User manual LACIE BRICK MOBILE HARD DRIVE

[. . . ] User's Manual Manuel Utilisateur Guída Utente Handbuch xxxxxxxxxxxx Manual de Instrucciones Gebruikershandleiding Table of Contents LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Hard Drive User's Manual Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Connect the USB 2. 0 Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 2. 2 Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cables 3. Warranty page 1 2 4 5 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 13 15 17 17 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 26 28 Foreword LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Hard Drive User's Manual page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2005 LaCie. 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, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. [. . . ] In the left side of the window will be a list of the available hard disk drives. You should see a volume that represents your internal hard drive, and one that reads LaCie. 7) From the Volume Scheme: button, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into by clicking on the pull down menu starting with Current (Mac OS 10. x gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 8 partitions). You can customize the size of the partitions by using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Hard Drive User's Manual page 16 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard or UNIX File System) and the volume size. File System Formats, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems. Important Note: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use the Mac OS Extended format since it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users. 9) In the Options section, click the Install Mac OS 9 Disk Drivers box if you plan on sharing the drive between the Mac OS 9. x and Mac OS 10. x. 10) Once you have finalized the volume format, number of partitions, size and options, click OK. 11) Mac OS 10. x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected, and your new drive will be available for use. Helpful Information LaCie Brick Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 Hard Drive User's Manual page 17 4. Advice For Optimizing USB 2. 0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie Drive and gives some practical advice: 4. 1. 1 What is USB 2. 0? The new USB 2. 0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. USB 2. 0 delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb/s, while conveniently maintaining backward compatibility with USB 1. 1 devices. USB 2. 0 can still be used to connect lower-speed USB 1. 1 ports and devices like digital cameras, scanners, modems, keyboards, mice, joysticks and printers. In the USB 2. 0 system, existing USB peripherals do not have to be upgraded, and lowerspeed devices will not require additional performance, instead operating as USB 1. 1 devices. USB 2. 0 Logo USB 1. 1 Logo USB Cables and Connectors Your LaCie drive is shipped with a USB 2. 0-certified USB cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a 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. There are also different types of USB connections, such as the mini-cable and device end. Consult LaCie Customer Support or your LaCie reseller for more information. USB 2. 0 Host Bus Adapters and Performance To utilize the newly-enhanced USB 2. 0 performances, your computer must be equipped with a USB 2. 0 host bus adapter card (sold separately, such as the LaCie USB 2. 0 PCI Card, or integrated by your PC manufacturer) and the appropriate drivers. These host bus adapter cards, which include one or more USB ports, are shipped with special USB 2. 0 drivers that enable the computer to control the card. These drivers must be installed in order for USB 2. 0 devices connected to the port to work at their correct speeds. For installation instructions, please refer to the documentation that comes with the host adapter card. LaCie supplies only the appropriate USB 2. 0 drivers for its peripherals and does not provide drivers for third-party host adapter cards. [. . . ] One of the hub's main functions is to regenerate signals that lose part of their strength as they are transmitted via the USB cable. By connecting yet another hub to a connector on the existing hub, you can then plug in a new set of peripherals and so on, up to a maximum of 127. You can use your USB 2. 0 devices with USB 1. 1 hubs, but the peripherals will be limited to USB 1. 1 performance levels. As USB 2. 0 is backwards compatible, you will be able to connect USB 1. 1 devices to USB 2. 0 hubs; however, the USB 1. 1 devices will still maintain their normal performance levels (i. e. In practice, users who desire enhanced USB 2. 0 throughput will need to connect their USB 2. 0 hardware on both ends of a 2. 0 hub to achieve the "high-speed" mode. [. . . ]