LaCie Golden Disk USB 2.0 manual

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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 2.2. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable 10 2.3. Disconnecting Y our LaCie Hard Disk [...]

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. T r[...]

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. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equip ment by handing it over to a designed collec- tion point for the rec ycling of waste electr[...]

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. ❖ Never use excessive force on your LaCie Hard Disk. If [...]

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. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Disk Building on over a decade of des[...]

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 2.0 c able 4 Q uick Instal l Guide ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease save your pack- aging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its orig[...]

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 10.3 or later G3, G4, G5 or Mac Intel processor or gr eater 128MB[...]

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 2.0 Cable P age 10 Step 3 3, Optional F ormatting and P ar titioning P age 13 ImpOrT ANT INfO : P lease follow the setup steps in the or der they are given to ensur e that the LaC[...]

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 . Using any other power c able or power supply may cause damage to the de vice and void yo[...]

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 2.0 c able to the USB 2.0 port on the back of the Hard Disk . After a few s[...]

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. T o prevent failures, how e ver , it is impor tant to follow these steps whe[...]

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.e., those that are scratched[...]

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. ese steps will erase anything that [...]

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 . Click Next . Click Next . Click Next . On the F ormat P ar tition windo w , select Q u[...]

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 . e Disk Utility window will open. S elect the vol- ume labeled [...]

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 . Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessar y bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high[...]

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 2.0[...]

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. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive still does not work proper ly , please c heck the F A Qs that ar e regu[...]

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. T r y disconnecting the cable, waiting 10 seconds, and then reco[...]

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 . If the drive does not appear , follow the rest of the T roubleshooting tips to isolate the proble[...]

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 1.1 port or hub , this is normal. A Hi-Speed USB 2.0 devic[...]

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. If you have ask[...]

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 .lacie.com/be/contact/ (F ranç ais) LaCie Canada Contact us at: http://ww[...]

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. is [...]