LaCie Rugged All-Terrain, User Manual

Page 1: ...ssistant 12 2 3 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant A 14 2 4 Launching LaCie Setup Assistant B 15 2 5 Connecting Multiple Devices 22 2 6 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk 23 2 7 Switching Interfaces 23 3...

Page 2: ...ommunications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can b...

Page 3: ...re its casing Avoid placing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight even through a window Inversely plac ing your LaCie Rugged Hard Drive in an environment that i...

Page 4: ...a wide range of high end high traffic environments including Digital content creation Professional data exchange Video on the go The LaCie Rugged sports a tough metal and rubber case which along with...

Page 5: ...able 3 FireWire 400 cable Triple Interface only 4 FireWire 800 cable Triple Interface only 5 USB power cable 6 Quick Install Guide NOTE The User Manual and software utilities are pre loaded on the dri...

Page 6: ...Manual page 6 1 2 Minimum System Requirements Your system must meet certain requirements in order for your LaCie product to function properly For a list of these requirements please refer to the prod...

Page 7: ...00 port 4 USB power cable connection Rear View USB only 1 USB port 2 USB power cable connection Exploded View Your LaCie Rugged All Terrain Hard Disk is equipped with an ex ternal rubber bumper which...

Page 8: ...ted to a USB 1 1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates USB Power Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate you...

Page 9: ...offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling dis tance between devices FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth inten sive applications such as audio video and graphics FireWire Cables Your LaCie hard d...

Page 10: ...teps Step Page 2 1 Connecting the Interface Cable 11 2 2 LaCie Setup Assistant Run LaCie Setup Assistant to format your drive for optimal per formance with your system 15 IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect...

Page 11: ...k 3 After a few seconds the hard disk will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer Windows users or on your desk top Mac users NOTE In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not pro...

Page 12: ...your version please launch LaCie Setup Assistant and compare the Welcome window with the images To launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows Open Computer My Computer and click twice on the Start exe icon...

Page 13: ...LION Certain versions of LaCie Setup Assistant are not compatible with Mac OS X 10 7 If you receive the error in Fig 14 please see the instructions for formatting your hard drive at 3 3 Formatting for...

Page 14: ...rs double click on the LaCie Setup Assistant icon which will appear on your desktop IMPORTANT INFO If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting...

Page 15: ...upport Launch LaCie Setup Assistant Windows users Open the LACIE volume in Computer My Com puter for Windows XP and then double click Start exe Fig 15 Windows Mac users double click on the LaCie Setup...

Page 16: ...he on screen instructions as listed below to format your drive and install software utilities 1 Select your language Fig 17 2 Please read the license agreement before clicking Next Fig 18 Selecting Ne...

Page 17: ...e the size of the Compatible volume for Windows and Mac If you do not want the Compatible volume move the slider all the way to the left The LaCie vol ume will be formatted for your operating system N...

Page 18: ...nnected User Manual page 18 4 A window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted Fig 21 Windows Fig 22 Mac Select Yes to continue 5 LaCie Setup Assistant will format the hard drive Fig 23 cont...

Page 19: ...esign by Neil Poulton Getting Connected User Manual page 19 6 Register your LaCie device Fig 24 New Account Fig 25 Existing Account Click Next to continue continued on the next page Fig 24 New Account...

Page 20: ...Design by Neil Poulton Getting Connected User Manual page 20 7 Choose the software utilities that you want to install Fig Fig 26 Windows Fig 27 Mac Click Next to continue continued on the next page Fi...

Page 21: ...eady for use Installed software utilities may be found in the following folders Windows Desktop LaCie Mac Desktop LaCie IMPORTANT INFO Please note that LaCie software utilities may be installed at any...

Page 22: ...ire 400 speeds 1 Connect your LaCie hard disk by following the steps in sections 2 1 and 2 4 connecting to your computer using the FireWire 800 cable 2 To attach a digital video camera a Using the iLi...

Page 23: ...s See section 2 6 Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Disk for proper disconnection procedures When the hard disk has been safely disconnected reconnect it with the interface of your choice Windows Users 1...

Page 24: ...the hard disk into sections called partitions A partition is a section of the hard disk s storage capacity that is cre ated to contain files and data For instance you could create three partitions on...

Page 25: ...may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management op tion Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane 3 Find the disk corresponding to...

Page 26: ...s or if you reformatted your LaCie hard disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac CAUTION Following these steps will erase everything from the hard disk If you have information that you want to protect or con t...

Page 27: ...r on your computer in the Volume label field b Select Perform a quick format Fig 32 c Leave the other options at their default values and click OK 5 Click OK in the format warning dialog During the fo...

Page 28: ...otect or con tinue to use back up this information before performing these steps 1 Right click My Computer and select Manage Fig 34 The Computer Management window opens 2 Select Disk Management under...

Page 29: ...leave the default values and click Next 7 Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive Click Next 8 Select Format this partition with the following settings and En ter a name for the volume as you d l...

Page 30: ...ab Fig 40 5 From the Volume Scheme menu choose the number of parti tions you want to divide the drive into 16 maximum You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitio...

Page 31: ...stion Solution The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive ap pear on the desktop There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If the drive does not appear fo...

Page 32: ...e drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your computer to sleep mode and when the computer is woken from sleep it does not give the drive enough time to spin up from its sleep mode Are yo...

Page 33: ...waiting 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart your computer and try again Have the USB eSATA or FireWire drivers been installed correctly and enabled Open...

Page 34: ...d off when you turn your computer on and off USB and FireWire connec tions This is normal Your drive has an autoswitching power feature which means that if your drive is connected to your computer tur...

Page 35: ...d on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select About This Mac Windows users Right click My Computer an...

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Page 37: ...nd its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct specia...