MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows Users
Windows 2000
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, Windows XP
500MHz Pentium III or higher (or equivalent processor)
512MB RAM or greater
Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or eSATA interface port
Mac Users
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
G4, G5, Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo
512MB RAM or greater
Available USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 or eSATA interface port
Compatible with Time Machine
Windows 2000 and Windows XP will not recognize logical volumes with capacity greater than 2TB. For details,
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see
Formatting and
Partitioning.
Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports, so you may need to purchase
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a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to be able to connect your LaCie 4big via FireWire 800 interface. LaCie offers a
wide selection of PCI cards. Visit the LaCie website at www.lacie.com/accessories.
4big Quadra User Manual
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, or Windows Vista
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