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- Page 1 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch ユーザー マニュアル 用户手册 용자 설명서 little disk D e S i g n B y S a m H e c H t Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 &...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Manual Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions Using this User Manual 1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 1.1. Box Content 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 2. Getting Connected 2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Interface Cable 2.2. -
Page 3: User Manual
While reason- able efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie... -
Page 4: Health And Safety Precautions
Use only the power supply shipped ❖ with the device. Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard ❖ Drive near other electrical applianc- es such as televisions or radios. Do- ing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products. -
Page 5: Using This User Manual
Using this User Manual Some sections of this user manual contain information that ap- plies to some LaCie Little Disk models, but not all of them. Look for Manual Notes like the one to the right to determine if the sec- tion applies to your LaCie Little Disk. - Page 6 Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the IMpOrTANT INfO: 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 instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media.
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Page 7: Introduction To The Lacie Hard Drive
1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created 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 8: Box Content
** FireWire 400 cable not included with Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive or Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0. Introduction LaCie Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U&I Power sharing cable*... -
Page 9: Minimum System Requirements
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 1.2. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista ❖ 233MHz Pentium or higher ❖ 32MB RAM or greater ❖ USB 2.0 or FireWire 400* interface port ❖... -
Page 10: Getting Connected
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer. Step 1 2.1, Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✔... -
Page 11: Connecting The Usb 2.0 Interface Cable
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Interface Cable Remove the cap. Pull out the integrated USB 2.0 cable until it stops (Fig. 2.1.A). The cord is about 2 inches long; do not attempt to pull it out farther. -
Page 12: Connecting The Firewire 400 Interface Cable
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2.2. Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable MANUAl NOTe: ✘ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0 ✘ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U&I ✔... -
Page 13: Connecting The Optional Power Sharing Cable
Attach the small end of the power sharing cable to the back of your LaCie drive (Fig. 2.3.A). Attach the USB end of the USB power sharing ca- ble to an available USB port on your computer (Fig. -
Page 14: Installing The Pre-Loaded Software
Your LaCie hard drive comes pre-loaded with easy- to-use backup software ready for installation on your computer. LaCie 1-Click Backup is a basic file backup program that allows you to backup files from different source locations to one destination. SilverKeeper (Mac... -
Page 15: Disconnecting Your Lacie Hard Drive
A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it should say, “Safely re- move...”). Click on the LaCie hard drive in this prompt. This message will appear: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to discon- nect the device. -
Page 16: Lacie Shortcut Button
Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 Little Disk Portable Hard Drive U&I ✔ The LaCie Shortcut Button allows you to use your LaCie hard drive to perform a variety of automated tasks on your computer. Instantly back up your work... - Page 17 2.6.2. Setup ■ You can set up the Button to automatically back up data from your computer to your LaCie hard drive or to perform a custom action. Make sure your LaCie hard drive is connected to your computer and turned on and then push the button on the front of the drive.
- Page 18 Set up LaCie 1-Click Backup ■ Select the drive you want to modify from the drive list. “LaCie 1-Click Backup” is selected by default. Click OK. See in Fig. 2.6.2.C and 2.6.2.D. IMpOrTANT INfO: 1-Click Backup, you will have to personalize the parameters of the backup.
- Page 19 ■ Mac Users ■ To change the action assigned to a Button, open LaCie Shortcut Button by clicking on the LaCie Short- cut Button icon in System Preferences System Preferences…). See Fig. 2.6.3.A. Select the Settings tab and follow the instructions in section 2.6.2 beginning with step 3 of the type of action...
- Page 20 • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2.6.4. Drive Detection ■ At launch, LaCie Shortcut Button will search for LaCie Shortcut Button-compatible drives and display them in the drive list. See 2.6.4.B (Windows). If no drives can be detected on the USB or FireWire bus, the list will display “No drives connected.”...
- Page 21 User Manual Windows Connection Alerts ■ Windows Users Only: The LaCie Shortcut Button icon in the system tray displays a connection message when a button-enabled LaCie drive is connected or disconnected from the computer. See Fig. 2.6.4.C. To remove the LaCie Shortcut Button icon from the system tray, uncheck the “Show in system tray”...
- Page 22 • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 2.6.5. Information ■ The Information tab of LaCie Shortcut Button dis- plays basic details of the drive selected in the drive list. Items on the Information tab are not editable. See Fig. 2.6.5.A (Mac) and 2.6.5.B (Windows).
- Page 23 Make sure the drive appears in the drive list. Make sure that the “No action” button is off. If it is on, select the LaCie 1-Click Backup action or a custom action. Control Panel > LaCie Shortcut Make sure the drive appears in the drive list.
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Page 24: Formatting And Partitioning
(i.e., those that are scratched) and creates internal ad- dress tables that it later uses to locate information. Your LaCie Hard Drive is preformatted in FAT-32 (MS- DOS) format. To reformat your drive, follow the in- structions in this section. -
Page 25: Formatting For Windows Users
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 3.1. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. - Page 26 On the Format Partition window, you have the op- tion of selecting the Quick Format lows a much faster format, but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors. LaCie recom- mends that you select Quick 13. Click Finish to begin the formatting process.
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Page 27: Formatting For Mac Users
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 3.2. Formatting for Mac Users Connect the drive to the computer and wait for it to mount. Select Utilities from the menu bar. In the Utilities folder, double-click The Disk Utility window will open. Select the volume... -
Page 28: Interface And Data Transfer Information
CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB 2.0 Cables ■ Your LaCie drive has an integrated 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 connected to a USB 1.1 port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer... -
Page 29: Data Transfers
If you are using a USB 2.0 cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive, check that it is certified. Disconnect your computer’s USB 2.0 cable. Wait 30 seconds. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting
Answer 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. - Page 31 Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used. Ignore this message. The drive will remount to the desktop. LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your com- puter to sleep mode, and when the computer is “revived” from sleep, it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode.
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Page 32: Windows Users
Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter as- signed 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 mation. - Page 33 Try disconnecting the cables, wait- ing 10 seconds, and then reconnecting them. If the drive is still not recognized, restart your computer and try again. Contact LaCie Technical Support for help. Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive’s perfor- mance increases.
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Page 34: Contacting Customer Support
If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques- tions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can- not get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us us- Information to Include in Email Correspondence ■ Information 1. -
Page 35: Lacie Technical Support Contacts
LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam Hecht User Manual 6.1. LaCie Technical 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/ LaCie Denmark Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact LaCie France Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/fr/contact/... -
Page 36: Warranty Information
Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us- ing 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.
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