LaCie Mobile Hard Drive Quick Install Manual page 4

2. Connect the drive to your computer via the USB interface. After a few seconds,
your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive will mount on your computer*.
3. Some laptops may limit the amount of power provided by the interface
cable. In this case, you should connect the USB power cable to draw
sufficient power. Unplug the interface cable and plug in the USB power
cable, then attach the interface cable. Refer to the User Manual on your
LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM for more detailed information.
* The LaCie Mobile Hard Drive is formatted in FAT 32. If you would like to use a different file format, you will need to reformat the hard drive. The
FAT 32 file format allows you to access data on any operating system (Windows or Mac), and is ideal for cross-platform use. The NTFS format
for Windows users will allow you to store files larger than 4GB, to format partitions larger than 32GB or to optimize performance under Windows
2000/XP. To optimize performance, Mac users can format in HFS+. Refer to the User Manual for more details.