LaCie Rugged, 1TB
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1. LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Net POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 20 4 On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen click Next F ew New Partition Wizard Fig 18 Welcome to the New Partition 5 Select Primary Partition and click Next Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk 6 If you would like to create more than one partition on the disk enter the size of the first partition in the Partition size in MB A basio disk i a physical disk that contains en di ations and logical can use any field Otherwise leave the default values and click Next version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks 7 Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click Next To continue click Next 8 Select Format this partition with the following settings and En ter a name for the volume as you d like it to appear on your computer Select Perform a quick format Click Next See Fig I9 9 Review your settings and click Finish to begin the formatting process Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first 10 During the formatting process the status of the disk changes to H n Formatting a in the Computer Management window When Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Formatting is compl2. D Lacie E Exchange e Scheme Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Click each volume represented in the scheme and specify a volume name format and size Click Partition C split C Delete options Partition Disk Description HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media Total Capacity 153 4 GB 164 696 555 520 Bytes Connection Bus USB Write Status Read Write Connection Type External S M A R T Status Not Supported USB Serial Number 10000E000D3ECEDS Partition Scheme Master Boot Record LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn ev Net POULTON User Manual 4 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard disk is not working correctly please re fer to the following checklist to determine 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 updates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 5 Contacting Customer Sup Troubleshooting page 22 Manual Updates LaCie strives to give you the most up to date comprehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy t
3. ranty 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 mainte nance conditions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident 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 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 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 interruptions 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 Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any sum greater than the purch
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5. adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area 6 In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition and choose the volume format Mac OS Ex tended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS TECHNICAL NOTE To share a volume with Windows users select MS DOS FAT32 format 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 familiar experience to Macintosh users 7 Click Partition Click Partition again to close the alert message and continue 8 Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 21 5 a 3 Burn Newlmage Convert Verify Journaling Info Mount Ejeq First Aid Erase 13 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160M0 8 Macintosh HD Volume Scheme Current E 232 9 GB LaCie Group SA The Backu 1153 4 GB HDT72251 6D LaCie Exchange Fig 21 eeo HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media eu urn Convert Verify Enable Journaling Info Mount Eject A First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160M0 store 8 Macintosh HD E3232 9 GB LaCie Group The Backup 14 153 4 HDT72251 6D
6. drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements continued on next page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Net POULTON Troubleshooting User Manual page 25 Problem Question Solution This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feature which means that if your drive is connected to The drive turns on and your computer turning the computer on will automatically turn the drive on Likewise turning the computer off when you turn your computer on and off USB off will automatically turn the drive off and FireWire connec tions LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Net POULTON Contacting Customer Support User Manual page 26 5 Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only ex ternal device on the CPU and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the trou bleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the contacts on the following page 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 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Maci
7. Manage from the right click options menu The Computer Management window opens Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk NOTE Disk 0 is your computer s internal hard disk If other storage devices are connected to your computer refer to the disk information in the upper pane to determine which disk is your LaCie hard disk 4 The File System column in the upper pane lists the file system of each disk Disks are listed as NTFS FAT32 or blank if the file system format is not recognizes such as if it is HFS Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 16 Mac Users Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder Open Disk Utility In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Each disk has two listings Select the lower indented disk name Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottom of the Disk Utility window LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users Before you start connect the drive to the computer and follow the steps in section 3 1 to find the file system format of your LaCie hard disk If your disk is forma
8. Manual 3 2 2 Formatting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS Follow the steps in this section if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for use with a Mac or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as an HFS volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 16 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 17 Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click on the Unallocated volume in the disk allocation bar and se lect New Partition from the right click options menu Fig 17 The New Partition Wizard opens continued on next page Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 19 Open Explore Search Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties gt DI Computer Managerert Local Capacty Free Space Free rat Tolerance Overhead 18 62 98 14 5998 5 w 01290 0120 100 7929 TS MH o
9. Open Explore Search Map Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties gt EBD computer Management oca Unt Type rie Syste stone apacty Free space Free ra Tolerance overhead natty Sytem 18 6208 1 5468 78 No Meaty 001290 00 1260 100 No 73 44 98 73 1898 99 w tae 06 73 24 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Net POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 18 4 In the Format window r Format a Enter a name for the disk as you d like it to appear on your computer in the Volume label field Volume label LACIE b Select Perform a quick format Fig 14 File system c Leave the other options at their default values and click NTFS OK Allocation unit size Default v 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the formatting process the status of the disk changes to Formatting in the v Perform a quick format Computer Management window When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy See Fig 15 LJ Enable file and folder compression 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System Basic Ne 153 olume GB c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System LACIE E 153 39 GB NTFS Fig 15 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design sy Net POULTON User
10. Windows users double click on the LaCie drive icon in My Com puter Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon which will appear on your desktop IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting The user manual and utilities will not be available on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer s native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion then use your computer s native disk utility Disk Manage ment for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to reformat your drive See section 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more information Getting Connected page 12 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn ev Net POULTON User Manual 2 3 Connecting Multiple Devices The FireWire 400 interface allows you to connect another hard drive or digital video camera directly to the LaCie hard disk this connec tion is called daisy chaining To daisy chain devices all devices must be connected via FireWire Your computer will not recognize the daisy chained device if the interfaces are mixed ex a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via t
11. disconnecting your LaCie hard disk ae 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 image 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely remove 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 disconnect the device 1 16 PM 2 5 Switching Interfaces Always unmount or safely disconnect your LaCie hard disk before switching interfaces See section 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk for proper disconnection procedures When the hard disk has been safely disconnected reconnect it with the interface of your choice Getting Connected page 14 Mac Users 1 Drag the hard disk icon to the trash 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 15 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk LaCie Setup As sistant formats your drive according to your needs If your needs change you can reformat your LaCie hard disk to op timize it for use with Windows or Mac or for cross platform use For example if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac HFS but now y
12. protect or continue to use copy this information to your computer before reformatting File System Formats There are three different file system format categories NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extended HFS Use the information below to determine which format is best for you Use NTFS if you will be using the drive only with Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS X 10 3 and higher Use HFS if you will be using the drive on Macs only performance 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 Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Nei POULTON User Manual 3 1 Finding the File System Format You may need to know the current file system format of your LaCie hard disk if You want to reformat your LaCie hard disk The current file system format may determine the process you ll use to refor mat it The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your com puter In this case the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk ex If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS to a Windows computer Windows Users 1 Right click My Computer and select
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14. volume mounts correctly on your computer Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy POULTON User Manual 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable To connect the interface cable 1 Connect one end of the interface cable to your computer 2 Connect connect the other end of the interface cable to the matching port on the LaCie hard disk 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desk top Mac users NOTE In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your LaCie hard disk use the included USB power cable to draw additional power from your computer to power the hard disk See section 1 4 1 USB Cables and Connectors for more information Getting Connected page 11 Fig 09 FireWire 800 Connection Fig 10 FireWire 400 Connection Fig 11 USB Connection LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design ev Net POULTON User Manual 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format it It will Optimize your drive according to your needs Copy the manual and utilities onto your LaCie hard disk IMPORTANT INFO LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer s internal hard drive or other medium when setup is complete To launch LaCie Setup Assistant
15. 0 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their re spective owners Changes The material in this document is for infor mation only and subject to change without notice While reasonable 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 in formation 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 Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations 100409v1 1 FCC Statement rugged Hard Drive NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal lation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will n
16. LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents ec ee 4 Teale BOX COMO S R 5 1 2 Minimum System Requitemienls sca neos t eo dr eet Rt Ee tb E AE ERE Sea 6 1 3 Views of the Rugged Hard Disk trece stet aus e bsec ere perse P tbe da dede 1 4 Cables ard Connectors i ee eth e Ein dae Ev eee ERR e EXER Eua ERR RR TEX Rr ana 1 4 1 USB Cables and Connectors 1 4 2 FireWire 400 Cables and Connectors Rugged Triple Interface 9 2 Getting Connecled cicer ttt terere eae eorr aee edes a d Pe PN Ra E E ERN E Ee Re Ee EY eese E 10 2 1 Connecting the Interface tp ere edes de e re vem p beate 11 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant eee eveniet t dese e ELI ER s EIN ER ESSERE 12 2 3 Connecting Multiple Devices o e eoe ar o dere Shas Ue d dete dat t de de au 13 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk e sacs rette 14 2 5 Switching lnferlaces aside ctos qe e Pep ron vene ere Or eene 14 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning eeeeeeee eese e eene eene nennen enne ennt nennen 15 3 1 Firiding theFile System Fotmal uates snncessannsesensidnaadexannedicnevancdsoansseand IX R d aiiesna deans eat Heer ne 16 3 2 Formatting for Windows Users
17. ase price paid for the drive To obtain warranty service call LaCie Technical 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 warranty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely packaged in their origi nal box and shipped with postage prepaid Warranty Information page 28 IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
18. correctly If in doubt un install the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 4 2 Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer The drive is working slowly The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question 15 there an icon for the drive in My Computer Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive Is the drive recieving sufficient power Did you follow the correct installation steps for the spe cific interface and operating system Are both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables firmly attached Have the USB eSATA or FireWire drivers been installed correctly and enabled Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB eSATA or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or oper ating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Troubleshooting page 24 Solution Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Trouble shooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Minim
19. disposal will help to conserve natural resources and en sure that it is recycled in a manner that pro tects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recy cling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product 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 television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn POULTON User Manual 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 a disk drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never in sert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions The disk drive shipped with your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunction ing have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representa tive Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive as they may spill i
20. ete the status changes to Healthy b See Fig 20 Do not format this partition Format this partition with the following settings Eile system NTFS Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume C Enable and folder compression Sisko Basic 18 62 GB 18 62 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Disk 1 Basic New Volume 153 38 GB 153 38 GB Online Formatting 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System Disk 1 Basic 153 39 GB Online Scp romo DVD D No Media LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy POULTON User Manual 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder 2 Open Disk Utility 3 In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk For each disk there is a listing for the drive controller and one for each volume on the disk Select the listing for the controller ex 153 4 GB HDT72251 in Fig 21 4 Select the Partition tab Fig 22 5 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum You can
21. he Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface TECHNICAL NOTE When FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 inter faces are mixed in a daisy chain data transfers are limited to FireWire 400 speeds 1 Connect your LaCie hard disk by following the steps in sections 2 1 and 2 2 connecting to your computer using the FireWire 800 cable 2 To attach a digital video camera a Using the iLink DV cable sold separately connect the 4 pin end of the cable to the 4 pin port on your digital camera b Connect the 6 pin end of the iLink DV cable to the 6 pin FireWire port on the back of the LaCie Hard drive To attach a FireWire peripheral a Connect the FireWire 400 cable into an available FireWire 400 port on your FireWire peripheral b Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 cable to an avail able FireWire 400 port on the LaCie hard disk 3 The digital camera or peripheral device should now appear under My Computer Windows users or on the desktop Mac users Some cameras do not support this configuration or may downgrade your LaCie hard disk s performance Getting Connected page 13 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy POULTON User Manual 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk FireWire eSATA and USB external devices feature plug amp play connectivity 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
22. ives CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB Cable Your LaCie hard disk 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 Fig 05 USB Cable Ends 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 Power Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your LaCie hard disk the included USB power cable connects to an available USB port on your computer Fig 06 USB Power Cable Ends The USB ports either USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive 1 Attach the small end of the USB power cable to the back of your LaCie drive Fig 04 a 2 Attach the USB end of the USB power cable to an available USB port on your computer Fig 04 b Introduction page 8 p Hi Speed USB 2 0 Benefits Backwards compatibility Hi Speed USB 2 0 works with the original USB specifications Hot swappable no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing devices 1 J gt i LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design Net POULTON User Manual 1 4 2 FireWire 400 Cables and Connectors Rugged Triple Interface only FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial in put output techn
23. mpatible with both Macintosh T and PC computers the Rugged Triple Interface model can be con LaCie hard disk Capabilities nected via FireWire 800 FireWire 400 iLink DV or Hi Speed USB Connects to all standard USB and FireWire Triple Inter 2 0 interfaces face only interfaces Back up your computer s internal hard drive The Rugged is ideally suited for a wide range of high end high ei traffic environments including Store and exchange data between several computers Specially designed casing protects the hard disk from Digital content creation everyday bumps and harsh environments Professional data exchange Video on the go The LaCie Rugged sports a tough metal and rubber case which along with its shock resistant design allows you to take it almost anywhere Click a topic Getting Connected Optional Formatting and Partitioning Troubleshooting LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 1 1 Box Content Your box contains the LaCie hard disk and items 2 6 listed below 1 LaCie Rugged USB only or Triple Interface 2 USB cable 3 FireWire 400 cable Triple Interface only 4 FireWire 800 cable Triple Interface only 5 USB power cable 6 Quick Install Guide NOTE The User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the drive IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it m
24. nto its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Rugged Hard Drive are elec trically grounded If the devices are not grounded there is an increased risk of electrical shock Power re quirements 100 240 V 4A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage category Il General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 41 F to 86 F or to operational humidity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 9096 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive 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 Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not place objects on top of the LaCie Rugged Hard Drive or use ex cessive force on it Never use excessive force on y
25. ntosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About This Operating system version Mac d Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt General Computer memory Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list The brands and models of other internal and external pe your internal and external peripherals ripherals installed on your computer Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hard ware The brands and models of other internal and external Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About this peripherals installed on my computer Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hard ware LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design ev Net POULTON User Manual 5 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia http www lacie com cn contact LaCie Belgium http www lacie com be contact Dutch http www lacie com befr contact French LaCie Canada http www lacie com ca contact English http www lacie com cafr contact French LaCie Finland http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Germany http www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy http
26. o 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 ver sion of the user manual www lacie com port for details 4 1 Mac Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Question Does an icon for the drive ap pear on the desktop Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive Did you follow the correct installation steps for the spe cific interface and operating system Are both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables firmly attached Is the drive receiving sufficient power Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Solution 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 See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more information Review the installation steps in section 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable and section 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and t
27. ology for connecting peripheral devices to a com puter or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling dis tance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth inten sive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 400 cable and a FireWire 800 cable see figures at right Introduction page 9 FireWire Benefits Hot pluggable devices can be added and removed while the bus is active Isochronous data delivery no dropped frames FireWire supports real time data delivery Flexible up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus Suen mel LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 2 Getting Connected Installing the LaCie hard disk is easy for all users regardless of oper ating system thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant Install your LaCie hard disk in two easy steps Step Page 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 11 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Run La 12 Cie Setup Assistant to format your drive for op timal performance with your system IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect more than one interface cable at a time To switch interfaces follow the steps in section 2 5 Switching Interfaces IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk
28. ot occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference 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 interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving an tenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 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 Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your au thority to operate the product Foreword page 2 Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this prod uct conforms to the following European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be dis posed of with your other house hold waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of
29. ou want to share your hard disk with Windows users you can reformat it to FAT 32 MS DOS for this purpose You may need to format your LaCie hard disk if LaCie Setup As sistant was interrupted or stopped If the hard disk does not appear in My Computer Windows or on the desktop Mac it may not be formatted properly What is Formatting When a disk is formatted the following things occur 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 those that are scratched and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information A hard disk must be formatted before it can be used to store data What is Partitioning 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 cre ated 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 of fice you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional IMPORTANT INFO Please copy the User Manual and utili ties to your computer before reformatting Reformatting will erase everything from the hard disk If you have other data that you want to
30. our La Cie Rugged Hard Drive If you detect a problem see the Troubleshooting section in this manual 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 television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used 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 TWO 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 me dia LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more informa tion on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once format ted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environ ment typically 5 1096 less Foreword page 3 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON Introduction User Manual page 4 1 Introduction Your new LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk combines portability with compatibility convenience and a generous storage capacity to help you manage your data Co
31. ry again If the drive is connected to your computer via USB and does not appear to mount the drive may not be recieving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 1 4 1 USB Cables and Connectors Contact LaCie Technical Support for help continued on next page LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer Error messages under Mac OS 10 x The drive is working slowly The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operat ing 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 disconnected when coming out of sleep mode Are you having problems get ting your FireWire device to be recognized Are there other USB eSATA or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or oper ating system support Hi Speed USB 2 02 Troubleshooting page 23 Solution If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assis tant after formatting has begun your drive
32. tted as a FAT32 volume proceed to sec tion 3 2 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS If your disk is formatted as an HFS volume or unrecognized in Windows click here or proceed to section 3 2 2 Format ting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS 3 2 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchange volume on your LaCie hard disk for data sharing between Windows and Mac computers or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 12 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 13 Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the pane on the right 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click in the disk allocation bar of the FAT32 volume and select For mat from the right click options menu Fig 13 TECHNICAL NOTE If you did not create an exchange volume us ing LaCie Setup Assistant there may be only one volume associated with the disk continued on next page Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 17
33. um System Requirements for more information If the drive is connected to your computer via USB and does not appear to mount the drive may not be recieving enough power from the USB bus on your computer Try connecting the USB power sharing cable as described in section 1 4 1 USB Cables and Connectors Review the installation steps in sections 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable and 2 2 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and Volumes tab If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other trouble shooting tips listed here Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see if the drive s performance increases If your drive is connected to a USB 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 Other wise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 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 un install the
34. ust be returned in its original packaging s Rugged Introduction page 5 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Net POULTON User Manual 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the product packaging or consult the datasheet at www lacie com support Introduction page 6 LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Desicn Nei POULTON User Manual Introduction page 7 1 3 Views of the Rugged Hard Disk Rear View Triple Interface 1 USB port 2 FireWire 400 port 3 FireWire 800 port 4 USB power cable connection Rear View USB only 1 USB port 2 USB power cable connection Exploded View Your LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk is equipped with an ex ternal rubber bumper which encases the aluminum body to protect against drops and other impacts Fig 03 Inside the casing internal anti shock bumpers provide and extra mesure of protection LaCie Rugged Hard Disk Design sy Net POULTON User Manual 1 4 Cables and Connectors 1 4 1 USB Cables and Connectors USB is a serial input output technology for connecting 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 dr
35. will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting Please see sections 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning and section 3 1 Finding the File System Format Check your computer s documentation and see sections 3 1 Finding the File System Format and 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used Simply ignore this message The drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the computer is woken from sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode If you are having problems with your FireWire connection under Mac OS 10 2 x upgrade to the latest Mac OS version Disconnect any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see if the drive s performance increases If your drive is connected to a USB 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 Other wise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed
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