User manual LACIE DESKTOP HARD DISK

[. . . ] LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Warranty Information 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 19 19 21 23 24 25 LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Forward Page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2007 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. Trademarks Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. [. . . ] . . . 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. 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. 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. . . . you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac 10. 3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista. Maximum single file size is 4GB. File System Formats There are three different file system format categories: NTFS, FAT 32 (MS-DOS), and Mac OS Extended (HFS+). See the table, right, for more information. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning Page 14 3. 1. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the drive, and (2) formatting the drive. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, click Cancel. In the box to the right that says Unallocated, rightclick and select New Partition. . . On the first page of the "New Partition Wizard, " click Next. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the Hard Disk. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Fig. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings (Fig. 3. 1. D. ), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Fig. 3. 1. D ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Formatting and Partitioning Page 16 3. 2. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Disk from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number 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 format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS). [. . . ] 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. See section 1. 2, Minimum System Requirements. Is the drive connected to a HiSpeed USB 2. 0 port on your computer?Does your computer or operating system support Hi-Speed USB 2. 0? LaCie Desktop Hard Disk User Manual Contacting Customer Support Page 23 6. [. . . ]