User manual LACIE RIKIKI

[. . . ] LaCie rikiki User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoxContent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Connect the other end of the USB cable to the mini-USB 2. 0 portonthesideoftheLaCierikiki. Afterafewseconds, theharddiskwillmountonyourcomputer andappearinMyComputer/Computer(Windowsusers)oron yourdesktop(Macusers). Launching the LaCie Setup Assistant. Fig. 02 LaCie rikiki User Manual Getting Connected page 8 2. 2. Launching the LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launchedtoformatyourdrive. TheSetupAssistantshouldonlyberunonce, andwill: Optimizeyourdriveaccordingtoyourneeds Copythemanualandutilitiesfromyourdriveontoyourcomputer IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or othermediumwhensetupiscomplete. To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Makesurethatthedriveisconnectedtoyourcomputerasdescribed insection2. 1. If your needs change, youcanreformatyourLaCieharddrivetooptimizeitfor usewithWindowsorMac, orforcross-platformuse. Forexample, ifyouusedLaCieSetupAssistanttoformatyourdrivetoworkwith yourMac, butnowyouwanttoshareyourharddiskwithWindows users, youcanreformatittoFAT32(MS-DOS)forthispurpose. To reformatyourdrive, followtheinstructionsinthissection. IMPORTANT INFO: Please copy the User Manual and utilities to your computer before reformatting. Reformatting will erase everythingfromtheharddisk. Ifyouhaveotherdatathatyouwantto protectorcontinuetouse, copythisinformationtoyourcomputer beforereformatting. File System Formats Therearethreedifferentfilesystemformatcategories:NTFS, FAT32 (MS-DOS), andMacOSExtended(HFS+). Seethetable, below, for moreinformation. Use NTFS if. . . . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonlywithWindowsXP, WindowsVista, orWindows7(performancewillgenerallybe greater when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10. 3 and higher. Use HFS+ if. . . What is Formatting? Whenadiskisformatted, thefollowingthingsoccur:theoperating systemerasesallofthebookkeepinginformationonthedisk, tests thedisktomakesurethatallofthesectorsarereliable, marksbad sectors(i. e. , thosethatarescratched)andcreatesinternaladdress tablesthatitlaterusestolocateinformation. . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonMacsonly;performance willgenerallybegreaterwhencomparedtoFAT32. This filesystemisNOTcompatiblewithWindowsOS. Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if. . . . . . willbeusingyourdrivewithbothWindowsandMac. Maximumsinglefilesizeis4GB. What is Partitioning? Youcanalsodividetheharddiskintosections, calledpartitions. A partitionisasectionoftheharddisk'sstoragecapacitythatiscreatedtocontainfilesanddata. Forinstance, youcouldcreatethree partitions on your drive: one partition for your office documents, oneasabackupandoneforyourmultimediafiles. Or, ifyouwill besharingthedrivewithanotherpersoninyourhouseholdoroffice, youcancreateapartitionforeachpersonwhousesthedrive. LaCie rikiki User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 11 3. 1. Windows Users TheprocessofformattingadriveonacomputerrunningWindows XP, WindowsVista, orWindows7consistsoftwosteps:(1)installing asignatureonthedrive, and(2)formattingthedrive. Thesesteps willeraseanythingthatisonthedisk. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the yourharddrive. Ifyouhaveinformationthatyouwanttoprotector continuetouse, backupthisinformationbeforeperformingthese steps. Fromthe"ComputerManagement"window, selectDisk Management(locatedbelowtheStoragegroup). SeeFig. If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, clickCancel. Locatethedrivethatisrepresentedbythe icon. Right-click theiconandselectInitialize. In the box to the right that says Unallocated, right-click and selectNew Partition. . . 06. Fig. 05 continued on next page. . . Fig. 06 LaCie rikiki User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 12 8. 14. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk accordingtoyoursettings(Fig. 08), andyourdrivewillappear inMy Computer, readytouse. Fig. 08 LaCie rikiki User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 13 3. 2. [. . . ] Box Contentformoreinformation. Reviewtheinstallationstepsinsections2. 1. CheckbothendsoftheUSBcabletomakesuretheyarefullyseated intheirrespectiveports. Trydisconnectingthecable, waitingten seconds, andthenreconnectingit. Ifthedriveisstillnotrecognized, restartyourcomputerandtryagain. DisconnectanyotherUSBdevicesandseeifthedrive'sperformance increases. Isthereaconflictwithotherdevice driversorextensions?ArethereotherUSBdevicesconnectedtothesameportorhub? continued on next page. . . LaCie rikiki User Manual Troubleshooting page 19 Problem Thedriveisnotrunning noticeablyfasterwhen connectedviaHi-Speed USB2. 0. Question IsthedriveconnectedtoaUSB1. 1 portonyourcomputer, ortoaUSB 1. 1hub? Solution IfyourdriveisconnectedtoaUSB1. 1portorhub, thisisnormal. [. . . ]