LaCie d2 Safe manual

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 T able of Contents Health and Safet y Precautions 4 General Use Pr ecautions 4 1. Introduction to the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 6 1.1. Hard Drive Heat Management 7 2. Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 8 2.1. P ackage Content 8 2.2. Minimum System Requirements 9 2.3. Views of the D rive 10 2.4. Cab[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s 6.2.6. Resetting the Drive 32 6.3. Using Multiple SAFE Drives on the Same Computer 33 6.4. Pr eferences 33 7. F ormatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Dr ive 34 7.1. F ormatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 35 8. USB Questions & Answers 38 9. F ireW ire Q uestion[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2006 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 written consent of LaCie. T r[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 is symbol on the prod- uct or on its pac kaging 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 rec ycling of waste ele[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 Hard Drive near sources of mag- netic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic inter ference c an aff ect the operation and stability of y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive. Do not place heavy objects on top ❖ of the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive or use excessive for[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 6 Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive. By simply connecting the L aCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive to your computer and walking through a quic k and easy software setup , you can ensure that your data is secure f rom unauthoriz ed users. e LaCie d2 SAFE Hard D rive per[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 7 e LaCie d2 SAFE Hard D rive’ s metal body is ide- al for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actuall y dr aws heat away f rom the internal drive toward the external c asing. e casing absorbs heat and will take advantag e of its large surface to fur ther dis- si[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 8 2. Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e 2.1. Package Content ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease save your pac k- aging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its original packaging. LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive V er tica[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 9 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e 2.2. Minimum System Requirements TeChNICAl NOTe: T o achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drive m ust be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it is co nnected to a USB 1.1 port, y our drive will operate at USB 1.1 speeds. For mor e de- tails see chapter 8. USB Q[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 0 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 2.3. Views of the Drive Drive Mode LE D - is L E D indicates the drive mode. Front View ■ 1 3 2 1 When the LED is: The drive is: On ❖ In configuration mode Off ❖ In normal operating mode, either locked or unlocked Blinking ❖ Ready [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 1 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 1 Lock S lot - is slot is used to connect an anti- theft chain loc k, such as a L aCie Securit y L ock. 2 Drive S tand Groove - is gr oove is used for attaching your d2 SAFE to the drive stand. 3 On/Off/Auto P ower Switc h - e auto po[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 2 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e d2 SAFE Accessories (sold separately) ■ ese accessories and more are available at www .lacie.com/addons . LaCie USB 2.0 PCI Card Blu-ray Discs & DVDs LaCie F ireWire 400 PCI Card LaCie Secur ity L oc k LaCie F ireWire 800 PCI Card[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 3 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e F ireWir e 400, also kno wn as IE E E 1394 , is a hi gh - spe ed seri al inp ut/ ou tpu t techn ol ogy for conne ct ing peri ph era l device s to a comp ute r or to ea ch othe r , and F ireWir e 800 is the imple men ta tio n of the new IEE E 13[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 4 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e USB is a seri al inpu t/ outp ut tech nol ogy for co nn ect - ing pe rip he ral dev ice s to a comp ute r or to ea ch ot he r . H i- Spee d US B 2 .0 i s t he l ate st imp le men tat io n o f th is sta n- dar d, and it prov id es the neces sary[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 5 Be f o r e I n s t a l l i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e e LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive has extra data securit y features not f ound on standard external hard drives, so you should take a minute to familiar ize y our- self with these items before you get started: 3. Before Insta[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 6 e Administrator has complete control over who can use the drive and what data access rights they have. e Administrator can: 3.2. Being An Administrator ImpOrT ANT INfO: e first person to use the drive becomes an Administrator by default. Any user can be given Administrative privile[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 7 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e F ollow these steps to quic kly get your L aCie d2 SAFE drive powered on and co nnected to your computer . 4. Connecting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Step 1 4.1. Connect the P ower Suppl y P age 18 Step 2 4.2. Connect the I[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 8 4.1. Connect the Power Supply Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. Connect Cable B to the P ower supply br ick ( C ). Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet. On the back of the drive, turn on the drive by flippi[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 9 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.2. Connect the Inter face Cable Connect the power suppl y c able (chapter 4.1. ) and turn on the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard D rive by flipping the pow er switc h to ON or AU TO (dr ive pow ers on/ hibernates automaticall y). Conne[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 0 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.3. Connecting Multiple Devices W ith both F ireW ire 400 and F ireWire 800 inter- faces, it is possible to connect another hard drive or digi- tal video camera directly to the L aCie d2 SAFE (this connection is called a “[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 1 Windows Users Insert the LaCie Utilities CD-ROM included in the box content into your computer’ s CD or DVD drive. Double click the LaCie SAFE Drive icon in your My Computer folder to open the CD, then double clic k the LaCie SAFE Drive Installer . Y ou’ l l see a window welcoming you to[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 2 Mac Users Insert the LaCie Utilities CD-ROM included in the box content into your computer’ s CD or DVD drive. T o install the SAFE Hard Drive Configuration ap- plication, double-clic k the installation package icon (see F ig. 4.4.C). After you complete the LaCie SAFE Dr ive Install- er ,[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 3 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.5. Disconnecting Y our Hard Drive F ireWire and USB external devices feature “ plug & play ” connectivit y , which means that your drive c an be connected and disconnected while the computer is run- ning. T o preven[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 4 5. Setting Up Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Co n fi g u r i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e After y ou have installed SAFE Hard Dr ive Config- uration , you will use the F irst Use Assistant to register an administrator who will have full access and configu- ration permission[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 5 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s After you agree to terms and conditions, the User Informat ion window (F ig. 5.2.1) opens. 1. Enter a name for the first user . e first user has Ad - ministration permissions by default. 2. Click Next . P roceed to section 5.2.2. Registering F ingerprints an[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 6 Co n fi g u r i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e Click on the tip of an unselected finger to begin r eg- istering a fingerprint (F ig. 5.2.2.A). e swipe dia- logue appears. Swipe the selected finger over the finger print sen- sor as indicated by the swipe dialog. If the sw[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 7 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve Y ou can start to use your LaCie d2 SAFE dr ive once you’ ve registered at least one user . If the drive is currently disconnected, first connect it (see chapter 4. Connecting Y our L aCie d2 SAFE Drive for more information). 6. Using Y our [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 8 Connect and switch on your SAFE Har d Drive. e window in F ig . 6.1.1.A opens. Place a registered finger flat in the recess of the finger- print sensor . Make sur e the top of your finger touc hes the top of the recess and slide it down slowly . If the swipe is successful, the screen [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 9 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve 6.2. Using the Drive as an Administrator Fig. 6.2.1.A 6.2.1. Accessing SAFE Hard Drive Configuration ■ T o perform administrative functions such as adding, modifying or removing users, administrators must open SAFE Hard Drive Configuration.[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 0 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve 6.2.2. Modifying a User’ s Information In SAFE Hard Drive Configuration, select the a user f rom the list and click the Infor mation tab. T o change the user’ s name, c lick in the Username field an enter a new name. Select new per missio[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 1 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s 6.2.3. Modifying a User’ s Fingerprints In SAFE Hard Drive Configuration, select a user f rom the list and click the F inger pr ints tab. Pr oceed to 6.2.3.1. Adding a Fing erprint or 6.2.3.2. Removing a F ingerprint . ■ 6.2.3.1. Adding a Fingerprint Click o[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 2 6.2.6. Resetting the Drive T o reset the dr ive to factor y settings, click Reset users... . A confirmation dialog opens, asking if you are sure you want to remove all user and fingerprint infor- mation (F ig. 6.2.6.A). Click Y es to confirm the deletion. is action cannot be undone. ?[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 3 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve If m ultiple SAFE drives are connected to your com- puter , the dialog in F ig. 6.3.A appears when y ou attempt to open SAFE Hard Drive Configuration. Choose the drive you want to Configure or Unloc k and clic k Configure… or Unlock… Als[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 4 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 7. Formatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive TeChNICAl NOTe: F A T 32 (MS-D OS) is recommended for sharing a hard drive with W in- dows and Mac OS users. However keep in mind that the F A T 32 format will slow down your hard drive and single file size i[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 5 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 7.1. Formatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive e process of formatting a dr ive on a computer running W indows 2000 or W indows XP consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the dr ive, and (2) formatting the dr ive. ese steps will erase [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 6 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 8. Click Next . 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next . 12. In this window , you have the option of selecting the Q uick Format option. is allows a much faster format; however , this will disallow Disk Manage- ment to check the dr ive for er[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 7 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E Mac Users ■ ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease refer to section 7., F or matting Y our L aCie d2 SAFE , for a more detailed comparison of the various file sy stem for- mats. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. Select Utilities f rom the Go [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 8 US B Q u e s t i o n s & A n s w e r s 8. USB Questions & Answers What Are The USB Interface Benefits? Cross-platform: Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. “Hot Swappable”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de- vic[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 9 US B Q u e s t i o n s & A n s w e r s switching. is function prevents the entire chain of pe- ripherals f rom f reezing up if one of them is not wor king properly or is down. Will Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Devices W ork On USB Hubs And Vice V ersa? Y ou can use y our Hi-S peed USB 2.0 devices[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 0 Fi r e W i r e Q u e s t i o n s & A n 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-perfor- mance serial input/output (I/O) bus used to connect p[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 1 Fi r e W i r e Q u e s t i o n s & A n s we r s well suited to handle all these requirements. F or those working with digital video , the new stan- dard will enable new bandwidth-intensive applic ations, such as multiple-stream, uncompressed, standard-defi- nition video . Will FireWire [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 2 Fr e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o ns 10. Frequently Asked Questions (F AQ) Question ■ Answer ■ W hat operating systems is the d2 SAFE compatible with? F or configuration, the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Dr ive works with W indows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS 10.2 and later . Once users a[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 3 Fr e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o ns Question ■ Answer ■ Do I need to install soft ware on ever y machine that I want to connect to the d2 SAFE drive? No , the d2 SAFE drive does not require any special software to run. Just connect the d2 SAFE drive to the computer following th[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 4 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g In the event that your LaCie d2 SAFE Har d Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the following check- list to find out where the problem is coming f rom. If you have go ne through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 5 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Are both ends of the F ireW ire or USB cables firml y attached? Check both ends of the F ireWire or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports. T r y discon[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 6 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Question Answer Error messages un- der Mac OS 10.x. Are you having pr oblems get- ting your F ireW ire device to be recognized? If you are having pr oblems with your F ireW ire connection under Mac OS 10.2.x, upgr ade to the latest Mac OS version. e dr[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 7 Windows Users ■ Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly . P lease see chapter 7. F ormatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive for more details. Does your computer’ s operating [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 8 Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Have the F ireW ire or USB driv- ers been installed correctly and enabled? Windows 2000 Users: Go to Star t Menu > Settings > Control P anel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager button > USB Co ntrol[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 9 Problem Question Answer e drive is not running noticeably faster when con- nected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a Hi- Speed USB 2.0 por t on your computer? Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 dr ivers for both your host bus adapter and device have been installed cor- [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 0 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g t h e F i n ge r p r i n t S e n s o r In the e vent that your LaCie d2 SAFE Har d Drive's fingerprint sensor does not recognize you as an autho- riz ed user , please refer to the f ollowing chec klist to find out where the pr oblem is coming f rom. If y o[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 1 Co n t a c t i n g C u s t o m e r S u p p or t 12. Contacting Customer Suppor t Read the U ser Manual and review 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 ab[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 2 Co n t a c t i n g C u s t o m e r S u p p or t 12.1. LaCie T echnical Suppor t Contacts 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.co[...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 3 W a r r a n t y I n f o r m a t i o n 13. W arranty Information 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 warranty [...]

La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 4 Gl o s s a r y Glossar y Bit – e smallest measur e of computerized data, either a 1 or a 0. Eight bits equal one byte, or one character . Biometr y – T echnology that uses biological data to verify a person's identity . Byte – A sequence of a djacent binar y digits, or bits, co[...]