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3.5. Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive
FireWire and USB external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and
disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your
FireWire or USB peripheral device.
Caution!
Do not disconnect the USB or FireWire cable when the drive is reading or writing. Disconnecting while
the drive is operating could cause the loss of data. Make sure that your drive is not reading or writing and that
the activity LED is off before disconnecting the USB or FireWire cable.
Windows Users
Important Info:
Windows 98 SE Users
: If you have installed the
Windows Storage Supplement Update
, you will
have to unmount the drive before disconnecting it or powering it down. If you have not installed the update,
simply disconnect the drive when it is not active. No unmounting is required.
From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), click on the
Eject
icon (a small green
arrow over a hardware image).
A message will appear, detailing the devices that the
Eject
icon controls, i.e. “Safely remove…” Click on this prompt.
You will then be given the following message: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to disconnect the
device.
Mac Users
You must unmount the drive before disconnecting it or powering it down. Drag the disc icon to the
Trash
. Once the device’s
icon no longer appears on the desktop, the drive can be disconnected.
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