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LaCie 301286 User Manual

LaCie 301286 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Register your product online for free technical support: www.lacie.com/register.htm go directly to manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 2.2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cables 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 3.1 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 3.1.1 Windows Users 3.1.2 Mac Users 4. Helpful Information 4.1.

  • Page 3: Foreword

    User’s Manual - USB 2.0 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.
  • Page 4 LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User’s Manual - USB 2.0 • 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 Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We hereby certify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    • Never use excessive force on your drive. If you detect a problem, consult the • Protect your hard drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage. Dust can build up inside the device, increasing the risk of damage or malfunction.

  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Lacie Drive

    1. Unpacking Your LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has teamed up with Porsche Design G.m.b.H. to create a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you through your specific applications.

  • Page 7: Getting Connected

    User’s Manual - USB 2.0 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 USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer Once you’ve gotten the drive connected to your computer, move on to section...
  • Page 8 Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users Only! Silverlining 98 and USB 2.0 Driver Installation To use your new LaCie Hard Drive, first install the necessary driver software and then 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 installation steps.
  • Page 9 Then move on to the power supply and USB 2.0 cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double-click on the Silverlining Software folder.

  • Page 10: Connect The Usb 2.0 Cable To The Drive And To Your Computer

    User’s Manual - USB 2.0 Step 2.1 – Connect the USB 2.0* Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer. Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the USB port on the back of the drive for a stable connection.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Optional Power Sharing Cables

    Connect the other end of the PS2 Power Sharing Cable to an available PS2 port on your computer. If the PS2 port you are using to help suppliment the power of your LaCie drive originally had a mouse or keyboard attached to it, simply reattach the mouse or keyboard to the available PS2 port on the end of the PS2 Power Sharing Cable.
  • Page 12 2.2.2. USB Power Sharing Cable The USB ports (either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive in the instance that your FireWire bus does not supply the necessary power to operate your drive.

  • Page 13: Using Your Lacie Drive

    Important Note: All LaCie Hard Drives are originally formatted in FAT 32, so if you want to use another file system, you will need to re-format the hard drive. The following information will help you decide which file system format to use.

  • Page 14: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Hard Drive

    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 the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system.
  • Page 15 LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User’s Manual - USB 2.0 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.

  • Page 16: Mac Users

    • 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 manual, located on your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format.
  • Page 17 LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User’s Manual - USB 2.0 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. Please refer to section Important Note: between the two systems.

  • Page 18: Helpful Information

    To utilize the newly-enhanced USB 2.0 performances, your computer must be equipped with a USB 2.0 host bus adapter card (sold separately, such as the LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card, or integrated by your PC manufacturer) and the appropriate drivers.

  • Page 19: Disconnecting Usb 2.0 Devices

    Windows Users Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you have installed the Windows Storage Supplement Update, you will have to unmount the drive before disconnecting it or powering it down. If you have not installed the update, simply disconnect the drive when it is not active. No unmounting is required.

  • Page 20: Data Transfers

    1) Make sure that the USB 2.0 cable is connected tightly and securely on both ends of the cable, from the drive to the computer. If you are using a USB 2.0 cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive, check that it is USB 2.0 certified.

  • Page 21: File System Formats

    LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User’s Manual - USB 2.0 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.

  • Page 22: Mac Users

    MS-DOS File System This is the Microsoft file system, more typically known as FAT 32. This is the file system to use if you are going to be using your LaCie hard drive between Macs and Windows operating systems. UNIX File System This is the file system based on UNIX, and is preferrable for users developing UNIX-based applications within Mac OS 10.x.

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    5. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Mobile 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 the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site –...
  • Page 24 If you cannot see the device, recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting solutions listed here. Consult LaCie Technical Support. See section Customer Support for more details. page 23...
  • Page 25 Simply ignore this message. The drive will remount to the desktop. LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode, and when the computer is “woken” from sleep, it does not give the drive enough time to spin-up from its sleep mode.
  • Page 26 LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User’s Manual - USB 2.0 The Issue Questions to Ask The USB 2.0 drive is not Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1 running noticeably port on your computer, or to a USB faster than a USB 1.1 1.1 hub?

  • Page 27: Contacting Customer Support

    If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: •...

  • Page 28: Lacie Technical Support

    Contacting Customer Support page 27 LaCie Canada (English) Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/ LaCie France Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/fr/contact/ LaCie Japan Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.co.jp LaCie Spain Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/es/support/request LaCie United Kingdom & Ireland Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/uk/support/request...

  • Page 29: Warranty

    • The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray, etc. • The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken. LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result.

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