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LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra, 1TB (7200rpm)

1. Troubleshooting page 26 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 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 www lacie com 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 If the Little Big Disk Quadra is connected via USB or eSATA make sure that the power supply is properly connected see section 2 1 Connecting The Power Supply and that the outlet the power supply is connected to is also turned on Review the installation steps in section 2 2 Connecting the Interface Cable 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 troubleshooting tips l
2. FireWire 800 Connection LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Net POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 15 FireWire 400 Connection l To connect the Little Big Disk via FireWire 400 To computer 1 Connect the FireWire 800 end of the FireWire 800 400 cable to the Little Big Disk Quadra 2 Connect the FireWire 400 end of the cable to a FireWire 400 port on your computer To Little Big Disk Quadra 3 After a few seconds a small LaCie partition will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desktop Mac users K J pa Proceed to section 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant IMPORTANT INFO Transfer rates with this type of connec tion are limited to the rates of the FireWire 400 interface LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Net PourTon Getting Connected User Manual page 16 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive 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 Windows users double click on the LaCie icon in My Com puter or in Computer for Windows Vista users Mac users double cl
3. LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Net POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 21 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 formatted as a FAT32 volume proceed to section 3 2 1 Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS If your disk is formatted as an HFS volume or unrecog nized in Windows proceed to section 3 2 2 Formatting from HFS 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 A CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from Open the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect Explore or continue to use back up this information before performing Search these steps Map Network Drive 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 3 2 1 A The Computer Management window opens Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option See Fig 3 2 1 B Information about all storage devices con nected to your computer appears in the pane on the right
4. Properties 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click in the disk allocation bar of the FAT32 volume and Figure 3 2 1 A select Format from the right click options menu Fig 3 2 1 B TECHNICAL NOTE If you did not create an exchange vol gt i Pad on mei me N ume using LaCie Setup Assistant there may be only one vol lt i gt OS ANEN Meo Hema ume associated with the disk Figure 3 2 1 B LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 22 Continued on next page r Format E 4 In the Format window Fig 3 2 1 C a Enter a name for the disk as you d like it to appear on your Volume labat sdei computer in the Volume label field File system NTFS b Select Perform a quick format c Leave the other options at their default values and click Allocation unit size OK z 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the formatting v Perform a quick format process the status of the disk changes to Formatting in the TT Enable file and folder compression Computer Management window When Formatting is com plete the status changes to Healthy See Fig 3 2 1 D Figure 3 2 1 C Disk 0 Basic C 18 62 GB 18 62 GB NTFS Online Healthy System c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System LACIE E 153 39 GB NTFS Health Figure 3 2 1 D L
5. Setup Assistant to format your drive to work with your Mac HFS but now you 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 Assistant 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 op erating 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 address tables that it later uses to locate infor mation 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 parti tions 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 of fice 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 IMPORTANT INFO Please copy the User Manual and utilities to your computer before reformatting Reformat ting will e
6. box contains the Little Big Disk Quadra with attached drive stand and an accessories box containing items 2 7 listed below LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra FireWire800 cable FireWire 800 to 400 cable 9 6 pin USB cable eSATA cable External power supply Gee 8 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 must be returned in its original packaging LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Ru Windows Users Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista 512 MHz processor or higher 128MB RAM 512MB recommended Available eSATA USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports so you may need to purchase a PCI PCI X or PCl Express card to be able to connect your Little Big Disk Quadra via these interfaces LaCie offers a wide selection of eSATA and FireWire 800 cards Visit www lacie com accessories Introduction page 6 i Mac Users Mac OS X 10 2 8 or later Mac OS X 10 3 for eS ATA G4 G5 Intel Core Duo or Intel Core 2 Duo 128MB RAM 512MB recommended Available eSATA USB 2 0 FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 interface port LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn
7. computer FireWire 800 does not work under Windows 2000 The drive is working slowly Question Is 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 s power supply connected and turned on USB and eSATA only 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 there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are you using Windows 98 SE or Windows Me Have you installed the Win dows 2000 Service Pack 42 Are there other USB eSATA or FireWire devices connected to the same port or hub Troubleshooting page 28 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 Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more information If the Little Big Disk Quadra is connected via USB or eSATA make sure that the power supply is properly connected see section 2 1 Connecting The Power Supply and that the outlet the power supply is connected to is also turned on Review the installation steps in section 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable Check both ends of the FireWire eSATA or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seate
8. sy Ne POULTON Introduction User Manual page 7 1 3 Views of the Little Big Disk Quadra Rear View Power input jack eSATA port FireWire800 ports Hi Speed USB 2 0 port Lock slot used to connect an anti theft chain lock such as a Kensington security lock for maximum protection Kensington 2007 Kensington Computer Products Group LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Introduction User Manual page 8 1 4 Cables and Connectors 1 4 1 FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors FireWire 400 also known as IEEE 1394 is a high speed serial input output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a FireWire Benefits computer or to each other and FireWire 800 is the implemen tation of the new IEEE 1394b standard Hot pluggable devices can be added and removed while the bus is active FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended distance sochronous data delivery no dropped frames FireWire between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth intensive supports real time data delivery applications such as audio video and graphics Flexible up to 63 devices can be connected on a single A A bus FireWire Cables FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal Your LaCie hard disk is shipped with a FireWire 800 cable and distortion and increases throughput a FireWire 800 400 cable Use the FireWire 800 400 if your Backwards compatibility adapter cable
9. FireWire 800 interfaces are mixed in a daisy chain data transfers are limited to FireWire 400 speeds 1 Connect your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra s power supply and host computer interface by following the steps in sections 2 1 and 2 2 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 C To attach a FireWire peripheral a Connect the FireWire 400 or 800 cable into an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on your FireWire peripheral b Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 or 800 cable to an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra C 3 The digital camera 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 Little Big Disk Quadra s performance Getting Connected page 17 LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Net POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 18 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk FireWire eSATA and USB external devices feature plug amp play connectivity which means that your drive can be con nected and disconnected while the computer is running To prevent failures however it is important to follow these steps when disco
10. Getting Connected User Manual page 13 2 1 Connecting the Power Supply TECHNICAL NOTE Power supply connection is necessary for USB and eSATA connections only Windows users connecting via iLink may also need to connect the power supply To connect the power supply 1 Connect the power supply cord to the power supply brick 2 Connect the power supply to the Little Big Disk and to a wall outlet or surge protector Figure 2 1 LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Net POULTON Getting Connected User Manual page 14 2 2 Connecting the Interface Cable USB 2 0 FireWire 800 and eSATA IMPORTANT INFO USB 2 0 and eSATA users please con nect the power supply before connecting the interface cable to ensure that the volume mounts correctly on your computer To connect the interface cable 1 Connect the optional power supply if you are connecting the Little Big Disk via USB 2 0 or eSATA See section 2 1 Con necting the Power Supply 2 Connect one end of the interface cable to your computer USB Connection 3 Connect connect the other end of the interface cable to the matching port on the LaCie hard disk 4 After a few seconds a small LaCie partition will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desktop Mac users 5 Proceed to section 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant See the next page for information on the FireWire 400 connection eSATA Connection
11. Professional Mobile Hard Disk USB 2 0 FireWire 800 FireWire 400 eSATA user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guida utente handbuch a1 f 7 47Ib HAF H S7 ABA D little big disk QUADRA Design by Neil Poulton LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1 Introduction 1 1 12 13 1 4 1 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 34 T 3 2 3 3 LaCie Customer Support Contacts Box Go nts titcs cssacen seocsaeddateudbsasacinenncawltatdedaniauas aeuetinedaad aed satanesaiamedaameameaasenens Minimum System Requirement cccccecceeeeeeecreeeeeeeeeeeeeneteteeeeeeeeeeeennnnnaeees Views of the Little Big Disk QUuadrO eecccecceceeseeeeeeeesceeeeeeeeteeetteeeeteeeeaes Cablesiand Connectors casisserincsededs rns deoianconhadedaaevanaesiieasnnacensanansbavegaeonnd s 1 4 1 FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors ccccccciii eis 1 4 2 USB Cables and Connectors ccccccccsssssssssssessesesesseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas 1 4 3 eSATA Cables and Connectors cccccccesceeesseeeceessssseeeeeeeeeeenentseaas Hard Disk Heat Management ccciccccccccccccccesiccciccsiccecicrcccriiceiics Getting Connected Connecting the Power Supply scccsisacecsssevesnesasssnecaccesss seve ceran mesada n Cdd Connec
12. aCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 23 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 Open N CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from N lt the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect Explore Search or continue to use back up this information before performing these steps Map Network Drive 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 3 2 2 WEA Disconnect Network Drive A The Computer Management window opens Pei Create Shortcut 2 Select Disk Management under Storage you may have to Delete expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option Rename See Fig 3 2 2 B Information about all storage devices con 4 Properties nected to your computer appears in the pane on the right P 3 Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk Right click on the Unallocated volume in the disk allocation bar Figure 3 2 2 A and select New Partition from the right click options menu Fig 3 2 2 B The New Partition Wizard opens 7 C O_ _ __ L Computer Management Brie Acton Vem Wow Hep ome bes R Comerter Continued on next page Figure 3 2 2 B LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra
13. ce delivering improved performance to eSATA interface can achieve up to 3 Gbits s transfer internal connections Soon after eSATA or external SATA was rate developed allowing for the use of shielded cables outside the Plug orientation An extrusion on the outside of the PC connector helps guide and align the connector during insertion eSATA technology was developed to be rugged and durable eSATA connectors do not have the L shaped design of other SATA connectors In addition the guide features are vertically offset and reduced in size to prevent the use of unshielded in Hot plug support eSATA enables adding and remov ing a drive without having to power down the system or reboot ternal cables in external applications eSATA Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a eSATA cable to ensure max imum data transfer performance when connected to a eSATA port E Ti LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 1 5 Hard Disk Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The Little Big Disk Quadra s metal body naturally dissipates internal drive heat Its unique design draws heat away from the internal drive toward the external casing The large sur face area of the heat sink casing absorbs internal heat and dissipates it keeping the drive safe and prolonging its life and reliability As a consequence it is normal that the external casing is warm to the touch Introduction pa
14. d 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 Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Windows 98 SE and Windows Me are not compatible with the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra See section 1 2 Minimum System Require ments In order to operate FireWire 800 devices under Windows 2000 the Service Pack 4 update must be installed This is a free download of fered on Microsoft s website Disconnect any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see if the drive s performance increases LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Net POULTON Troubleshooting User Manual Problem The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 The drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off USB and FireWire connec tions Question 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 page 29 Solution 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 Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB transfer rates C
15. e DesiGn sy Net POULTON User Manual 4 On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen click Next 5 Select Primary Partition and click Next 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 field Otherwise leave the default values and click Next 7 Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click Next 8 Select Format this partition with the following settings and Enter a name for the volume as you d like it to appear on your computer Select Perform a quick format Click Next See Fig 3 2 2 D 9 Review your settings and click Finish to begin the formatting process 10 During the formatting process the status of the disk chang es to Formatting a in the Computer Management win dow When Formatting is complete the status changes to Healthy b See Fig 3 2 2 E Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 24 z New Partition Wizard Welcome to the New Partition B Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk 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 New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether
16. ed 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 interrup tions 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 purchase 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 original box and
17. ference such as computer displays televisions or speakers Magnetic inter ference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Little Big Disk Forward page 3 Power requirements 100 240 V 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctua tions not exceeding 10 of the nomi nal transient over voltages according to over voltage category Il Quadra Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra or use excessive force on it Never use excessive force on your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra If you detect a problem see the Troubleshooting sec tion in this manual CAUTION This LaCie Hard Disk s war ranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above 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 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 avai
18. ge volume on the disk Select the listing for the controller ex 153 4 GB HDT72251 in Fig 3 3 A Figure 3 3 A 4 Select the Partition tab e288 HDT72251 6DLAT80 Media 5 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum aoe E Q o bed You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar gt i between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area First Aid Erase Partion RAID Restore Z 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160M0 Mi Macinash HD Volume Scheme ED 232 9 GB LaCie Group Cire j l on oo 6 In the Volume Information section enter a name for each mise RANTES volume partition and choose the volume format Mac OS Buce E Exchange Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS 7 4 Select the disk you want to partition and choose a TECHNICAL NOTE To share a volume with Windows users Lr select MS DOS FAT32 format PERA a q E o o __ a gt gt gt Z A Se IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you B SE ee ee should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a USE Saria Number 10000E000D3ECEDS Partion Scheme Master doot Record more familiar experience to Macintosh users Figure 3 3 B 8 Click Partition Click Partition again to close the alert mes sage and continue 9 Mac Disk Utility will forma
19. ge 11 Maximize Airflow While the Little Big Disk Quadra can be used in the horizontal position heat dissipation is maximized when the Little Big Disk Quadra is in the upright position with ample airflow on all sides of the casing LaCie recommends the use of the included foot to maximize airflow around the Little Big Disk Quadra IMPORTANT INFO Do not stack Little Big Disk Quadra drives on top of each other Exclusive Heat Sink Design 2 6 a oO 3 5 a Provides more area than standard design for heat dissipation Heat Sink Standard Design LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Ne Poutton Getting Connected User Manual page 12 2 Getting Connected Installing your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra is easy thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant Install your Little Big Disk Quadra in three easy steps Step 1 USB and eSATA users only Connect the pow er supply section 2 1 Step 2 Connect an interface cable section 2 2 Step 3 Run LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for optimal performance with your system section 2 3 IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect more than one interface cable at a time To switch interfaces follow the steps in section 2 6 Switching Interfaces IMPORTANT INFO Please follow the setup steps in the or der they are given to ensure that the LaCie hard disk volume mounts correctly on your computer LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra DesiGn By Net Poutton
20. haracters include but are not limited to Yd N 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 Mac OS X 10 2 8 or later Disconnect any other USB eSATA or FireWire devices and see if the drive s performance increases Apple does not support the Hi Speed USB 2 0 standard under Mac OS 9 x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of the original USB standard 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 un install the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual Windows Troubleshooting Problem The drive is not recog nized by the
21. heck 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 drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feature which means that if your drive is connect ed to your computer turning the computer on will automatically turn the drive on Likewise turning the computer off will automatically turn the drive off If you wish to power off the drive while it is connected to your computer first make sure that your computer is not accessing the drive and then follow the steps in section 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk After you have disconnected the drive flip the On Off Auto button on the back of the drive to turn the drive off LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual 5 Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1 Read the manuals and review section 4 Troubleshooting Contacting Customer Support page 30 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only external device on the CPU and make sure that all of the cables are cor rectly and securely attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us at www lacie com Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of
22. ick on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon which will appear on your desktop IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup As sistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the 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 pre vent 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 Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to reformat your drive See section 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more information LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn sy Net POULTON User Manual 2 4 Connecting Multiple Devices FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces allow you to connect another hard drive a DVD RW writer or a digital video cam era directly to the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra this connection 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 at tached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi Speed USB 2 0 interface TECHNICAL NOTE When FireWire 400 and
23. igned collection 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 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 recycling 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 Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn sy Net POULTON User Manual Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this User Manual carefully and fol low the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support rep resentative Never expose your device
24. isted here Contact LaCie Technical Support for help LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn 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 Are you operating in Mac OS 9 x ls the drive connected to a USB port on your computer or to a USB hub ls 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 27 Solution Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see sec tions 3 Optional Formatting And Partitioning Check your computer s documentation and see sections 3 Optional Formatting And Partitioning and 3 1 Finding the File System Format When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume certain characters cannot be copied These c
25. lable storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn By Net POULTON Introduction User Manual page 4 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra This quadruple interface hard drive system combines portability with Little Big Disk Quadra Capabilities i d i d t superior speed convenience and a generous storage capac USB 2 0 FireWire 400 FireWire 800 and eSATA ity to help you manage your data Your LaCie external hard drive system is cross platform which enables you to use it with Bandwidth of up to 3 Gbits s via eSATA Windows and Mac OS it can be connected via FireWire 800 FireWire 800 400 Hi Speed USB 2 0 or eSATA interfaces and you can customize the format and partitions of your LaCie drive Daisy chain digital video cameras directly to the drive Connects to almost any Mac or PC to match your exact needs Back up your computer s internal hard drive The LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra is ideally suited for a wide Store and exchange data between several computers range of high end high traffic environments including Digital content creation Professional data exchange Video on the go Quick Links Click to jump to a section Getting Connected Connecting Multiple Devices Troubleshooting LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Introduction User Manual page 5 1 1 Box Content Your
26. nizing the LaCie hard disk ex If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS to a Windows computer Au Windows Users 1 Right click My Computer and select 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 Man agement 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 deter mine 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 recog nizes such as if it is HFS Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 20 K 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 at least two listings one representing the device itself and one representing each partition on the disk Select one of the lower indented partitions Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottom of the Disk Utility window
27. nnecting your LaCie hard disk Au Windows Users i Mac Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green 1 Drag the hard disk icon to the trash arrow over a hardware image 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon can be disconnected controls it should say Safely remove Click on the LaCie hard disk in this prompt This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware t e or similar lt is now safe to disconnect the device 2 6 Switching Interfaces FireWire eSATA and USB external devices feature plug amp play connectivity which means that your drive can be con nected and disconnected while the computer is running To prevent failures however it is important to unmount or safely disconnect your drive before switching interfaces See section 2 5 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk for proper discon nection procedures LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy Net POULTON User Manual page 19 Optional Formatting and Partitioning 3 Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk LaCie Setup Assis tant formats your drive according to your needs If your needs change you can reformat your LaCie Hard Disk to optimize it for use with Windows or Mac or for cross platform use For example if you used LaCie
28. nstalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not 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 Forward 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 conditions 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 mu 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 des
29. oft Corporation Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective 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 FCC Statement LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra C This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful in terference 2 The devices must accept any interfer ence received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 i
30. rase everything from the hard disk If you have other data that you want to protect or continue to use copy this infor mation 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 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 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 OS X 10 3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn sy Net 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 reformat it The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your computer ln this case the file system format may prevent your operating system from recog
31. rland Contact us at http www lacie com chfr contact Francais LaCie Ireland Contact us at http www lacie com ie contact LaCie International Contact us at http www lacie com intl contact Contacting Customer Support page 31 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 LaCie 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 Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Warranty Information User Manual page 32 Warranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship under normal use for the period 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 defec tive drive This warranty is void if The drive was operated stored in abnormal use or maintenance conditions The drive is repaired modified or alter
32. s allow FireWire computer has FireWire 400 ports only 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port at FireWire 400 speed Sen eee on ee i LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Net POULTON Introduction User Manual page 9 1 4 2 USB Cables and Connectors USB is a serial input output technology for connecting periph eral 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 drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras USB 2 0 Cables 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 con nected to a USB port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates 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 LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Introduction User Manual page 10 1 4 3 eSATA Cables and Connectors Your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra uses the latest in SATA tech nology allowing interface or bus transfer rates of up to 3 ESATA Benefits Gbits s SATA technology was originally developed to serve as an internal interfa
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34. t and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e Desicn sy 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 re seller or LaCie Customer Support see section 5 Contacting Customer Support for details Mac Troubleshooting Problem Question Does an icon for the drive ap pear on the desktop The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does your computer s con figuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive Is the drive s power supply connected and turned on USB and eSATA only 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
35. ting the Interface Cable senaren ee e a NE Launching LaCie Setup Assistant ccciccciicciicicicicicccicccccciccceeceeeeas Connecting Multiple Devic s s 4 sssigicciossic crica cnar cisd niia ki paiid Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk iccciciccicciicccicccccciicciciciccceiicieias Switching Int rfdCes rasuscsnnoia0 E E EE NEE Optional Formatting and Partitioning Finding the File System Format ssiri r a E Formatting for Windows Users sseni iriri 00393950 S EEAO ER 3 2 1 Formatting from FATS 2 to NTFS sacs conca sa ninc 3 2 2 Formatting from HFS Apple File System to NTFS Formatting for Mac Users sirere 03095124 0503903 ER Ei Troubleshooting Mac Troubleshooting Windows Troubleshooting Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Warranty Information Table of Contents page 1 LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn sy Net POULTON User Manual Copyrights Copyright 2007 LaCie All rights re served No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying re cording or otherwise without the prior writ ten consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Micro soft Windows 98 Windows 98 SE Win dows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP and Windows Vista are regis tered trademarks of Micros
36. to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra 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 oper ating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra or disfig ure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely placing your LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Other wise there is an increased risk of electri cal shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios Doing so may cause interference which will ad versely affect the operation of the other products Do not place the LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra near sources of magnetic in ter
37. you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use O 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 file and folder compression disk 0 Basic 18 62 GB Online C 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System Poisk 1 Basic 153 38 GB Online New Volume E Dco Rom 0 DVD D No Media v I Primary partition c 18 62 GB NTFS Healthy System LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra Desicn sy Ne POULTON Optional Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 25 3 3 Formatting for Mac Users _ CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from HDOTZ2251 6DLAT RD the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect gt a v or continue to use back up this information before performing B ro Naie AA Convert Nay Enable Journaling n fa Moun these steps lt First Aid Erase a 152 7 GB Maxtor 68160M0 Macintosh HD 1 Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder Volume Scheme 2 Open Disk Utility 232 9 GB LaCie Group SA Current B H The Backu 3 In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window find F1 153 4 GB HDT72251 6D the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk For each EU LaCie disk there is a listing for the drive controller and one for each Fi Exchan
38. 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 3 Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About 4 Operating system version This Mac 5 Processor speed Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt General 6 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 7 The brands and models of other internal and external and will list your internal and external peripherals peripherals installed on your computer Windows users Right click My Computer and select Properties gt Hardware LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra e DesiGn sy Net POULTON User Manual LaCie Customer 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 Francais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCieFrance Contact us at http www lacie com tr 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 Switze

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