LaCie USB Key MAX User's Manual
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1. LaCie USB Key MAX 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 Professional performance Store back up and exchange your files Easy to use Plug amp Play setup LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Introduction page 6 1 1 Box Content Q 1 LaCie USB Key Max 2 USB extension cable original packaging LaCie USB Key MAX Introduction User Manual page 7 1 2 Minimum System Requirements l j A Windows Users Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 233MHz Pentium or higher 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 Internet connection for downloading updates i Mac Users Mac OS 10 3 or later G3 or later or Intel Core processor 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 Internet connection for downloading updates A L2. 5 Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the G icon Right click the icon and select Initialize 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 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next 11 Click Next continued on next page CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev erything from the hard drive If you have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps If user manuals and utilities are deleted you can download them from www lacie com Crpacty free pace fone Fd Teter Gowri eo nae v n oe as mw m re Vene Lis Da 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 Cancel Fig 3 1 2 B Formatting and Partitioning page 13 LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual 12 On the Format Partition window you have the op tion of selecting the Quick Format option This al lows a much
3. control ler is a component or an electronic card referred to in this case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage certain peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI or PCMCIA inside your PC and which enables a pe ripheral ex CD R RW drive scanner or printer to be connected to the computer If your computer is not equipped with a USB controller card you can purchase an external controller through LaCie Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support section 6 Contacting Customer Support for more information LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Troubleshooting page 17 5 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard drive 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 you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Support for details 5 1 Mac Users Problem Question The drive is not recog nized by the computer
4. indicates that this prod E uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your 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 servic
5. easy to use backup software ready for installation on your computer LaCie 1 Click Backup is a basic file backup pro gram that allows you to backup files from different source locations to one destination ee SilverKeeper Mac only allows you to create and schedule more complex backups and allows the cre ation of more than one backup destination LaCie 1 Click Backup LaCieSync Windows only allows you to easily and D securely using AES 128 bit encryption synchro nize your LaCie external mobile device and backup all of your personal files productivity documents A LaCieSync photos audio and video files etc computer settings gt CES Internet Explorer or Firefox favorites wallpaper and Outlook data emails attachments folders cal endar contacts tasks notes at any time from any computer in the world Please refer to the LaCieSync Getting Started Guide for installation details To install pre loaded software 1 When your LaCie hard drive is connected and has appeared on the desktop Mac or in My Computer Windows double click on the drive icon to see its contents 2 Double click the Software folder SilverKeeper 3 Mac users copy the Mac Utilities folder onto your computer Windows users copy the Windows Utili ties folder onto your computer 4 Open the Utilities folder on your computer and double click the application icons to install the soft ware F
6. ence such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic interference can affect the opera tion and stability of your LaCie Hard Disk Do not place heavy objects on top LaCie USB Key MAX Forward User Manual page 4 of the LaCie Hard Disk or use ex cessive force on it CAUTION A shielded type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and televi Never use excessive force on your sion reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used LaCie Hard Disk If you detect a problem see the Troubleshooting section in this manual 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 drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive 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 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less
7. faster format but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom mends that you select Quick Format Click Next 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti tion the disk according to your settings and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use New Partition Wizard 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 Eile system Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume C Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression Fig 3 1 2 C e i Pree pu S fies Push C Ses mu w maa ms w w Es n eu vue OF mnan eur Fig 3 1 2 D IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 14 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users Connect the drive to the computer and wait for it to mount Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar In the Utilities folder double click Disk Utility The Disk Utility window will open Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window To ref
8. infor mation that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before reformatting If user manuals and utilities are deleted you can download them from www lacie com Use NTFS if ay you will be using the drive only with Windows 2000 or Windows XP performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10 3 and higher Use HFS if K 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 K ae you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS 9 x or 10 x or sharing the drive be tween Windows 2000 XP and 98 SE Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 12 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP 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 Management located below the Storage group 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel
9. 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 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
10. 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 Is the drive receiving sufficient power 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 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 page 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Review the installation steps on page 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable If the LED on the front of the drive is not on the drive may not be receiving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Check the USB connection and verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Troubleshooting page 18 Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Error messages under Mac OS 10 x The drive is working slowly
11. Hi Speed USB 2 0 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guida utente handbuch 1 Y 2 FJL S LaCieSync SOFTWARE INCLUDED D USB key max LaCie USB Key MAX Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 3 General Use Precautions 3 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 5 1 1 Box Content 6 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 7 2 Getting Connected 8 2 1 Connecting the USB Key MAX to Your Computer 8 2 2 Installing the Pre loaded Software 9 2 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 10 3 Formatting and Partitioning 11 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users 12 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users 14 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 15 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 15 4 3 Data Transfers 16 5 Troubleshooting 17 5 1 Mac Users 17 5 2 Windows Users 19 6 Contacting Customer Support 20 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 21 7 Warranty Information 22 LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Forward page 2 Copyrights Copyright 2007 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 regis
12. The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Are your computer s USB buses working properly 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 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 Answer Open Apple expand the e list and click on If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here 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 Pepi s Check your files and folders to ensure that these ty
13. ce and operating system Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub The drive is working slowly Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 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 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 My Computer 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 problem See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in sec tion 2 3 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Review the installation steps on section 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance increases 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 lev
14. e Germany Contact us at http www lacie com de contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Norway Contact us at http www lacie com no contact LaCie Sweden Contact us at http www lacie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Contact us at http www lacie com uk contact LaCie USA Contact us at http www lacie com contact LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Warranty Information page 22 7 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri od 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 gt 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
15. eable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup 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 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 may cause interference which will 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 adversely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie Hard Disk near sources of magnetic interfer
16. ecessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Your LaCie drive has an integrated 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 ou E USB Cable End rates LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Interface and Data Transfer Information page 16 4 3 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices During data transfers it s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2 0 port Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2 0 controllers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller In terface standards In any other configurations we can not ensure 100 correct operation If you experience hanging problems proceed as fol lows 1 Make sure that the USB cable is connected tightly and securely from the drive to the computer Disconnect the USB cable Wait 30 seconds Recon nect CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB or devices so the unused USB connectors should be left empty TECHNICAL NOTE Controller
17. els 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 USB Key MAX Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 20 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 attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can not get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us us ing the contacts on page 21 Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging 2 LaCie hard drive file format Select the hard drive icon on the desktop and press Com mand I Right click the hard drive icon and select 3 Macintosh PC model Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select 4 Operating system versio
18. inux Users Linux 2 4 2 6 32MB RAM or greater USB 2 0 Internet connection for downloading updates e LaCie USB Key MAX Getting Connected User Manual page 8 2 Getting Connected Connecting your LaCie hard disk is simple Just connect the USB connector to a USB port on your computer See section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for information about optimizing the USB Key MAX for use with your operating system when you have connected the USB Key MAX to your computer 2 1 Connecting the USB Key MAX to Your Computer 1 Pull out the USB cable Fig 2 1 A 2 Insert the USB connector into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Fig 2 1 B If you need extra cable length connect the USB connector to the USB extension cable and then connect the extension cable to your computer Fig 2 1 C 3 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac us ers or in My Computer Windows users Fig 2 1 A 4 Proceed to section 2 2 Installing Pre loaded Soft i ware IMPORTANT INFO Your LaCie hard disk is powered by your computers USB 2 0 bus If the USB Key MAX does not power on when connect ed check the physical connections and verify that your system meets the minimum requirements Fig 2 1 C LaCie USB Key MAX Getting Connected User Manual page 9 2 2 Installing the Pre loaded Software Your LaCie hard drive comes pre loaded with
19. n 5 Processor speed Right click and select 6 Computer memory 7 The brands and models of other internal and external Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select peripherals installed on your computer Select The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Right click and select LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 21 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Fran ais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact LaCie Spain Contact us at http www lacie com es contact LaCie Switzerland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Fran ais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Australia Contact us at http www lacie com au contact LaCie Canada Contact us at http www lacie com caen contact English LaCie Finland Contact us at http www lacie com fi contact LaCi
20. n ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications 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 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 Manufacturer s Declara tion for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Eu ropean standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Direc tive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Forward page 3 This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging
21. ntosh HO Volume Scheme Volume Information EEE haie If Untitled 2 Name Untitled 2 Format Mac OS Extended 18 Sre 232 89 a Locked for editing install Mac OS 9 Disk Orivers To create a volume that can serve as a Mac O5 9 start up disk select Mac OS 9 Drivers installed Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify volume name format and size Click Partition Options tevet_ _rarmion F Disk Description LaCie Group 5A Total Capacity 232 9 CB 250 059 350 016 Bytes Connection Bus FireWire Write Status Read Write Connection Type External SMART Status Not Supported Connection ID 58629619524084232 IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats 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 USB Key MAX Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 15 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 n
22. or more information refer to the software user manuals pre loaded on the drive LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Getting Connected page 10 2 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive USB external devices feature 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 drive u Windows Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject 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 drive in this prompt 3 This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to discon nect the device Mac Users 1 Drag the hard drive icon to the trash 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected E Ib LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 11 3 Formatting and Partitioning Once you ve connected your drive and it is recog nized by your operating system i e Windows or Mac OS 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 you
23. ormat for use with Windows and Mac a Select the Erase tab b Select MS DOS File System FAT 32 from the Volume Format menu c Enter a name for the drive of no more than 11 characters Click Erase Click Erase again d Continue to Step 5 Select the Partition tab From the Volume Scheme menu choose the num ber of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS if you did step 5 Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert mes sage appears to continue Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev erything from the hard drive If you have informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps If user manuals and utilities are deleted you can download them from www lacie com LaCie Group SA E 152 7 CH Maxtor 68160M0 3 060 New image Into fect first Aid __ Lrase DPI RAID Restore h HO E Maci
24. pes 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 sleep 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 increases 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 USB Key MAX User Manual Troubleshooting page 19 5 2 Windows Users Problem Question The drive is not recog Has the drive been formatted nized by the computer Does your computer s operating system support the file system Is there an icon for the drive in M ea aes Computer Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Is the drive receiving sufficient power Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interfa
25. tered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks men tioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material 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 Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations LaCie USB Key MAX 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 e
26. wish to store This process is called 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 Drive 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 drive into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard drive 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 TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie hard drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format op timized for use with Mac and Windows OS See File System Formats below for explanations of the other possible file formats IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase everything from the hard drive If you have
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