User manual LACIE MINI HARD DRIVE & HUB

[. . . ] Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword P recautions 1 Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 1. 1MinimumSystemRequirements 1. 2StackingYourLaCiemini 2 Getting Connected 2. 1ConnectthePowerSupplyandSwitchOntheDrive 2. 2ConnecttheintefacecabletoYourLaCieminiandtoYourComputer 2. 3UsingyourLaCieminiasahub 3 Using Your LaCie Drive 3. 1FormattingandPartitioningYourLaCiemini 3. 1. 1MacUsers 3. 1. 2WindowsUsers 4 Helpful Information 4. 1. AdviceforOptimizingFireWireConnections 4. 1. 1WhatIsFireWire/IEEE1394? 4. 1. 2DisconnectingFireWireDevices 4. 2AdviceforOptimizingUSB2. 0Connections 4. 2. 1WhatIsUSB2. 0? 4. 2. 2DisconnectingUSB2. 0Devices 4. 2. 3DataTransfers 4. 3FileSystemFormats 4. 3. 1MacUsers 4. 3. 2WindowsUsers 5 Troubleshooting 6 Contacting Customer Support 7 Warranty 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 31 33 user manual | page Forward Copyright Copyright©2005LaCie. Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem, or transmittedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordingorotherwise, withouttheprior writtenconsentofLaCie. Trademarks Apple, MacandMacintoshareregisteredtrademarksofAppleComputer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows98, Windows98SE, Windows2000, WindowsMillenniumEditionandWindowsXPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation. Other trademarksmentionedinthismanualarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners. [. . . ] Important note:Pleaserefertosection4. 2. FileSystemFormats, foramoredetaileddiscussiononthedifferencesbetweenthetwosystems. 14)Disk Managementwillcreatethepartitionandbeginformatting thedrive. Oncecompleted, closeDiskManagementandyournewdrive willbereadytouse(fig. Advice For Optimizing FireWire Connections ThefollowingtechnicalinformationrelatestoyourLaCieminidriveandgivessomepracticaladvice: 4. 1. 1. What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? Aserialbususedtoconnectexternalcomputerandconsumerelectronicdevicestocomputersand consumerelectronicconsoles. "1394"isanabbreviationofIEEE1394, thenamegiventothishigh-performanceserialbus. IEEE(theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers)isthenameoftheengineeringcorps thatdevelopedthisstandard. The1394referstothe1, 394thstanardthattheIEEEhasproduced. Thesefournamesallrefertothesameinterface: ·IEEE1394-thenameofthestandard, usedinthecomputerindustry. Withitshighdatatransferrates, FireWireisagreatinterfaceforconsumerelectronics, likeCDand DVDrecorders, externalharddrivesandvideodevices, suchasdigitalcamcorders, becauseithas anextremelylargebandwidthandsupportstwotypesofdatatransfer(anyschronusandisochronous)whichhelptoguaranteethetransferoftime-criticaldata. DigitalVideo FireWire iLink FireWireisalsoapoint-to-pointinterface, meaningthataFireWiredevicecantransmitdatatoanotherFireWiredevice withouthavingtogothroughacomputer. Thisletsseveralcomputersshareagivendevice, andalsoallowsupto63devices tobedaisy-chainedtothesameFireWirebus(withamaxof16devicesononebranch). Todaisy-chain, connectyourone FireWiredrivedirectlytothecomputer, thenconnectanotherFireWiredrivetothefirstFireWiredrive, thenanotheruntil youreach16. ThendothesameontherestoftheportsontheFireWirebus. user manual | page Helpful Information FireWire Cables and Connectors TherearethreedifferenttypesofFireWirecablesonthemarket:6-to-6-pin, 6-to4-pinand4-to-4-pin. LaCieFireWire devicesareshippedwithacertified6-to-6-pinFireWirecable. MostFireWire-equippedlaptopcomputersfeaturea4-pin FireWireconnector, soinordertoconnectyourLaCiedrivetoalaptopwitha4-pinFireWireport, youwillneedtopurchaseaLaCiecertified6-to-4-pinFireWirecable(soldseparately). IfyourcomputerdoesnothaveaFireWireport, oronly hasa4-pinport, consultyourLaCieresellerorLaCieCustomerSupportforinformationaboutaddingaLaCieFireWirePCI orPCMCIAcard. 4. 1. 2. Disconnecting FireWire Devices FireWireexternaldevicesfeature"plug&play"connection. Thismeansthatyourdrivecanbeconnectedanddisconnected whilethecomputerisrunning. Topreventfailures, itisimportantyoufollowthesestepswhendisconnectingyourFireWire device. Windows Users ImportantNote:Windows98SEUsers:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWindowsStorageSupplementUpdate, youwillhaveto unmountthedrivebeforedisconnectingitorpoweringitdown. Ifyouhavenotinstalledtheupdate, simplydisconnectthe drivewhenitisnotactive. Nounmountingisrequired. 1)FromtheSystem Tray(locatedinthelowerright-handsideofyourscreen), clickonthe Ejecticon(asmallgreenarrowoverahardwareimage). 2)Amessagewillappear, detailingthedevicesthattheEjecticoncontrols, i. e. 3)Youwillthenbegiventhefollowingmessage:"SafetoRemoveHardware"(or similar). Itisnowsafetodisconnectthedevice. Mac Users Youmustunmounttheharddrivesystembeforedisconnectingitorpoweringit down. Either: ·Dragtheharddriveicontothetrash. ·LaunchSilverliningPro, highlighttheharddriveandselect"Unmount. " Thedrivecannowbedisconnected. Fig. Advice For Optimizing USB 2. 0 Connections ThefollowingtechnicalinformationrelatestoyourLaCieDriveandgivessomepracticaladvice: 4. 2. 1 What is USB 2. 0? ThenewUSB2. 0standardprovideshigherbandwidthforhigh-speedperipheralssuchas externalharddrives, high-speedscannersandCD-RWdrives. USB2. 0deliverstransfer ratesupto480Mb/s, whileconvenientlymaintainingbackwardcompatibilitywithUSB 1. 1devices. USB2. 0canstillbeusedtoconnectlower-speedUSB1. 1portsanddeviceslikedigital cameras, scanners, modems, keyboards, mice, joysticksandprinters. IntheUSB2. 0system, existingUSBperipheralsdonothavetobeupgraded, andlower-speeddeviceswill notrequireadditionalperformance, insteadoperatingasUSB1. 1devices. USB . 0 logo USB . 0 logo Fig. USB Cables and Connectors YourLaCiedriveisshippedwithaUSB2. 0-certifiedUSBcable, toensuremaximumdata transferperformancewhenconnectedtoaUSB2. 0port. ThecablewillalsoworkwhenconnectedtoaUSB1. 1port, but driveperformancewillbelimitedtoUSB1. 1transferrates. TherearealsodifferenttypesofUSBconnections, suchasthemini-cableanddeviceend. Makesurethatyouhavethecorrecttypeofconnectiononcomputer. ConsultLaCieCustomerSupportoryourLaCieresellerformoreinformation. USB 2. 0 Host Bus Adapters and Performance Toutilizethenewly-enhancedUSB2. 0performances, yourcomputermustbeequippedwithaUSB2. 0hostbusadapter card(soldseparately, suchastheLaCieUSB2. 0PCICard, orintegratedbyyourPCmanufacturer)andtheappropriate drivers. Thesehostbusadaptercards, whichincludeoneormoreUSBports, areshippedwithspecialUSB2. 0driversthat enablethecomputertocontrolthecard. ThesedriversmustbeinstalledinorderforUSB2. 0devicesconnectedtotheportto workattheircorrectspeeds. Forinstallationinstructions, pleaserefertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththehostadapter card. LaCiesuppliesonlytheappropriateUSB2. 0driversforitsperipheralsanddoesnotprovidedriversforthird-partyhost adaptercards. Toobtaintherightdriversforyourhostadaptercard, visityourcardmanufacturer'sInternetsite. user manual | page Helpful Information 4. 2. 2. Disconnecting USB 2. 0 Devices USB2. 0externaldevicesfeature"plug&play"connection. Thismeansthatyourdrivecanbeconnectedanddisconnected whilethecomputerisrunning. Topreventfailures, itisimportantyoufollowthesestepswhendisconnectingyourUSB2. 0 device. [. . . ] Seethe4. 2. 1WhatIsUSB2. 0?section foramoredetaileddiscussion. DoesyourcomputeroroperatingsystemsupportUSB2. 0? teCH note:Your LaCie mini HUB Hard Drive is equipped with a self-powered Hub. The hub, which you hook up directly to a USB connector on your computer, usually has 4 output connections enabling you to connect the same number of peripherals. 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. [. . . ]