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  • Page 1 Register your product online for free technical support: www.lacie.com/register.htm go directly to manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Connect the FireWire Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 2.2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 3.1 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive 3.1.1 Windows Users 3.1.2 Mac Users 4. Helpful Information 4.1.

  • Page 3: Foreword

    User’s Manual - FireWire Copyrights Copyright © 2003 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
  • Page 4 Foreword LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 3 User’s Manual - FireWire • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

  • Page 5: 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 liquids on the drive, as they may spill into its openings.

  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Lacie Drive

    1. Unpacking Your LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie teamed up with Porsche Design G.m.b.H. to create a new line of drives that were crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you through your specific applications.

  • Page 7: Getting Connected

    Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users! Mac OS 9.x Users! Before following the next three steps, first install this important software to help you configure and manage your LaCie drive. • Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users, click here •...
  • Page 8 Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the FireWire installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive and open the disc (Fig.2.2). 2) Double-click the Silverlining 98 folder.
  • Page 9 Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the FireWire cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double-click on the Silverlining Software folder.

  • Page 10: Connect The Firewire Cable To The Drive And To Your Computer

    Getting Connected LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 9 User’s Manual - FireWire Step 2.1 – Connect the FireWire Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer. FireWire/IEEE 1394 Users iLink Users FireWire Logo iLink Logo Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the FireWire cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the FireWire port on the back of the drive for a stable connection.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Optional Power Sharing Cable

    USB 1.1 Logo The USB ports (either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive in the instance that your FireWire bus does not supply the necessary power to operate your drive.

  • Page 12: Using Your Lacie Drive

    Important Note: All LaCie Hard Drives are originally formatted in FAT 32, so if you want to use another file system, you will need to re-format the hard drive. The following information will help you decide which file system format to use.

  • Page 13: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Hard Drive

    3.2.1. 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 14 Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 13 User’s Manual - FireWire 6) Click Finish to exit the Wizard. 7) Now, with the disk management window open, a new drive will be visible. Right-click on the available space and select Create Partition...

  • Page 15: Mac Users

    • 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 16 Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 15 User’s Manual - FireWire 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard or UNIX File System) and the volume size.

  • Page 17: Helpful Information

    6-to-6-pin FireWire cable. Most FireWire-equipped laptop computers feature a 4-pin FireWire connector, so in order to connect your LaCie drive to a laptop with a 4-pin FireWire port, you will need to the LaCie certified 6-to-4-pin FireWire cable.

  • Page 18: Disconnecting Firewire Devices

    Helpful Information LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 17 User’s Manual - FireWire 4.1.2. Disconnecting FireWire Devices FireWire external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This 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 device.

  • Page 19: Data Transfers

    1) Make sure that the FireWire cable is connected tightly and securely on both ends of the cable, from the drive to the computer. If you are using a FireWire cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive, check that it is FireWire (IEEE 1394) certified.

  • Page 20: File System Formats

    Helpful Information LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 19 User’s Manual - FireWire 4.2 File System Formats 4.2.1. 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 21: Mac Users

    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 hard drive 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 22: Troubleshooting

    5. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Hard Drive 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 www.lacie.com...
  • Page 23 If you cannot see the device, recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting solutions listed here. Is there a conflict with other device Consult LaCie Technical Support. See section 6. Contacting drivers or extensions? Customer Support for more details.
  • Page 24 Simply ignore this message. The drive will remount to the telling you that the drive has been desktop. LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down disconnected when coming out of when you set your computer to sleep mode, and when the sleep mode? computer is “woken”...

  • Page 25: 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 computer and that you have the following information on hand: •...

  • Page 26: Lacie Technical Support

    Contacting Customer Support LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page 25 User’s Manual - FireWire LaCie Technical Support LaCie Australia LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada (English) Contact Us At: Contact Us At: Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/ LaCie Denmark LaCie Finland LaCie France...

  • Page 27: 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.

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