User manual LACIE HARD DISK

[. . . ] LaCie Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton 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 Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton user Manual Forward Page 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. Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if. . . . . . 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. LaCie Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton user Manual Formatting and partitioning Page 1 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. 3. 1. b LaCie Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton user Manual 8. 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 Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton user Manual Formatting and partitioning Page 1 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). Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. Fig. 3. 2. 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. ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. [. . . ] See section 1. 2, Minimum System Requirements. Is the drive connected to a HiSpeed USB 2. 0 port on your computer?To determine if your drive has a system fan, please see the data sheet for your product at www. lacie. com. If your drive has a fan, confirm the outlet is powered, verify power connections, and try an alternate power cable. The fan on the LaCie hard drive does not run continuously; it is activated at certain temperatures. LaCie Hard Disk · Design by neiL pouLton user Manual Contacting Customer support Page 6. [. . . ]