which is included with your drive. • windows 2000 and xp – use...
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6) click finish to exit the wizard. 7) now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and select create partition... 8) this will bring up the create partition wizard . Click next . 9) select primary partition . Click next . 10). Here you m...
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3.2.2. Mac users • mac os 9.X – install and use lacie silverlining pro , which is included with your drive. • mac os 10.X – use the apple disk utility application, which is native to the operating system. For instructions on installing and using silverlining pro , please refer to the silverlining ma...
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8) in the volume information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (mac os extended, mac os standard or unix file system) and the volume size. Important note: please refer to section 4.2. File system formats , for a more detailed discussion on the differences between th...
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4. Helpful information 4.1. Advice for optimizing firewire connections the following technical information relates to your lacie cd-rw drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1. What is firewire/ieee 1394? A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer electronic devices to computers...
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4.1.2. Disconnecting firewire devices firewire external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your firewire device. Windows u...
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4.1.3. Data transfers data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer ram or between storage devices. During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other applications on the same firewire port. Anomalies may arise with...
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4.2 file system formats 4.2.1. Windows users there are basically two file system formats for windows: fat 32 and ntfs . The following information will hopefully make choosing one or the other a little easier. Fat 32 fat is an acronym for file allocation table, which dates back to the beginnings of d...
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4.2.2. Mac users mac os 9.X users: you will be able to format the drive in one of two formats, using silverlining pro (for specific instructions, please refer to the silverlining user’s manual, in the silverlining folder): hfs (mac os standard) or hfs+ (mac os extended). Important note: if you will ...
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5. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie hard drive is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist 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 still not working correctly, please have a look at ...
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Troubleshooting page 22 lacie mobile hard drive user’s manual - firewire the issue the drive is not recognized. Questions to ask are the firewire drivers installed correctly and enabled? Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Possible solutions mac users: open apple system prof...
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Troubleshooting page 23 lacie mobile hard drive user’s manual - firewire the issue the drive is not recognized. Error messages under mac os 10.X. The drive is working slowly. Questions to ask is the file system supported by your operating system? Does your computer’s configuration meet the minimum s...
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6. Contacting customer support before you contact technical support 1) read the manuals and review the troubleshooting section. 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 firmly attached. If y...
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Lacie technical support contacting customer support page 25 lacie mobile hard drive user’s manual - firewire lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie denmark contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/dk/contact/ lacie germany contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/de/contact/ lac...
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7. Warranty lacie warrants your drive 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 will, at its option, repair or replace the defective dr...