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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.1. Connecting the Power Supply ... 12 2.2. Connecting the Interface Cable ... 13 2.3. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant ... 14 2.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk ... 15 2.5. Switching Interfaces ... 15 3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning 3.1. Finding the File System Format ... 17 3.2. -
Page 3: User Manual
Consult the dealer or an experienced ✦ radio/TV technician for help. Modifications to this product not autho- rized by LaCie could void the FCC & In- dustry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product. Forward page 2 Manufacturer’s Declaration... -
Page 4: Health And Safety Precautions
Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data;... -
Page 5: Introduction
Engineered to fit seamlessly into most work environments, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ can be stood vertically on the LaCie Drive Stand (included), placed in the LaCie Desk Rack (sold separately) or incorporated into standard 19” computer equip- ment racks with the LaCie Rackmount Kit (sold separately). -
Page 6: Box Content
LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual 1.1. Box Content Your box contains the Big Disk Extreme+ with attached drive stand and an accessories box containing items 2 -5, listed be- low: ➀ LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ ➁... -
Page 7: Minimum System Requirements
PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to be able to connect your Big Disk Extreme+ via eSATA. LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express cards cards. Visit www.lacie.com/accessories. Mac Users eSATA or USB 2.0 port... -
Page 8: Views Of The Big Disk Extreme
LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual 1.3. Views of the Big Disk Extreme+ Front View Activity LED The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on, and blinks to indicate drive activity. Rear View ➀... -
Page 9: Cables And Connectors
Included eSATA Cable Your LaCie drive is shipped with a eSATA cable, to ensure max- imum data transfer performance when connected to a eSATA port. -
Page 10: Usb Cables And Connectors
CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when con- nected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. -
Page 11: Hard Disk Heat Management
User Manual 1.5. Hard Disk Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie Big Disk Extreme+’s metal body is ideal for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the internal drive toward the external casing. -
Page 12: Getting Connected
Step 1 – Connect the power supply (section 2.1) ✦ Step 2 – Connect an interface cable (section 2.2) ✦ Step 3 – Run LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for ✦ optimal performance with your system (section 2.3) ImpOrTANT INfO: Do not connect more than one interface cable at a time. -
Page 13: Connecting The Power Supply
AUTO position: allows the drive to be powered on and off au- tomatically with your computer. If the system’s power fan sup- ports it, the LaCie Big Disk Extreme+ will spin down while in the power save mode. The Big Disk Extreme+ will then take several seconds to spin up to full power. -
Page 14: Connecting The Interface Cable
Connect the other end of the interface cable to the matching port on the LaCie hard disk (Fig. 2.2). OFF AUTO ON After a few seconds, a small LaCie partition will mount on eSATA eSATA your computer and appear in My Computer (Windows users) USB 2.0... -
Page 15: Launching Lacie Setup Assistant
To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Windows users: double click on the LaCie icon in “My Com- puter”. Mac users: double click on the “LaCie Setup Assistant” icon which will appear on your desktop. -
Page 16: Disconnecting Your Lacie Hard Disk
LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual 2.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk FireWire, eSATA and USB external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be con- nected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard disk. -
Page 17: Optional Formatting And Partitioning
User Manual 3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk, LaCie Setup Assis- tant formats your drive according to your needs. If your needs change, you can reformat your LaCie Hard Disk to optimize it for use with Windows or Mac, or for cross-platform use. -
Page 18: Finding The File System Format
✦ file system format may determine the process you’ll use to reformat it. The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your ✦ computer. In this case, the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk (ex. -
Page 19: Formatting For Windows Users
HFS+. 3.2.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchange volume on your LaCie Hard Disk for data sharing between Windows and Mac computers or if you reformatted your LaCie Hard Disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac. - Page 20 LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual In the Format window (Fig. 3.2.1-C): Enter a name for the disk as you’d like it to appear on your computer in the Volume label field. Select “Perform a quick format”.
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Page 21: Formatting From Hfs+ (Apple File System) To Ntfs
User Manual 3.2.2. Formatting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS Follow the steps in this section if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for use with a Mac or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as an HFS+ volume on a Mac. - Page 22 LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen, click Next. Select Primary Partition and click Next. If you would like to create more than one partition on the disk, enter the size of the first partition in the “Partition size in MB”...
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Page 23: Formatting For Mac Users
Open Disk Utility. In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. For each disk there is a listing for the drive controller and one for each volume on the disk. -
Page 24: Troubleshooting
5. Contacting Solution There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem. See section 1.2. - 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.
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Page 26: Windows Troubleshooting
USB 2.0. Solution Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive. If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem. See section 1.2. Minimum System Requirements... - Page 27 Auto button on the back of the drive to turn the drive off. Solution 2.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk. After you have disconnected the drive, flip the On/Off/ Troubleshooting page 2...
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Page 28: 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 at www.lacie.com. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the... -
Page 29: Lacie Customer Support Contacts
LaCie Big Disk Extreme eSATA & USB 2.0 User Manual LaCie Customer Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français) LaCie Denmark Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact LaCieFrance Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/fr/contact/... -
Page 30: Warranty Information
✦ 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. LaCie will not, under any circumstances, be liable for direct, special or consequential damages such as, but not limited to, damage or loss of property or equipment, loss of profits or revenues, cost of replacement goods, or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup- tions.