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[. . . ] USB key max Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Warranty Information 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 15 16 17 17 19 20 21 22 LaCie USB Key MAX 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. [. . . ] 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. 3. 1. 2. A CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. If user manuals and utilities are deleted, you can download them from www. lacie. com. (continued on next page) Fig. On the Format Partition window, you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option. This allows a much faster format, but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Formatting and Partitioning page Fig. 3. 1. 2. D ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 3. 2. Select the volume labeled LaCie Hard Drive 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 if you did step 5). Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. Fig. 3. 2. 2. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. If user manuals and utilities are deleted, you can download them from www. lacie. com. ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. ImpOrTANT INfO: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more familiar experience to Macintosh users. LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Interface and Data Transfer Information page 4. USB 2. 0 Connection USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB 2. 0 Cables Your LaCie drive has an integrated Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 port. [. . . ] See section 1. 2, Minimum System Requirements. The drive is working slowly. The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2. 0. Are there other USB devices connected to the same port or hub?Is the drive connected to a USB 1. 1 port on your computer, or to a USB 1. 1 hub? 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 USB Key MAX User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 0 6. [. . . ]