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Page 1: How To Use This Manual
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 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
3.3. Installing Multiple Devices 3.4.. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 3.4.1. Mac Users 3.4.2. Windows Users 4. Using Your LaCie Drive 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 4.1.1. Mac Users 4.1.2. Windows Users 5. Tech Tips 5.1. File System Formats 5.1.1. -
Page 3: Lacie Big Disk Usb 2.0
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Table of Contents User’s Manual 5.3.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance 5.3.2. Computer with only USB ports 6. USB Questions & Answers 7. Troubleshooting 7.1. Mac Users 7.2. Windows Users 8. Contacting Customer Support 9. -
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 USB 2.0 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 USB 2.0 2. Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 8 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Mac Users Windows Users Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hardware Requirements for USB: Hardware Requirements for USB: • Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with a USB 2.0 •... -
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 USB 2.0 and Drive Stand kit External power supply Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM Important Info: Please keep your box. -
Page 10: Views Of The Drive
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 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: 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 13: Installing Your Lacie Drive
• When stacking drives, make sure and adhere the rubber feet to the bottom of the drives. • When racking drives in the LaCie Desk Rack (sold separately), place no more than three drives in the rack. • When racking in 19” equipment racks, only rack the equipment in a regulated, air-conditioned room, keep cables and other obstructions away from the rear of the drive and do not place more than three drives on top of each other. -
Page 14: Connecting The Power Supply
Tech Note: • Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means that if the drive is connected to a USB connector on your computer, when you turn on the computer, the LaCie drive will turn on automatically. -
Page 15: Connecting The Interface Cable
Mac OS 9.x – USB Tech Note: If you will be using your LaCie drive in a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) environment, it is recommended that you re-format the drive to the MS-DOS (also known as FAT 32) File System format. Please see section 5.1. - Page 16 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 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.
- Page 17 User’s Manual page 17 Mac OS 9.x – USB To use your new LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0, first install the necessary driver software. Silverlining Pro Installation 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive.
- Page 18 Mac OS Drive Icons Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 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 19: Windows Users
To view the installation steps of the interface and operating system you plan on using, see the following section: Windows 2000/Windows XP – Hi-Speed USB 2.0 • If you will be using your LaCie drive in a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) environment, please see the following sections for more information 4.1. - Page 20 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 USB 2.0. 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 21: Installing Multiple Devices
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 21 3.3. Installing Multiple Devices Technically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than 6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect more than two peripheral drives. -
Page 22: Disconnecting Your Lacie Drive
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 22 3.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive 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 Big Disk USB 2.0. -
Page 23: Using Your Lacie Drive
10% less than the non-formatted capacity. Tech Note: Windows Users! This LaCie Hard Drive is formatted in NTFS for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. You will need to re-format the drive in order for it to appear and operate under the Mac operating system. -
Page 24: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Big Disk Usb
24 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Once you have set-up your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 4.1.1. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive. - Page 25 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 25 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, MS-DOS File System or UNIX File System) and the volume size.
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Page 26: Windows Users
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 26 4.1.2. Windows Users • Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP The process of formatting and partitioning a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) partitioning/formatting the drive. - Page 27 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 4. Using Your LaCie Drive User’s Manual page 27 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 28: Tech Tips
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 USB 2.0 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 29: Windows Users
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 5. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 29 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 30: 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 USB 2.0, the data is transferred from the drive to the computer via the USB interface. -
Page 31: Hi-Speed Usb 2.0 Ports And Performance
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 5. Tech Tips User’s Manual page 31 5.3.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports And Performance To utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 2.0 performance, your computer must be equipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 host bus adapter card (either sold separately, or integrated by your computer’s manufacturer) and the appropriate drivers. These host bus adapter cards, which include one or more USB ports, are shipped with special Hi-Speed USB 2.0 drivers that enable the... -
Page 32: Usb Questions & Answers
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 6. USB Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 32 6. 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 33 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 6. USB Questions & Answers User’s Manual page 33 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 34: Troubleshooting
7. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 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 cor- www.lacie.com... -
Page 35: 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 36 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 37 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 7. Troubleshooting User’s Manual page 37 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions Are there other USB devices The drive is working Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive’s slowly. connected to the same port or performance increases.
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Page 38: 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 39 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 7. Troubleshooting User’s Manual page 39 Questions to Ask The Problem Possible Solutions Have the USB drivers been The drive is not Windows 2000 Users: Go to Start > Settings > Control recognized by the installed correctly and enabled? Panel >...
- Page 40 Ensure that the cable you are using has been properly 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.
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Page 41: 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 42: Lacie Technical Support
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 9. Contacting Customer Support User’s Manual page 42 LaCie Technical Support LaCie Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/... -
Page 43: 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 44: Glossary
LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Glossary User’s Manual page 44 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 45 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Glossary User’s Manual page 45 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.
- Page 46 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Glossary User’s Manual page 46 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.
- Page 47 LaCie Big Disk USB 2.0 Glossary User’s Manual page 47 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.
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