LaCie LaCinema Premier
User Manual
page 17
External USB devices feature “plug & play” connec-
tivity, which means that your drive can be connected and
disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent
failures, however, it is important to follow these steps
when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive.
Mac Users
Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the
1.
trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB
device icon. Your drive may be represented by
an icon that looks like the drive itself.)
When the icon disappears from the desktop,
2.
the drive can be disconnected.
Windows Users
From the
1.
System Tray
(located in the lower
right-hand side of your screen), click the
Eject
icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-
age).
A message will appear, listing the devices the
2.
Eject icon controls (it should say, “Safely re-
move...”). Click on the LaCie hard drive in this
prompt.
This message will appear: “Safe to Remove
3.
Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to discon-
nect the device.
3.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier