Golden Disk User Manual
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1. able hard disks on the left side of the window ry aCe a Q 0 o 5 Select the Pa tab Fist d l trace SPORT RAD Restore El Macintosh HO 6 From the menu choose the num oe T6 mee GS ber of partitions you want to divide the drive into mo Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the Locked for editing drive into at most 16 partitions You can adjust the i sire EE size of each partition using the slide bar between the one qe aoe Seer 321472 18 rk fe i are a n partitions in the area te chee pci sve naa 7 In the section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for sla mat Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX Se Loe File System or MS DOS connection Type Eternal SMART statu Nox Suported 8 Once you have finalized the volume options click Click 1 again when the alert mes sage appears to continue 9 Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 according to your settings and your drive will be Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats ready to use IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more famil iar experience to Macintosh users LaCie Golden Disk Interface and Data Transfer Information Use2. port 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 LaCie Hard Disk as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir cuiting fire or personal injury even through a window Inversely placing your LaCie Hard Disk in an environment that is too cold or hu mid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Hard Disk from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended pe riod of time Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Forward Page 3 please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION This LaCie Hard Disk s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above Make sure that the computer and LaCie Hard Disk are electrically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Power require ments 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category II Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Hard Disk near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios Doing so ma
3. designated on your warranty certificate In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the defective drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly autho rized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci dent The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick up 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 LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup tions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any
4. or continue to use copy this you may notice increased performance by reformatting for your operating system See below When a disk is formatted the following things oc cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal ad dress tables that it later uses to locate information Your LaCie Hard Disk is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format To reformat your drive follow the in structions in this section You can also divide the Hard Disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the Hard Disk s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office documents one as a backup and one for your multimedia files Or if you will be sharing the drive with another person in your household or office you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional There are three different file system format catego ries NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extend ed HFS See the table right for more information information to your computer before reformatting Use NTFS if you will be using the drive only with Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista perfor mance will generally be greater when compared to F
5. AT 32 This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10 3 and higher Use HFS if you will be using the drive on Macs only perfor mance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS Use FAT 32 MS DOS if you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac 10 3 or sharing the drive between Win dows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Golden Disk User Manual 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps 1 installing a signature on the drive and 2 formatting the drive These steps will erase anything that is on the disk 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage 3 From the Computer Management window se lect Disk Mana gement located below the Storage group See Fig 3 1 A 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel 5 Windows will list the Hard Disks that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the Cl icon Right click the icon and select 6 In the box to the right that says Unallocated right click and select New Partition 7 On the first page of the New Partition Wizard click Next See Fig 3 1 B Formatting an
6. LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Disk 1 1 Box Content 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 2 Getting Connected 2 1 Connecting the Power Supply 2 2 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable 2 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 4 2 Data Transfers 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Troubleshooting for Windows Users 5 2 Troubleshooting for Mac Users 6 Contacting Customer Support 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 7 Warranty Information Table of Contents ND WNW Q QO 10 11 12 13 15 16 16 17 18 18 20 22 23 24 LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2011 LaCie All rights reserved No part of this publi cation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic me chanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Com puter Inc Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks men tioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The m
7. New Partition Wizard mat Click Next 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume C Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression Li 14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti ET ces T aes se tion the disk according to your settings Fig 3 1 D and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use new woune Q cle Das M3 heathy so ss s Ww PREE Fig 3 1 D IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats LaCie Golden Disk Formatting and Partitioning User Manual Page 15 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users 1 ome the drive to the computer and turn on the CAUTION Following these steps will erase drive everything from the Hard Disk If you have in 2 Select from the Go menu in the Finder formation that you want to protect or continue to menu bar use back up this information before performing 3 In the Utilities folder double click A these steps 4 The Disk Utility window will open Select the vol ume labeled La z from the list of avail AAA LaCie Group SA
8. al Page 7 1 2 Minimum System Requirements M A Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista gt Pentium I 350MHz processor or higher 128MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection for downloading updates Mac OS X 10 3 or later G3 G4 G5 or Mac Intel processor or greater 128MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection for downloading updates LaCie Golden Disk Getting Connected Page 8 User Manual 2 Getting Connected IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie Hard Disk volume mounts correctly on your computer Step 1 2 1 Connecting the Power Supply Page 9 Step2 2 2 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable Page 10 Step3 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning Page 13 LaCie Golden Disk Getting Connected User Manual Page 9 2 1 Connecting the Power Supply IMPORTANT INFO Please connect the pow er supply before connecting the USB 2 0 cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive Connect Cable B to the power supply brick C Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet Q MN H Turn on the drive by pushing the power button on the back of the drive See Fig 2 1 B CAUTION Only use the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie drive Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive o
9. aterial in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reason able efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes 110418 v1 3 Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations C LaCie Hard Disk FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 The devices must accept any inter ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commun
10. d If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still carit get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using Information r De LaCie Hard Disk serial number LaCie Hard Disk file format Macintosh PC model Operating system version Processor speed Computer memory The brands and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer the contacts on page 26 Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand The serial number of your LaCie drive Operating system and version Computer brand and model Amount of memory installed on your computer Names of any other devices installed on your computer including CD DVD burners Where to Find Information Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Select the Hard Disk icon on the desktop and press Command I Right click the Hard Disk icon and select Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select Right click and select Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select Select The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals and select Right click LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support Page 23 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us a
11. d Partitioning Page 13 CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the Hard Disk If you have in formation that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps al Computer Monaqonert ocd nise iea tye P r irea Sats carar Pee Some Meee i en one atesi l Mo Sree rode wye Oya NTI tedty Dp VID 4053 No v gt sic ot n Mew vise iQ Sogi yeom AIT batter ore ote es rhe F gt lt DeiPethor _ D soc es D Martoun Sak mes rost iab oie 0 No os z Local nere aet Go Parterre Loge art Aet Oevcs Manager S zor 6 cna hee wpe eh Cet ape dey Ord Mow segreant on od dira a Danbo ee Sort C how Valiar yee Nr 27 ows e tes ow nabi rs yim ediy k LL Se Uo nun a Smar ao or gt B Unio 8 Peay poten BE ieee vame New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next i Cancel LaCie Golden Disk User Manual 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next 11 Click Next Formatting and Partitioning Page 14 12 On the Format Partition window select Quick For
12. e plug amp 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 u Windows Users TM Mac Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower 1 Drag the Hard Disk icon to the trash right hand side of your screen click the Eject 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop icon a small green arrow over a hardware im age the drive can be disconnected 2 A 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 1 16 PM LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning Page 12 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Disk is preformatted in FAT 32 optimized for us with Mac OS X and Windows If you plan to use your LaCie Hard Disk with both Mac and Windows computers you do not need to reformat If IMPORTANT INFO Please copy the User Manual and utilities to your computer before reformatting Reformatting will erase everything from the Hard Disk If you have other data that lan he dri ith on ratin you plan to use the drive with one operating system only you want to protect
13. ep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance improves LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Problem The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting Page 21 Answer If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub this is normal A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support Page 22 6 Contacting Customer Support 1 Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshoot ing section 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only external device connected to your computer and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and securely attache
14. free slots i e PCI or do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller In PCMCIA inside your PC and which enables a pe terface standards In any other configurations we can ripheral ex CD R RW drive scanner or printer not ensure 100 correct operation P to be connected to the computer If your computer If you experience hanging problems proceed as fol is not equipped with a USB controller card you lows can purchase an external controller through LaCie 1 Make sure that the USB 2 0 cable is connected tight Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical ly and securely on both ends of the cable from the Support section 6 Contacting Customer Support for more information drive to the computer 2 Check that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly 3 Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect LaCie Golden Disk User Manual 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Page 18 If your LaCie Hard Disk is not working cor rectly please refer to the following checklist to de termine the source of the problem If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive still does not work properly please check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the downloads page where the most recent software up dates will be available If
15. ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception Forward Page 2 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the in terference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device tion for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare Manufacturer s Declara that this product conforms to the fol lowing European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following con ditions 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Di rective 2004 108 EC EMC Directive LaCie Golden Disk User Manual This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod E uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is you
16. l A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Troubleshooting Page 20 5 2 Troubleshooting for Mac Users Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Error messages under Mac OS 10 x The drive is working slowly Question Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached Has the USB driver been installed correctly and enabled Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Did you get an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT 32 volume Did you get an error message telling you that the drive has been discon nected when coming out of sleep mode Are there other USB devices con nected t
17. m See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Make sure that the power supply is properly connected see section 2 1 Turning the Drive On that the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supply is connected to is working Review the installation steps on section 2 2 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable LaCie Golden Disk User Manual Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer The drive is working slowly The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting Page 19 Answer Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cable waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting it If the drive is still not recog nized restart your computer and try again Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance improves If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub this is norma
18. o the same port or hub Answer There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem Check section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more information Review the installation steps in section 2 2 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cable waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting it If the drive is still not recog nized restart your computer and try again and click on the tab If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here Open Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more details Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more information When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to Pasi Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used Ignore this message The drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your com puter to sleep mode and when the computer is revived from sle
19. r Manual Page 16 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection USB is a serial input output technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as Hard Disks CD DVD drives and digital cameras 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 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB 2 0 Cable and Cable End DD a LaCie Golden Disk Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual Page 17 4 2 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes TECHNICAL NOTE A control a task usually related to moving data from storage to i y 8 8 ler is a component or an electronic card referred computer RAM or between storage devices Durin P 8 8 to in this case as a controller card that enables a data transfers it s best to wait before launchin other g computer to communicate with Or Manage certain applications on the same USB 2 0 port Anomalies may peripherals An external controller is an expansion arise with computers that have USB 2 0 controllers that card which fills one of the
20. r another man TECHNICAL NOTE You may use your La Cie drive when in a foreign country thanks to its 100 240 Volt power supply To be able to use this ufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void our warranty 7 2 feature you may need to purchase an appropriate Always remove the AC adapter before transport adapter or cord LaCie accepts no responsibility for ing your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapt any damage to the drive resulting from the use of er may result in damage to your drive and will void an inappropriate adapter Using an adapter other yI ava than one authorized by LaCie will void your war anty LaCie Golden Disk Getting Connected User Manual Page 10 2 2 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable 1 Connect the power supply see section 2 1 2 Attach the large end of the USB 2 0 cable to an avail able USB 2 0 port on your computer 3 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 cable to the USB 2 0 port on the back of the Hard Disk 4 After a few seconds the Hard Disk will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Win dows users or on your desktop Mac users KID ee PRR 5 Proceed to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning SOOooonn 2002070 6747 2 000002050 S LaCie Golden Disk Getting Connected User Manual Page 11 2 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk USB external devices featur
21. r responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collec tion point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recy cled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Hard Disk or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuit ing or dangerous emissions Your General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Hard Disk to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Hard Disk or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Hard Disk near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight LaCie Hard Disk contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup
22. sum greater than the purchase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Techni cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie product s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under warr anty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre paid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
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24. tes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie Golden Disk Introduction User Manual Page 5 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Disk Building on over a decade of design excellence LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are performance based solutions that will power you through your specific applications Ideal for speed intensive applications the LaCie Hard Disk handles the curves of your demanding data needs Secure and stable the LaCie Hard Disk is an ide al 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 H Features lt Simple and efficient USB desktop hard drive Easy for anyone to set up and use Back up your files music photos and video Pre formatted for cross platform use with Windows amp Mac OS LaCie Golden Disk User Manual 1 1 Box Content golden disk Introduction Page 6 LaCie Hard Disk 2 Power supply G Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable G Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack aging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging LaCie Golden Disk Introduction User Manu
25. y cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie Hard Disk near sources of magnetic interfer LaCie Golden Disk Forward User Manual Page 4 ence such as computer displays Never use excessive force on your CAUTION A shielded type televisions or speakers Magnetic LaCie Hard Disk If you detect a j l power cord is required in order a can affect the pe problem e the Troubleshooting refet FCC emission limits and tion and stability of your LaCie section in this manual datom eee o lhe Hard Disk s oe nearby radio and television recep Do not place heavy objects on top tion It is essential that only the of the LaCie Hard Disk or use ex supplied power cord be used cessive force on it IMPORTANT INFO Any loss corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data one copy on your external Hard Disk for instance and a second copy either on your internal Hard Disk another external Hard Disk or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 by
26. you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section LaCie strives to give you the most up to date com prehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the product you purchased please check our website for the most current version of the user manual 6 Contacting Customer Support for details 5 1 Troubleshooting for Windows Users Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Question Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Is there an icon for the drive in gt Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Is the drive s power supply con nected and turned on Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Answer Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Format ting and Partitioning Go into and look for an icon and drive letter as signed to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the proble
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