LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt User Manual - Getting Connected

Rugged Thunderbolt™ | USB 3.0 User Manual

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GETTING CONNECTED

Setting up the LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt is easy thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant. Follow the steps in the order

they are given to ensure that your LaCie Rugged’s volume mounts correctly on your computer.

THUNDERBOLT AND WINDOWS

Important info: Thunderbolt technology is compatible with Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Windows requires drivers to use the Thunderbolt port. It is recommended that you connect the product to a host

computer via USB and run LaCie Setup Assistant (see 

Step 2 - Launch LaCie Setup Assistant

). Once LaCie Setup

Assistant is finished, disconnect the LaCie Rugged (see 

Unmounting Your Drive

) from the USB port and install

the Thunderbolt drivers for Windows (see 

Install Drivers (Windows Only)

). You can connect via the Thunderbolt

interface once the drivers are installed.