Disconnecting Your Lacie Hard Disk - LaCie Golden Disk User Manual

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2.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk

USB external devices feature "plug & play" connec-
tivity, which means that your drive can be connected and
disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent
failures, however, it is important to follow these steps
when disconnecting your LaCie Hard Disk.
1. From the
right-hand side of your screen), click the
icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-
age).
2. � message will appear, listing the devices the
Eject icon controls (it should say, "Safely re-
move..."). Click on the LaCie Hard Disk in
this prompt.
3. This message will appear: "Safe to Remove
Hardware" (or similar). It is now safe to discon-
nect the device.
Windows Users
System Tray (located in the lower
1. Drag the Hard Disk icon to the trash.
Eject
2. When the icon disappears from the desktop,
the drive can be disconnected.
Getting Connected
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Mac Users