User manual LACIE HARD DISK QUADRA

[. . . ] LaCie hard disk · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Views of the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 04 LaCie hard disk · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Getting Connected page 12 2. 3. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive. The Setup Assistant should only be run once, and will: Optimize your drive according to your needs Copy the manual and utilities from your drive onto your computer 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 complete. To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Windows users: double click on the LaCie drive icon in "My Computer" and then double click the LaCie Setup Assistant icon. Mac users: double click on the "LaCie Setup Assistant" icon appear on your desktop and then double click the LaCie Setup Assistant icon. The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of optimizing your LaCie hard disk for your needs. IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun, your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting. The user manual and utilities will not be available on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website: www. lacie. com. LaCie Setup Assistant should be run just once and is not available for download from the LaCie website. TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to reformat your drive. Optional Formatting & Partitioning for more information. LaCie hard disk · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Getting Connected page 13 2. 4. Disconnecting Your LaCie hard disk External USB, FireWire, and eSATA 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 drive. Windows Users Mac 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). Your drive may be represented by an icon that looks like the drive itself. ) 2. When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected. LaCie hard disk · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 14 3. Optional Formatting & Partitioning The first time you use your LaCie hard disk, the 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, but now you want to share your hard disk with Windows users, you can reformat it to FAT 32 (MS-DOS) for this purpose. 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. File System Formats There are three different file system format categories: NTFS, FAT 32 (MS-DOS), and Mac OS Extended (HFS+). [. . . ] For Windows, the Device Manager should show the SCSI icon next to the HBA. For Mac OS X, the Disk Utility should show a SCSI Connection ID for the virtual disks on the physical hard disk drives. Error messages during the driver installation would have indicated issues. Verify port multiplier (PM) support in the HBA. LaCie hard disk · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 23 6. [. . . ]