1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. LaCie Manuals
  4. Storage
  5. Hard Drive
  6. User manual

LaCie Hard Drive User Manual

Lacie hard drive user’s manual firewire
Hide thumbs Also See for Hard Drive:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual See also: User Manual
Register your product online
for free technical support:
www.lacie.com/register.htm
go directly to manual

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for LaCie Hard Drive

Summary of Contents for LaCie Hard Drive

  • 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 Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2.2 Connect the FireWire Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 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.

  • Page 3: Foreword

    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 Hard Drive User’s Manual page 3 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. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    General Use Precautions: • Do not expose the hard drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F) during operation. Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window).

  • Page 6: Unpacking Your Lacie Drive

    Ideal for speed intensive applications, the LaCie Hard Drive handles the curves of your demanding data needs. Secure and stable, the LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer; you can divide the drive into specific spaces (partitions) for different parts of your data, or leave it alone and simply use it as one big volume.

  • 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 power supply and 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 power supply and 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 Power Supply And Switch On The Drive

    LaCie Technical Support for assistance in choosing the right adapter. LaCie accepts no responsibility for any damage to the drive resulting from the use of an inappropriate adapter. Using an adapter other than one authorized by LaCie will void your warranty.

  • Page 11: Connect The Firewire Cable To The Drive And To Your Computer

    LaCie Hard Drive User’s Manual page 10 FireWire Step 2.2 – Connect the FireWire cable to your LaCie Drive and to your computer. FireWire Logo iLink Logo DigitalVideo 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 12: Using Your Lacie Drive

    Once you’ve connected your drive and it is recognized by your operating system (i.e. Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.x or 10.x), you are ready to format and partition the drive. In order to store information on a hard drive, it must have a file system and be divided into sections that will contain the data that you wish to store.

  • Page 13: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Hard Drive

    FireWire 3.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 3.1.1. Windows Users • Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive.
  • Page 14 Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Hard Drive User’s Manual page 13 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 Hard Drive User’s Manual page 15 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 purchase a LaCie certified 6-to-4-pin FireWire cable (sold separately).

  • Page 18: Disconnecting Firewire Devices

    3) You will then be given the following message: "Safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). It is now safe to disconnect the device. Mac Users You must unmount the hard drive system before disconnecting it or powering it down. Either: • Drag the hard drive icon to the trash. • Launch Silverlining Pro, highlight the hard drive and select “Unmount.”...

  • 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 Hard Drive User’s Manual page 19 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

    Silverlining User’s Manual, in the Silverlining folder): HFS (Mac OS Standard) or HFS+ (Mac OS Extended). Important Note: If you will be sharing the hard drive between Macs and Windows operating environments, you will want to leave the drive formatted in FAT 32.

  • 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 Troubleshooting LaCie Hard Drive User’s Manual page 22 FireWire The Issue Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not Are the FireWire drivers installed Mac Users: Open Apple System Profiler and click on the correctly and enabled? Devices and Volumes tab. If your device is not listed, recheck recognized.
  • 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 Hard Drive User’s Manual page 25 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 Contact Us At:...

  • 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.

Table of Contents