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LaCie SAFE Mobile Hard Drive User manual - page 38
LaCie
rugged
SAFE
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P
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Formatting Your Hard Drive
User Manual
page 38
3. The New Simple Volume Wizard will appear. To continue
choose Next. (
Fig. 56
)
4. This wizard allows you to create volumes, also known as parti-
tions. You can choose to create a single partition or many. Type
the size of the partition you want to create in megabytes (MB).
For example, a 100GB (gigabyte) partition is 100000MB. If you
want to create a FAT32 partition, the size cannot exceed 32GB
(32000MB). (
Fig. 57
) Once you have chosen a partition size,
select Next.
IMPORTANT INFO:
LaCie does not support using the Rugged
Safe with more than one partition. See
6.1. One Partition for the
Rugged Safe
for further information.
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Fig. 56
Fig. 57
Summary of SAFE Mobile Hard Drive
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5 1.1. Shock protection features ......................................
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton table of contents user manual page 2 6.2.2. Windows vista and windows 7 users ..................................................................................... 37 6.2.3. Mac users .........................................................................
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton foreword user manual page 3 copyrights copyright © 2011 lacie. All rights re- served. 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, re- cordi...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton foreword user manual page 4 this symbol on the prod- uct or on its packaging indicates that this product 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 ...
Page 5: 1. Introduction
Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 5 1. Introduction thank you for purchasing the lacie rugged safe. By simply con- necting the drive to your computer and walking through a quick and easy software setup, you can ensure that your data is secure from unauthoriz...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 6 1.1. Shock protection features digital data is best handled with care, but people and their files are subject to mishaps and unfortunate accidents. In a world full of bumps, spills, and adventures, the lacie rugged safe is...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 7 1.3. Box content your lacie rugged safe should contain the following: 1. Lacie rugged safe 2. Hi-speed usb 2.0 cable 3. Firewire 800 cable 4. Firewire 400 to 800 (6 pin to 9 pin) adapter cable 5. Power sharing cable 6. Qui...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 8 1.4. Minimum system requirements technical note: to achieve usb 2.0 speeds, your drive must be connected to a usb 2.0 host port. If it is connected to a usb 1.1 port, your drive will operate at usb 1.1 speeds. Technical no...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 9 1.5. Views of the drive 1.5.1. Top/front view 1. Biometric fingerprint sensor – this is where you swipe your finger to gain access to your lacie rugged safe. See section 2.1. How to use the fingerprint sensor , for more in...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton introduction user manual page 10 1.6. Cables and connectors 1.6.1. Usb cables and connectors usb is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-speed usb 2.0 is avail- able on most consumer and pr...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 11 2. Before installing your lacie rugged safe the lacie rugged safe is unlike many other portable drives as it is built for data security, both inside and out. Please familiarize yourself with the drive...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 12 2.2. Being an administrator the administrator has complete control over who can access the data stored on the lacie rugged safe. The administrator can: ✦ add or remove users ✦ change a user’s name or ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 13 3. Connecting your lacie rugged safe follow these steps to connect and power on your lacie rugged safe. Step topic 1 3.1. Connecting the interface cable 3.2. Connecting multiple devices 2 3.3. Connect...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 14 3.1. Connecting the interface cable 3.1.1. Connectivity: installing lacie safe manager connecting the lacie rugged safe to install lacie safe manager operating system port windows (all versions) usb 2...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 15 3.2. Connecting multiple devices firewire 800 allows for connecting additional hard drives or devices (i.E. Digital video camera) directly to the lacie rugged safe (this connection is called a “daisy ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton before installing your hard drive user manual page 16 3.3. Connecting the optional power- sharing cable (usb) it is possible that the usb connection from your computer will not provide enough power to the lacie rugged safe. To provide ad- ditional power ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton installing lacie safe manager user manual page 17 3.4. Install and run lacie safe manager software lacie safe manager will help you manage access rights to your lacie rugged safe. Important info: lacie safe manager is only required on one computer to con...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton installing lacie safe manager user manual page 18 3.4.2. Mac users mac 10.6.X workstations may use the usb 2.0 port or the firewire port to install lacie safe manager. However, mac 10.5.X systems should only use the usb 2.0 port for the installation. Bot...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton unmounting the drive user manual page 19 technical note: to quickly lock your rugged safe drive, un- mount or eject the data partition from the os and swipe a registered finger. The led will blink red, indicating that the drive is locked. See section 5.1...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton setting up your rugged safe user manual page 20 4. Setting up your lacie rugged safe the lacie rugged safe must be attached to your computer to prop- erly run lacie safe manager for the first time. ( 3. Connecting your lacie rugged safe ) once the device...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton setting up your rugged safe user manual page 21 4.1. Step 1: registering the first user user information lacie safe manager will launch automatically when your rugged safe is attached to your computer. Before moving forward, check that your drive is sele...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton setting up your rugged safe user manual page 22 4.2. Step 2: registering the first user’s fingerprint 1. To begin registering a fingerprint, click on the tip of a finger that has not been selected ( fig. 25 ). An available finger is indicated by a dark b...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton setting up your rugged safe user manual page 23 8. Lacie safe manager will ask if you want to format the drive us- ing fat32 for use with windows and mac ( fig. 29 ). If you prefer hfs (mac) or ntfs (windows), choose cancel and use your operating system’...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 24 5. Using your lacie rugged safe you can start to use your lacie rugged safe drive once you have successfully registered at least one user. Connect the drive to begin storing and accessing data (see section 3. Co...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 25 5.1. Unlocking and locking your rugged safe 5.1.1. Unlocking the drive with lacie safe manager installed important info: lacie safe manager is only required on one computer to configure the drive for authenticat...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 26 5.1.2. Unlocking the drive without lacie safe manager installed 1. Connect the rugged safe to the computer. 2. The led on top of the drive will turn green than red while the drive is initializing. A few moments ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 27 5.1.3. Locking the drive 1. Computers with or without lacie safe manager may lock the drive by ejecting (windows) or unmounting (mac) the partition: ✦ windows users may eject the device. Right-click on the drive...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 28 5.2. Manage your rugged safe 5.2.1. Accessing the rugged safe administration page to perform administrative functions such as adding, modifying, or removing users, you must open lacie safe manager. The admin- is...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 29 fig. 37 - administration page for a user with administration rights fig. 38 - administration page for a user without administration rights 4. The administration page will open if the login and password match a r...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 30 5.2.2. Administration page fig. 39 shows the administration page when viewed with adminis- tration rights. See fig. 38 - administration page for a user without administration rights for an example of a user’s ad...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 31 5.2.3. Granting administration rights (administrator only) 1. Click on one of the current users. In fig. 40 , the user jacob has been selected. Note that there is no star on the user icon and that the option “al...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton using your rugged safe user manual page 32 5.3. Lacie safe manager launch preferences to make adjustments on how lacie safe manager launches, select the rugged safe icon in the menu bar (mac) or right-click in the system tray (windows). Choose preference...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 33 6. Formatting your lacie rugged safe the first user registration asks if you would like to format your lacie rugged safe in fat32. Fat32 is a file system best used when shar- ing a drive between mac and wind...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 34 6.2. Formatting your lacie rugged safe 6.2.1. Windows xp users the steps listed below will help you format and partition your disk drive using windows xp. Please see 6.2.2. Windows vista and win- dows 7 user...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 35 9. Specify the partition size. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume ( fig. 48 ) but you may change the size based upon the working environment. Click next. Important info: lacie does not supp...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 36 fig. 51 12. A window appears listing your choices. If all seems well, click finish to begin the format process ( fig. 51 ). To make a change, select back. 13. Your drive’s partition should have a “healthy” s...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 37 6.2.2. Windows vista and windows 7 users master boot record or guid partition table? Master boot record (mbr) partitioning has been the hard drive standard for many years. It supports a maximum of four prima...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 38 3. The new simple volume wizard will appear. To continue choose next. ( fig. 56 ) 4. This wizard allows you to create volumes, also known as parti- tions. You can choose to create a single partition or many....
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 39 5. Assign a drive letter or accept the default. ( fig. 58 ) select next. 6. Choose the file system format for the partition. If the partition size is 32gb or less, the choices will include ntfs and fat32. On...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 40 fig. 60 fig. 61 technical note: windows vista sp1 and windows 7 offer the exfat file system, which is not limited to partitions less than 32gb ( fig. 60 ). Used primarily with usb flash drives, the exfat fil...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 41 6.2.3. Mac users the steps listed below will help you format and partition your disk drive using mac os x. Please see 6.2.1. Windows xp users or 6.2.2. Windows vista and windows 7 users for instructions on f...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton formatting your hard drive user manual page 42 important info: lacie does not support using the rugged safe with more than one partition. See 6.1. One partition for the rugged safe for further information. 6. From the volume scheme: menu, choose the numb...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton frequently asked questions (faq) user manual page 43 7. Frequently asked questions (faq) question answer what operating system can i use for the lacie rugged safe? The lacie rugged safe works with the latest versions of windows xp, windows vista, and win...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton frequently asked questions (faq) user manual page 44 question answer what is the probability that a fingerprint from an unauthorized user can unlock the rugged safe? Such an event is nearly impossible due to the biometry technology. Each human has his ow...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 45 8. Troubleshooting 8.1. Troubleshooting the hard drive 8.1.1. Mac users problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop? There should be an icon for...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 46 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 section 6. Formatting your lacie rugged safe for more ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 47 8.1.2. 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 section 6. Formatting your lacie ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 48 problem question answer the drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off. This is normal. Your drive has an auto-switching power feature, which means that turning the computer on will automatically tur...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton troubleshooting user manual page 49 8.2. Troubleshooting the fingerprint sensor in the event that your lacie rugged safe’s fingerprint sensor does not recognize you as an authorized user, please refer to the fol- lowing checklist. If you have gone throug...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton contacting customer support user manual page 50 9. Contacting customer support before you contact technical support: read the user manual and review the troubleshooting section. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only ex- ternal ...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton contacting customer support user manual page 51 9.1. 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...
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Lacie rugged safe • d esign by n eil p oulton warranty information user manual page 52 10. Warranty information lacie warrants your drive against any defect in material and work- manship, under normal use, for the period designated on your war- ranty certificate. In the event this product is found t...