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Page 1: How To Use This Manual
LaCie Big Disk How To Use This Manual User’s Manual How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
User’s Manual Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Introduction 1.1. What Your LaCie Drive Can Do 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Package Contents And Views Of The Drive 2.2.1. Package Contents 2.2.2. Views Of The Drive 2.3. - Page 3 LaCie Big Disk Table of Contents User’s Manual 5.2. Available Storage Capacity 5.3. Optimizing Data Transfers 5.3.1. FireWire 800 Ports And Performance 5.3.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.4. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 vs. FireWire 400 vs. FireWire 800 6. FireWire Questions & Answers 7.
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Page 4: Foreword
LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omis- sions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revi- sions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes. - Page 5 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards: Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN50082-1, EN61000-3-2 With reference to the following conditions:...
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Page 6: Precautions
Your hard drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. • Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water, or in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects containing liq- uids on the drive, as they may spill into its openings. -
Page 7: Introduction
• Database Management Engineered to fit seamlessly in to any work environment, the LaCie Big Disk can be stood vertically on the LaCie Drive Stand (included), placed in the LaCie Desk Rack (sold separately) or incorporated into standard 19” computer equipment racks with the LaCie Rackmount Kit (sold separately). -
Page 8: Your Lacie Drive
LaCie Big Disk 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 8 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Mac Users Windows Users FireWire 800 FireWire 800 Hardware Requirements for FireWire 800: Hardware Requirements for FireWire 800: • Pentium III or higher compatible processor, with a FireWire •... -
Page 9: Package Contents And Views Of The Drive
2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 9 2.2. Package Contents and Views of the Drive 2.2.1. Package Contents LaCie Big Disk and Drive Stand kit External power supply FireWire 800 9-to-9-pin cable FireWire 400 6-to-6-pin cable iLink/DV 6-to-4-pin cable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable... -
Page 10: Views Of The Drive
LaCie Big Disk 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 10 2.2.2. Views of the Drive 2.2.2.1. Front View On/Off Button / Power LED /Activity LED Push the button to power the drive on. The LED remains lit to show that the drive is on, and blinks to indicate... - Page 11 Serial Number Sticker - This is where you will find your LaCie drive's serial number. Write down the serial number and keep it in a safe place, because you will need to provide the number in the event you have to call LaCie Technical Support for any reason in regards to the drive’s performance.
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Page 12: Cables And Connectors
LaCie Big Disk 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 12 2.3. Cables and Connectors 2.3.1. FireWire FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard. -
Page 13: Usb
USB 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 connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. -
Page 14: Installing Your Lacie Drive
3. Installing Your LaCie Drive Getting your LaCie drive installed and connected is very simple; essentially there are two steps: 1) connect the power supply to the drive and to an outlet, and 2) connecting an interface cable to the drive and to your computer. -
Page 15: Connecting The Power Supply
Tech Note: • Your LaCie Big Disk comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means that if the drive is connected to a FireWire connector on your computer, when you turn on the computer, the LaCie drive will turn on automatically. -
Page 16: Connecting The Interface Cable
FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Daisy-chain configurations: • FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. - Page 17 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in the Apple Disk Utility to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive –...
- Page 18 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in the Apple Disk Utility to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive –...
- Page 19 User’s Manual page 19 Mac OS 9.x – FireWire 400 To use your new LaCie Big Disk, first install the necessary driver software. Silverlining Pro Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double-click on the Silverlining Installer.
- Page 20 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in Silverlining Pro to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to the Silverlining Pro documentation on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM for more information.
- Page 21 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in the Apple Disk Utility to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive –...
- Page 22 User’s Manual page 22 Mac OS 9.x – USB To use your new LaCie Big Disk, first install the necessary driver software. Silverlining Pro Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double-click on the Silverlining Installer.
- Page 23 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. You can then use the formatting and partitioning capabilities in Silverlining Pro to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to the Silverlining Pro documentation on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM for more information.
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Page 24: Windows Users
FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Daisy-chain configurations: • FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. - Page 25 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the 9-pin end of the FireWire 800 cable into the FireWire 800 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Connect the other end For more information about...
- Page 26 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the 6-pin end of the FireWire 400 cable into the FireWire 400 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Connect the 6-pin end of the For more information about...
- Page 27 Install the drive management software – Connect the drive to your computer Silverlining 98 Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive and open the disc. 2) Double-click the Silverlining 98 folder. 3) Double-click the Silverlining98_Install.EXE icon.
- Page 28 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the 6-pin end of the FireWire 400 cable into the FireWire 400 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Connect the 6-pin end of the For more information about...
- Page 29 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the 6-pin end of the iLink/DV cable into the FireWire 400 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Connect the 4-pin end of the Tech Note:...
- Page 30 Install the drive management software – Connect the drive to your computer Silverlining 98 Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive and open the disc. 2) Double-click the Silverlining 98 folder. 3) Double-click the Silverlining98_Install.EXE icon.
- Page 31 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the 6-pin end of the iLink/DV cable into the FireWire 400 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Connect the 4-pin end of the Tech Note:...
- Page 32 Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on the front of the drive. Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk. Tech Note: To achieve Hi-Speed USB 2.0 transfer rates, you have to be connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on...
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Page 33: Connecting Digital Video Cameras To The Drive
33 3.3 Connecting Digital Video Cameras To The LaCie Drive With both FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces, it is possible to connect a digital video camera directly to the LaCie Big Disk (this connection is called “daisy-chaining”). Important Info:... -
Page 34: Installing Multiple Devices
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface. Daisy-chain configurations: • FireWire 400 device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. • iLink/DV device connected directly to the LaCie Big Disk, which is connected to the computer via the FireWire 800 port. -
Page 35: Disconnecting Your Lacie Drive
LaCie Big Disk 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 35 3.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive FireWire and USB external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your FireWire or USB peripheral device. -
Page 36: Switching Interfaces
LaCie Big Disk 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 36 3.6. Switching Between USB And FireWire Connections Hi-Speed USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 are “hot-pluggable,” meaning that you can connect a drive to a USB or FireWire port on your computer even when the computer is running. -
Page 37: Using Your Lacie Drive
10% less than the non-formatted capacity. Tech Note: Windows Users! This LaCie Hard Drive is formatted for the Mac operating system, and you will need to re-format the drive in order for it to appear and operate under the Windows operating system. -
Page 38: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Drive
• 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 39 LaCie Big Disk 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 39 starting with Current (Mac OS 10.x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 8 partitions). You can customize the size of the partitions by using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area.
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Page 40: Windows Users
4.1.2. 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 41 LaCie Big Disk 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 41 9) Select Primary Partition. Click Next. 10). Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive.
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Page 42: Tech Tips
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 Big Disk 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 43: Windows Users
LaCie Big Disk 5. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 43 5.1.2. 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 44: Available Storage Capacity
Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM, or between storage devices. With external drives, such as the LaCie Big Disk, the data is transferred from the drive to the computer via the FireWire or USB interface. -
Page 45: Firewire 800 Ports And Performance
FireWire 800 functionality, and the IEEE 1394b interface is not a standard feature implemented on the motherboards of all PC-compatible computers. Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information abut FireWire 800 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web www.lacie.com... -
Page 46: Hi-Speed Usb 2.0 Vs. Firewire 400 Vs. Firewire 800
If your computer is equipped with a USB port and a FireWire port, you will get noticeably better performance by using the FireWire connection. Even though your LaCie drive comes with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable and interface, by connecting through the USB port, the drive will be limited to USB 1.1 speeds and performance. -
Page 47: Firewire Questions & Answers
LaCie Big Disk 6. FireWire Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 47 6. FireWire Questions & Answers What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) refers to the engineering corps that developed the 1394th standard, defining the high-performance serial input/output (I/O) bus used to connect peripheral devices. - Page 48 LaCie Big Disk 6. FireWire Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 48 What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire? FireWire helped fuel a revolution for digital content creators, and was awarded a 2001 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its contribution. Due to its high bandwidth and support of both isochronous and asynchronous data delivery, FireWire has found a very successful place in both the computer and consumer electronics industries.
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Page 49: Usb Questions & Answers
LaCie Big Disk 7. USB Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 49 7. USB Questions & Answers What Are The Benefits Of The USB Interfaces? • Cross-platform: Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. • “Hot Swappable”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB device. Plug it in and its ready. - Page 50 LaCie Big Disk 7. USB Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 50 What Is A USB Hub? Technically, you can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB bus. For more than two devices, though, you must make new connections using a peripheral called a "hub.”...
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Page 51: Troubleshooting
8. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Big Disk is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the prob- lem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly, www.lacie.com... -
Page 52: Mac Users
Possible Solutions Is there an icon for the drive The drive is not There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. recognized by the appear on the desktop? If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the computer. - Page 53 Did you get an error message Simply ignore this message. The drive will remount to the telling you that the drive has desktop. LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down been disconnected when coming when you set your computer to sleep mode, and when the out of sleep mode? computer is “woken”...
- Page 54 LaCie Big Disk 8. Troubleshooting User’s Manual page 54 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions Are there other USB or FireWire The drive is working Disconnect any other USB or FireWire devices and see if the slowly. devices connected to the same drive’s performance increases.
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Page 55: Windows Users
Is there an icon for the drive in Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter My Computer? assigned to the LaCie drive. If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem. - Page 56 3.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive. After you have disconnected the drive, push the blue...
- Page 57 Are you running Windows 98 If you are using your LaCie Big Disk under Windows 98 SE The drive is “hanging” and you are going to be using the FireWire 400 port to when connected via connect your device, you must be running version FireWire 400.
- Page 58 Speed USB 2.0 cable to connect certified. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable that was shipped with your drive? your LaCie drive has been properly certified and tested to comply with USB standards. Are you using Windows 98 SE These systems are not supported; USB will not work with or Windows Me? either Windows 98 SE or Windows Me.
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Page 59: 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 comput- er and that you have the following information on hand: •... -
Page 60: Lacie Technical Support
Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/es/support/request http://www.lacie.com/no/contact/ LaCie Switzerland LaCie Sweden Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/chfr/contact http://www.lacie.com/se/contact/ LaCie USA LaCie United Kingdom & Ireland Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/uk/support/request http://www.lacie.com/contact/ LaCie Grand Export Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/intl/contact/... -
Page 61: 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. -
Page 62: Glossary
LaCie Big Disk Glossary User’s Manual page 62 Glossary Asynchronous – Data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. With this transfer method, the intervals between transmissions can vary, and data can be resent if it is initially missed. - Page 63 LaCie Big Disk Glossary User’s Manual page 63 Digital – Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver (peripheral manager) – A software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a peripheral. Most peripherals will not operate correctly – if at all – if the appropriate drivers are not installed on the system.
- Page 64 LaCie Big Disk Glossary User’s Manual page 64 Kb (Kilobit) – Equivalent to 1,000 bits. Kb/s – Kilobits per second. 480Kb/s is equal to 60KB/s. KB (KiloByte) – Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s – Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput.
- Page 65 LaCie Big Disk Glossary User’s Manual page 65 Seek Time – The amount of time (in thousandths of a second, or milliseconds) that it takes a hard drive’s read/write head to move to a specific location on the disk. Average seek, then, is the average of a large number of random samplings all over the disk.