LaCie d2 Quadra v3 2 TB manuale d’uso

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La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 T able of Con ten ts T able of Contents Health and Safet y P recautions 3 General Use Pr ecautions 3 1. Introduction T o e LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive 5 1.1. Hard Dr ive Heat Management 6 2. Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive 7 2.1. Minimum Sy stem Requirements 7 2.2. Package Content [...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 Fo r ward Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights reser ved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or tr ansmitted in an y form or by any means, electronic, me- chanical, photocopying, recording or other wise, without the pr ior w ritten c[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 Fo r ward 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 o ver to a designed collec- tion point for the recyclin[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 Fo r ward Do not place the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive near sources of mag- netic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference c an affect the oper ation and stability of your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive. • Do not place heavy objects on top[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 ank you for purchasing the new LaCie d2 Quadra with Q uadruple Inter face. Combining compatibil- ity with high throughput rates and mammoth storage capacity , the Q uadra is ideally suited f or audio/video pros working with large amounts of DV and SD video or professional le vel 2D/3[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 6 e L aCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive ’ s metal body is ideal for naturall y dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actuall y draws heat away f rom the inter nal drive toward the exter nal casing. e casing absorbs heat and will take advantage of its large surface to fur the[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 7 Y o u r L a Ci e d 2 Qu a dr a H a r d D ri v e 2. Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ■ Mac Users ■ eSA T A*, Fir eW ire 800*, F ireWire 400 or USB 2.0 port W indows 2000, Windows XP or later 500MHz processor or higher Minimum 128MB RAM ([...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 8 2.2. Package Content ImpOrT ANT INfO : P lease save your pack- aging. In the e vent that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its original packaging. LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive V ertic al stand kit P ower supply kit Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable F ireWire [...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 9 2.3. Views Of The Drive Shor tcut Button with Activity LED Push the Shor tcut Button to launch the docu- ment or application of your choice (see section 3.6, L aCie Shortcut Button for more informa- tion). e L ED remains lit to sho w that the dr ive is on, and blinks to indicate dr i[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 0 1 Loc k Slot - is slot is used to connect an anti- theft c hain lock, such as a Kensington secur ity lock*, for maximum pr otection. 2 Rackmount Grooves - ese grooves are used for attaching your drive to the Drive S tand, mounting in the Desk Rack kit (sold separatel y) or placi[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 1 F ireWire 400, also known as IEE E 1394, is a high- speed serial input/output technolog y for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other , and F ireWire 800 is the implementation of the new I E EE 1394b standard. F ireWire 800 off ers increased bandwidth and ex- ten[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 2 Y o u r L a Ci e d 2 Qu a dr a H a r d D ri v e USB is a serial input/output technolog y for connect- ing per ipheral 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 rat[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 3 eSA T A ■ Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive uses the latest in SA T A technolog y , allowing inter face (or bus) trans- fer rates of up to 1.5 Gbits/s. SA T A technolog y was originall y developed to ser ve as an internal interface, de- livering improved perfor mance to internal co[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 4 3. Installing Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive ere are t wo parts to connecting and turning on your LaCie d2 Q uadra: 1) connect the power supply to the drive and to an outlet, and 2) connecting an inter- face c able to the drive and to your computer In about five minutes, you sho[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 5 Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. Connect Cable B to the P ower supply brick ( C ). Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet. 1. 2. 3. On the back of the drive, turn on the dr ive by flipping the power switch to ON or A U TO (drive powers on/hibernates automatically ; a[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 6 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.a. Connecting the USB 2.0 Inter face Cable Connect the P ower supply cable (page 15) and turn on the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive by flipping the power switch to ON or AU TO (drive powers on/ hibernates automatic ally ; available [...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 7 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.b. Connecting the FireWire 400 Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (page 15) and turn on the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive by flipping the power switch to ON or AU TO (drive powers on/ hibernates automatic ally ; availa[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 8 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.c. Connecting the FireWire 800 Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (page 15) and turn on the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive by flipping the power switch to ON or AU TO (drive powers on/ hibernates automatic ally ; availa[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 9 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.d. Connecting the eSA T A Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (page 15) and turn on the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive by flipping the power switch to ON (the AU TO position is avail- able only for USB/F ireW ire connect[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 0 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.3. Connecting Multiple Devices W ith both Fir eW ire 400 and Fir eW ire 800 inter- faces, it is possible to connect another hard drive or digi- tal video c amera directly to the L aCie d2 Q uadra (this connection is called “ daisy-[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 1 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.4. Disconnecting Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive F ireWire, eSA T A and USB external devices f eature “ plug & play ” connectivity , whic h means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is runnin[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 2 3.6. LaCie Shor tcut Button e LaCie Shor tcut Button allows you to use your LaCie hard drive to perform a var iety of automated tasks on your computer . Instantl y back up your work files with EMC® Retrospect® Express, open a famil y budget spreadsheet, or launch your most commo[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 3 Y ou can set up the Button to automatically back up data f rom your computer to y our LaCie hard dr ive or to perform a custom action. Make sur e your LaCie hard dr ive is connected to your computer and turned on and then push the butto n o n the f ront of the drive. e LaCie S hort[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 4 Select the drive you want to modify f rom the drive list. “EMC Retr ospect Express” is selected by default. Click OK . See A in F ig. 3.6.2.C and 3.6.2.D. EMC Retrospect Express launches. Use EMC Ret- rospect Express to make settings for the backup you want to per form each time y[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 5 T o change the action assigned to a Button, open LaCie Shortcut Butto n by clicking on the L aCie Shor t- cut Button icon in Sy stem Preferences ( Apple Menu > System Preferences… ). S ee F ig. 3.6.3.A. Select the S ettings tab and fol low the instructions in section 3.6.2 beginn[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 6 At launch, L aCie S hortcut Button wil l search for LaCie S hortcut Button-compatible dr ives and display them in the dr ive list. See A in Fig . 3.6.4.A (Mac) and 3.6.4.B ( W indows). If no drives can be detected on the USB or F ireW ire bus, the list will display “No drives connec[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 7 Fig. 3.6.4.C Windows Connection Alerts ■ Windows Users Only: e LaCie Shor tcut Button icon in the sy stem tr ay displays a connection message when a button-enabled LaCie dr ive is connected or disconnected f rom the computer . See F ig. 3.6.4.C. T o r emove the LaCie S hortcut Bu[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 8 e Inf ormation tab of LaCie Shor tcut Button dis- plays basic details of the dr ive selected in the drive list. Items on the Information tab are not editable. S ee Fig . 3.6.5.A (Mac) and 3.6.5.B ( W indows). Fig. 3.6.5.A e sof tware version number of the LaCie Shortcut Button i[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 9 Problem Solution Drive is connected, but “No drives connected ” message appears in the drive list. Check both ends of the F ireW ire or USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports. T r y disconnecting the cables, waiting 10 seconds, and then reconnecting[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 0 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive is f ormatted in HFS+. is is the most efficient format for use with y our Mac. If you would like to share this hard drive with PC users, you will have to reformat your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive. What is Formatting[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 1 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 4.1. Formatting and Par titioning Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive Once you have setup your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive, you can reformat it to suit your needs. Windows Users ■ Disk management utility Disk management utility W indows 2000 and XP – U[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 2 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 8. Clic k Next . 9. Clic k Next . 10. Clic k Next . 11. Clic k Next . 12. In this window , you have the option of selecting the Q uick F ormat option. is allows a much faster format; however , this will disallow Disk Manage- ment to chec k the drive [...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 3 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n Connect the dr ive to the computer via one of its in- terfaces and turn on the drive by pressing the blue button. Go to the Menu Bar , and open Go . F rom the Go menu, c lick on Applications . In the Applic ations menu, open the Utilities folder , and t[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 4 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 4.2. Inter face Comparisons Deciding which interface to use, whether it be Hi- Speed USB 2.0, F ir eW ire 400, F ireW ire 800 or eSA T A can be a complicated decision. Depending on the inter- faces your computer has, your decision should be based on the[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 5 Fi r e Wi r e Q u es t io n s & An s we r s What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEE E (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) refers to the engineer ing cor ps that devel- oped the 1394th standard, defining the high-perf or- mance serial input/output (I/O) bus used to conne[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 6 Fi r e Wi r e Q u es t io n s & An s we r s drives or other digital hardwar e equipment, Fir eW ire is well suited to handle all these requirements. F or those working with digital video , the ne w stan- dard will enable new bandwidth-intensive applications, such as multiple-strea[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 7 US B Qu e st i o ns & A ns w e rs What Are The USB Interface Benefits? Cross-platform: Use your USB per ipherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. “Hot Swappable ”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de- vice. P lug it in and it ’ s[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 8 US B Qu e st i o ns & A ns w e rs port. If y ou buy a hub , make sure that it supports per-port switching. is function prevents the entire chain of pe- ripherals f rom f reezing up if one of them is not working properly or is down. Will Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Devices W ork On USB Hub[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 9 eS A T A Q u es t io n s & An s we r s What is eSA T A? Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive uses the latest in SA T A technology , allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 1.5Gb/s. SA T A technolog y was originally developed to ser ve as an inter nal interface, deliverin[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 0 should be tr ansparent to both the BIOS and oper- ating sy stem. Simpl y add more S erial A T A links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system. What are the ideal uses of Serial A T A? Although the specification supports all A T A and A T API devices (i.e. CD, D V[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 1 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng In the event that your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the f ollowing check- list to find out where the problem is coming f rom. If y ou have go ne through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is stil l not[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 2 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off (USB and F ireW ire connectio ns only). is is normal. Y our dr ive has an autoswitching power feature, which means that if your drive is connected to your computer[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 3 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng 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 port on your computer , or to a USB hub? If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub , this is normal. A Hi-Speed US[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 4 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive is not recog- nized by the computer . Are both ends of the F ireWire, eSA T A or USB cables firmly at- tached? Check both ends of the F ireW ire or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective por[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 5 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng 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 port on your computer , or to a USB hub? If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub , this is normal. A Hi-Speed US[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 6 Co n t ac t in g Cu s to m er S up p or t 9. Contacting Customer Suppor t Read the User Manual and r evie w the T roubleshoot- ing section. T r y to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU , and make sure that all of the c ables are correct[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 7 Co n t ac t in g Cu s to m er S up p or t 9.1. LaCie T echnical Suppor t Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, 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[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 8 W ar r an t y I n fo r m a ti o n 10. W arranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship , under nor mal use, for the peri- od designated on your warrant y cer tificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warran[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 9 Gl o s sa r y Glossar y Asynchronous – Data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. W ith this transfer method, the inter vals between transmissions can var y , and data can be resent if it is initially missed. Backup – (1) e act of creat[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 0 Gl o s sa r y and data programmed directl y into the circuitr y of a programmable read-only memor y or an electronically- erasable, programmable read-only memor y chip. Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive. Distinct f rom the software, which is stored in ra[...]

La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 1 Gl o s sa r y erasing the original data. P ar tition, -ing – After formatting, the hard drive is not yet ready to store files. It must be divided into sections that will contain special infor mation r equired for a Mac or PC to operate and other sectio ns that wil l contain the fi[...]