Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Golden Disk USB 2.0 LaCie
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L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al T able of Contents Health and Safet y Precautions 3 General Use P recautions 3 1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Disk 5 1.1. Box Content 6 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 7 2. Getting Connected 8 2.1. Connecting the P ower Suppl y 9 2.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orw ard P age 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights reser ved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, me- chanical, photocopying, recording or other wise, without the prior w ritten consent of LaCie.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orw ard P age 3 is symbol on the prod- uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod- uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orw ard P age 4 ence, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference can affect the opera- tion and stability of your LaCie Hard Disk. Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Hard Disk or use ex- cessive force on it.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al In trod uct ion P age 5 Features ■ Simple and efficient USB desktop hard drive ❖ Easy for anyone to set-up and use ❖ Back up your files, music, photos and video ❖ Pr e-for matted for cross-platform use with Windows & Mac OS ❖ 1.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al In trod uct ion P age 6 1 Quick Install Guide gol den disk 4 1.1. Bo x Content 1 LaCie Hard Disk 2 P ower suppl y 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al In trod uct ion P age 7 Windows Users W indows 2000, Windows XP or W indows Vista P entium I I 350MHz processor or higher 128MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection (for downloading updates) ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ Mac Users Mac OS X 10.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Ge ttin g C onne cte d P age 8 2. Getting Connected Step 1 2.1, Connecting the P ower Suppl y P age 9 Step 2 2.2, Connecting the USB 2.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Ge ttin g C onne cte d P age 9 2.1. Connecting the P ower Supply CAUTION : Onl y use the AC adapter supplied with your specific L aCie drive . Do not use a power supply f rom another LaCie drive or another man- ufacturer .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Ge ttin g C onne cte d P age 10 2.2. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Connect the power supply (see section 2.1 ). Attach the large end of the USB 2.0 c able to an avail- able USB 2.0 port on your computer . Connect the other end of the USB 2.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Ge ttin g C onne cte d P age 11 2.3. Disconnecting Y our LaCie Hard Disk USB external devices feature “ plug & play ” connec- tivity , which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orm att ing and P arti tio ning P age 12 What is Formatting? W hen a disk is formatted, the f ollowing things oc- cur: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orm att ing and P arti tio ning P age 13 3.1. Formatting for Windows Users e process of formatting a dr ive on a computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP or W indows V ista consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the dr ive, and (2) formatting the drive.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orm att ing and P arti tio ning P age 14 ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease refer to section 3, F ormatting and P artitioning , for a more detailed comparison of the various file system f ormats. Fig . 3.1.C Fig . 3.1.D Click Next .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al F orm att ing and P arti tio ning P age 15 3.2. Formatting for Mac Users Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. Select Utilities f rom the Go menu in the F inder menu bar . In the Utilities folder , double-c lick Disk Utilit y .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al In terf ace and Da ta T ra nsfe r I nfor mat ion P age 16 USB is a serial input/output technolog y for connect- ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al In terf ace and Da ta T ra nsfe r I nfor mat ion P age 17 A data transfer is the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data f rom stor age to computer R AM or between storage devices. During data transfers, it ’ s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al T ro ubl esho oti ng P age 18 If your LaCie Hard Disk is not working cor- rectly , please refer to the following chec klist to de- termine the source of the problem.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al T ro ubl esho oti ng P age 19 Problem Question Answer e drive is not recog- nized by the computer . Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached? Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al T ro ubl esho oti ng P age 20 Problem Question Answer e drive is not recog- nized by the computer . Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop? ere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al T ro ubl esho oti ng P age 21 Problem Question Answer e drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1 port on your computer , or to a USB 1.1 hub? If your drive is connected to a USB 1.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Co ntac tin g Cu sto mer Sup por t P age 22 Read the User Manual and r e view the T roubleshoot- ing section. T r y to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device connected to your computer , and make sure that all of the c ables are correctly and securely attached.
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al Co ntac tin g Cu sto mer Sup por t P age 23 LaCie Asia, S ingapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www .
L aCi e G olde n D isk Us er M anu al LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship , under normal use, for the peri- od designated on your warr anty certific ate. In the e vent this product is found to be defective within the warrant y period, L aCie wil l, at its option, repair or r eplace the defective drive.
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