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1. 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next 11 Click Next Welcome to the New Partition Wizard This wizard helps you create a partition on a basic disk A basic disk is a physical disk that contains primary partitions extended partitions and logical drives You can use any version of Windows or MS DOS to gain access to partitions on basic disks To continue click Next H continued on next page i Cancel LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 15 12 Select the Quick Format option Click Next 13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process 14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti tion the disk according to your settings and your drive will appear in My Computer ready to use New Partition Wizard Format Partition To store data on this partition you must format it first Choose whether you want to format this partition and if so what settings you want to use Do not format this partition File system Allocation unit size Default Volume label New Volume C Perform a quick format C Enable file and folder compression Fig 3 1 2 C Fig 3 1 2 D IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 16 3 2 Formatting for Mac Use2. handing it over to a designed collec tion point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recy cled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are autho rized to carry out maintenance on this device Read this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device Do not open your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or attempt to disas semble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or danger General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive to temperatures outside the range of 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F or to operational humid ity beyond 5 80 non condensing or non operating humidity beyond 10 90 non condensing Doing so may damage the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near a source of heat ous emissions Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive contains no user ser viceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup port representative Never expose yo
3. warr anty All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre paid IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free technical support www lacie com register
4. INFO If your drive does not power on within a few seconds of connecting the USB interface cable proceed to section 2 2 Con necting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Fig 2 1 LaCie Mobile Disk Getting Connected User Manual page 10 2 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide enough power to operate your drive you may use the included USB power sharing cable to supply additional power to the drive from your com puter 1 Attach the small end of the USB Power Sharing Cable to the back of your LaCie drive 2 Attach the USB end of the USB Power Sharing Ca ble to an available USB port on your computer Fig 2 2 IMPORTANT INFO If the USB power shar ing cable does not work with your specific com puter configuration LaCie offers an optional power supply sold separately Please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Service for more information LaCie Mobile Disk Getting Connected User Manual page 11 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive LaCie Setup Assistant soft ware 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 complet
5. User Manual Introduction page 7 1 2 Minimum System Requirements py Windows Users Ap Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista 233MHz Pentium or higher or equivalent proces sor 32MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection for downloading updates x Mac Users Mac OS 10 2 1 or later G3 or later or Intel Core Duo Intel Core 2 Duo 32MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection for downloading updates LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 8 2 Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer All Users Step1 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable Step2 2 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Step3 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Step4 3 Formatting and Partitioning Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 13 LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 9 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable 1 Attach the larger end of the USB 2 0 cable to an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Fig 2 1 2 Connect the smaller end of the USB 2 0 cable to the USB 2 0 port on the back of the hard drive Fig 2 1 3 After a few seconds the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop Mac us ers or in My Computer Windows users 4 Proceed to section 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup As sistant IMPORTANT
6. points on the checklist and your drive still does not work properly please check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website www lacie com One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question You can also visit the downloads page where the most recent software up dates will be available If you need further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support see section 6 Contacting Customer Support for details 5 1 Mac Users Problem Question The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached Is the drive receiving sufficient power LaCie strives to give you the most up to date com prehensive user manuals available on the market It is our goal to provide you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your user manual does not reflect the configuration of the product you purchased please check our website for the most current version of the user manual Answer There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troublesho
7. side of your screen click the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware im age 2 A message will appear listing the devices the Eject icon controls it should say Safely re move Click on the LaCie hard drive in this prompt 3 This message will appear Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to discon nect the device i i Mac Users 1 Drag the hard drive icon to the trash 2 When the icon disappears from the desktop the drive can be disconnected E LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 13 3 Formatting and Partitioning Once you ve connected your drive and it is recog nized by your operating system i e Windows or Mac OS X you are ready to format and partition the drive In order to store information on a hard drive it must have a file system and be divided into sections that will contain the data you wish to store This process is called TECHNICAL NOTE The LaCie Hard Drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format op timized for use with Mac and Windows OS See File System Formats below for explanations of the other possible file formats When a disk is formatted the following things oc cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors i e those that are scratched and creates internal ad dress tables
8. to the computer If you are using a USB 2 0 cable other than the one supplied with your LaCie drive check that it is certified The cables provided with your LaCie drive are USB 2 0 certified Check that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly Disconnect your computer s USB 2 0 cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect CAUTION Do not connect USB cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB or devices so the unused USB connectors should be left empty TECHNICAL NOTE Controller A control ler is a component or an electronic card referred to in this case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage certain peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI or PCMCIA inside your PC and which enables a pe ripheral ex CD R RW drive scanner or printer to be connected to the computer If your computer is not equipped with a USB controller card you can purchase an external controller through LaCie Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support section 6 Contacting Customer Support for more information LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 19 5 Troubleshooting If your LaCie hard drive is not working cor rectly please refer to the following checklist to de termine the source of the problem If you have gone through all of the
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10. LaCie Mobile Disk Table of Contents User Manual page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 3 General Use Precautions 3 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 5 1 1 Box Content 6 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 7 2 Getting Connected 8 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Cable 9 2 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 10 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant 11 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 12 3 Formatting and Partitioning 13 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users 14 3 2 Formatting for Mac Users 16 4 Interface and Data Transfer Information 17 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection 17 4 2 Data Transfers 18 5 Troubleshooting 19 5 1 Mac Users 19 5 2 Windows Users 21 6 Contacting Customer Support 23 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts 24 7 Warranty Information 25 LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Forward page 2 Copyrights Copyright 2007 LaCie All rights reserved No part of this publi cation may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic me chanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of LaCie Trademarks Apple Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Com puter Inc Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks men tioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Changes The material in
11. ata Transfer Information 4 1 USB 2 0 Connection USB is a serial input output technology for connect ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other Hi Speed USB 2 0 is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives CD DVD drives and digital cameras Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB 2 0 Cable and Cable End CD lt LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Interface and Data Transfer Information page 18 4 2 Data Transfers A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices During data transfers it s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2 0 port Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2 0 controllers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller In terface standards In any other configurations we can not ensure 100 correct operation If you experience hanging problems proceed as fol lows 1 Make sure that the USB 2 0 cable is connected tight ly and securely on both ends of the cable from the drive
12. e To launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users double click on the LaCie drive icon in My Computer Viac 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 Set up Assistant after formatting has begun your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting The user manual and utili ties will not be available on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website www lacie com TECHNICAL INFORMATION The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer s native disk utility program to for mat 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 re format your drive See section 3 Optional Format ting and Partitioning for more information LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2 4 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive USB external devices feature plug amp play connec tivity which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running To prevent failures however it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive Au Windows Users 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand
13. ee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the in terference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an out let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC amp Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate this device Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We LaCie solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following Eu ropean standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN55024 With reference to the following condi tions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Direc tive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Forward page 3 This symbol on the prod uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod E uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by
14. informa tion that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before performing these LaCie Group SA Z 152 7 CB Maxtor 68160M0 900909 Info Eject 4_First Aid Erase Partition RAID Restore Macintosh HD ewan Volume Scheme Volume information Corresa Name Untitled 2 format _Mac O5 Extended 3 Size 232 89 GB C Locked for editing UW Untitled 2 amp install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers To Create volume that can serve as Mac OS 9 start up disk select Mac OS 9 Drivers installed Select the disk you want to partition and choose a volume scheme Cick each volume represented in sd specify a volume name format and size Click Partition Cormons reven tarttion Disk Description LaCie Group SA Connection Bus FireWire Connection Type External Connection ID 58629619524084232 Total Capacity 232 9 GB 250 059 350 016 Bytes Write Status Read Write SMART Status Not Supported Fig 3 2 2 IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats IMPORTANT INFO Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System UFS you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more famil iar experience to Macintosh users LaCie Mobile Disk Interface and Data Transfer Information User Manual page 17 4 Interface and D
15. ing out of sleep mode Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub Are you operating in Mac OS 10 x Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Answer Open Apple expand the list and click on If your device is not listed recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more details Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning for more information When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10 x to a FAT 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied These characters include but are not limited to lt S N Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used Ignore this message The drive will remount to the desktop LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the computer is revived from sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance increases Apple has only recently begun incorporating nat
16. into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter as signed to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation If the LED on the front of the drive is not on 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 2 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable Review the installation steps on section 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable H continued on next page LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 22 Problem The drive is not recog nized by the computer The drive is working slowly The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Are there other USB devices con nected to the same port or hub Is the drive connected to a USB 1 1 port on your computer or to a USB 1 1 hub Is the drive connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on your computer Does your computer or operating system support Hi Speed USB 2 0 Answer Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables wait ing 10 seconds and then reco
17. itions The drive is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly autho rized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci dent The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing gt The broken part is a replacement part such as a pick up tray etc The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup tions Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data Under no circumstances will any person be entitled to any 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 prod uct s serial number and you may be asked to furnish proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under
18. ive Hi Speed USB 2 0 ports in their computers To achieve Hi Speed USB 2 0 transfer rates you will need to add a Hi Speed USB 2 0 PCI or PC card to your computer If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub this is normal A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 21 5 2 Windows Users Problem Question The drive is not recog Has the drive been formatted nized by the computer Does your computer s operating system support the file system Is there an icon for the drive in My Computer Does your computer s configuration meet the minimum system require ments for use with this drive Is the drive receiving sufficient power Did you follow the correct installa tion steps for the specific interface and operating system Answer Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please see section 3 Formatting and Partitioning Check your computer s documentation and see section 3 Format ting and Partitioning Go
19. nnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Contact LaCie Technical Support for help Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive s perfor mance increases If your drive is connected to a USB 1 1 port or hub this is normal A Hi Speed USB 2 0 device can only operate at Hi Speed USB 2 0 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port or hub Otherwise the Hi Speed USB 2 0 device will operate at the slower USB 1 1 transfer rates Check to see that the Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubt uninstall the drivers and re install them See section 1 2 Minimum System Requirements LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 23 6 Contacting Customer Support 1 Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshoot ing section 2 Try to isolate the problem If possible make the drive the only external device connected to your computer and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and securely attached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can not get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us us Information 1 D LaCie hard drive serial number LaCie hard drive file format Macintosh PC model Operating system version Processor speed C
20. omputer memory The brands and models of other internal and external peripherals installed on your computer ing the contacts on page 26 Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand The serial number of your LaCie drive Operating system and version Computer brand and model Amount of memory installed on your computer Names of any other devices installed on your computer including CD DVD burners Where to Find Information On a sticker on the bottom of the drive or on the original packaging Select the hard drive icon on the desktop and press Command I Right click the hard drive icon and select Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select Right click and select Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select A Select The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals Right click and select LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 24 6 1 LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong Kong Contact us at http www lacie com asia contact LaCie Belgium Contact us at http www lacie com be contact Fran ais LaCie Denmark Contact us at http www lacie com dk contact LaCie France Contact us at http www lacie com fr contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Netherlands
21. ore information on backup please refer to our website IMPORTANT INFO 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes 1TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes Once formatted the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment typically 5 10 less LaCie Mobile Disk Introduction User Manual page 5 1 Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high technology These latest drives are performance based solutions that will power you through your specific applications Ideal for speed intensive applications the LaCie Hard Drive handles the curves of your demanding data needs Secure and stable the LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer you can divide the drive into specific spaces partitions for different parts of your data or leave it alone and simply use it as one big volume Professional performance Store back up and exchange your files Easy to use Plug amp Play setup LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Introduction page 6 1 1 Box Content O LaCie Hard Drive 2 Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable 3 USB power sharing cable 4 Quick Install Guide IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack aging In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging LaCie Mobile Disk
22. oting tips to isolate the problem Check page 1 2 Minimum System Requirements for more infor mation Review the installation steps on page 2 1 Connecting the USB 2 0 Interface Cable Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables wait ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again If the LED on the front of the drive is not on 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 2 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Troubleshooting page 20 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 run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 The drive is not run ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi Speed USB 2 0 Question Are your computer s USB buses working properly Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions Has the drive been formatted Does your computer s operating system support the file system Did you get an Error 50 message while copying to a FAT 32 volume Did you get an error message telling you that the drive has been discon nected when com
23. rs Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar In the Utilities folder double click Disk Utility The Disk Utility window will open Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window To reformat for use with Windows and Mac a Select the Erase tab b Select MS DOS File System FAT 32 from the Volume Format menu c Enter a name for the drive of no more than 11 characters Click Erase Click Erase again d Continue to Step 5 Select the Partition tab From the Volume Scheme menu choose the num ber of partitions you want to divide the drive into Mac OS 10 x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme area In the Volume Information section enter a name for each volume partition choose the volume for mat Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard UNIX File System or MS DOS if you did step 5 Once you have finalized the volume options click Partition Click Partition again when the alert mes sage appears to continue Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings and your drive will be ready to use CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev erything from the hard drive If you have
24. se FAT 32 MS DOS if K ay you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS 9 x or 10 x or sharing the drive be tween Windows 2000 XP and 98 SE Maximum single file size is 4GB LaCie Mobile Disk Formatting and Partitioning User Manual page 14 3 1 Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer i i CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev running Windows 2000 or Windows XP consists of b i erything from the hard drive If you have informa two steps 1 installing a signature on the drive and tion that you want to protect or continue to use 2 formatting the drive These steps will erase anything back up this information before performing these that is on the disk 1 Connect the drive to the computer via the interface port Se ee epee 2 Right click My Computer and select Manage Eee w Se E a 3 From the Computer Management window se lect Disk Management located below the Storage group 4 If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window appears click Cancel 5 Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system Locate the drive that is represented by the GN icon Right click the icon and select z ES Initialize 6 In the box to the right that says Unallocated right click and select New Partition Hew Partition Wizard E 7 On the first page of the New Partition Wizard click Next
25. sions or radios Do ing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Forward page 4 Do not place the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near sources of mag netic interference such as com puter displays televisions or speak ers Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or use excessive force on it gt Never use excessive force on your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive If you detect a problem see the Trouble shooting 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 recep tion 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 copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like m
26. that it later uses to locate information Your LaCie Hard Drive is preformatted in FAT 32 MS DOS format To reformat your drive follow the in structions in this section You can also divide the hard drive into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard drive s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on your drive one partition for your office documents one as a backup and one for your multimedia files Or if you will be sharing the drive with another person in your household or office you can create a partition for each person who uses the drive Partitioning is optional There are three different file system format catego ries NTFS FAT 32 MS DOS and Mac OS Extend ed HFS See the table right for more information IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase everything from the hard drive If you have infor mation that you want to protect or continue to use back up this information before reformatting Use NTFS if ay you will be using the drive only with Windows 2000 or Windows XP performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10 3 and higher Use HFS if K you will be using the drive on Macs only perfor mance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32 This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS U
27. this document is for information only and subject to change without notice While reason able efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations LaCie Hard Drive FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 The devices may not cause harmful interference 2 The devices must accept any inter ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pur suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarant
28. ur device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place objects con taining liquids on the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit Always unplug the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive from the electrical out let if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time Otherwise there is please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product CAUTION This LaCie hard drive s warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCie Mobile 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 1 5 A 60 50 Hz Supply voltage fluctua tions not exceeding 10 of the nominal transient over voltages according to over voltage catego g g gory II an increased risk of electrical shock short circuiting or fire Use only the power supply shipped with the device Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near other electrical applianc es such as televi
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