User manual LACIE BIG DISK QUADRA

[. . . ] LaCie Big Disk Quadra · Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Views of the Big Disk Quadra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Connect the FireWire 400 or 800 cable into an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on your FireWire peripheral. Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 or 800 cable to an available FireWire 400 or 800 port on the LaCie Big Disk Quadra (C). 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 Big Disk Quadra's performance. LaCie Big Disk Quadra · Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Getting Connected page 17 2. 5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Big Disk Quadra USB external devices feature "plug & 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 disconnecting your LaCie hard disk. 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). A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it should say, "Safely remove. . . "). This message will appear: "Safe to Remove Hardware" (or similar). When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected. 2. 6. Switching Interfaces FireWire, eSATA and USB external devices feature "plug & 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 unmount or safely disconnect your drive before switching interfaces. Disconnecting Your LaCie Big Disk Quadra, for proper disconnection procedures. LaCie Big Disk Quadra · Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 18 3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk, LaCie Setup Assistant 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 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. ImpOrTANT INfO: Please copy the User Manual and utilities to your computer before reformatting. If you have other data that you want to protect or continue to use, copy this information to your computer before reformatting. 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 (i. e. , 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. 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. 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 created to contain files and data. [. . . ] Your drive has an autoswitching power feature, which means that if your drive is connected 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. After you have disconnected the drive, flip the On/Off/ Auto button on the back of the drive to turn the drive off. [. . . ]