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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 1.1. Box Content ................................................................................... ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 2 Copyrights Co py ri gh t © 2010 La Ci e. All rig ht s re ser ve d. No p art o f thi s pu bl ic at io n ma y be re pro duc ed , st or ed in a ret ri ev al sys tem , or tra nsm it te d in any fo rm or by any mea ns , el ec tr on ic, me ch an ic al , ph ot oc op y ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on F orew ord Us er Man ual pag e 3 Health and Safety P recautions ✦ On ly qu ali fied per so ns are a ut hor ize d to ca rr y ou t ma in ten anc e on t his de vi ce . ✦ Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when set- ting up the device. ✦ Do n ot op en a d is k d ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 4 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the LaCie d2 USB 3.0 Hard Disk. This manual will guide you through the process of connecting your drive to your computer and will assist you in troubleshooting any issues that might arise. If you encounter problems, ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 5 d2 US B 3.0 Quick In stall Guide Design by Neil Poulton 1.1. Bo x Content Your LaCie d2 package contains the items listed below: 1. LaCie d2 USB 3.0 2. External power supply 3. USB 3.0 cable (USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible) 4. Quick Install Guide 5. Drive stand ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1.2. Minimum System R equirements ✦ Computer with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0* port ✦ Latest version of Windows XP**, Windows Vista, Windows 7 / Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 ✦ Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended *To take advantage of SuperSpeed USB 3.0 transfe ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1.3. Views of the Drive Front View 1. Blue button: Serves as a LED drive status indicator and the pow- er button. When you disconnect the interface cable, the drive will turn off. You can, however, turn the drive on by pressing the button, or off by pressin ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 Rear View 1. USB 3.0 port 2. Power adapter connection 3. Chain lock option CAU TION : To avoi d ov erhe ating , th e La Cie d2 should be inst alled in a we ll-v enti lated area an d in suc h a way as to main tain suffic ient air flow acr oss the con trol ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1.4. Hard Disk Heat Management Heat Dissipation Design The LaCie d2 USB 3.0’s metal body is ideal for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actually draws heat away from the internal drive toward the external casing. The large surfa ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.5. Cables and Connectors USB 3.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides higher band- width and new power ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 11 2. Getting Connected Installing the LaCie d2 USB 3.0 hard drive is easy for all users, re- gardless of operating system, thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant. Install your drive in three easy steps: 2.1. STEP 1: Connect the Power Cable 2.2. STEP 2: Conne ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.1. STEP 1: Connect the P ower Cable 1. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the LaCie d2 USB 3.0. 2. Continue to the next step, 2.2. STEP 2: Connect the USB Cable . CAU TION : Only use th e AC ad apte r supp lied with y our sp ecifi c ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2. STEP 2: Connect the USB Cable 1. Connect the USB 3.0 cable to the drive and to a compatible port on your computer. 2. After a few seconds, a small LaCie partition will mount on your computer and appear in My Computer (Windows users) or on your ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 14 2.3. STEP 3: Launch LaCie Setup Assistant Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive. It will: ✦ Optimize your drive according to your needs ✦ Copy the manual and utilities onto your LaCie hard ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 15 2.4. Disconnecting Y our Drive 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, however, it is important to follow thes ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 16 2.5. Formatting and P artitioning LaCie Setup Assistant should be run once when you first connect your drive. During this process, the drive will be formatted for your needs. However, if you aborted the process or if you wish to reformat your drive ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 17 Mac OS Users You may customize the drive by reformatting and/or partitioning the drive with separate file system formats. For optimal performance in Mac OS environments, format and partition the drive as one large Mac OS Extended volume. Mac OS Ext ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 18 2.5.2. Windows XP Users The steps listed below will help you format and partition your disk drive using Windows XP. For more information on choosing the op- timal file format, refer to 2.5.1. About File System Formats . CAUTION: Following these ste ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 19 9. Specify the partition size. Please note that FAT32 partitions must be 32GB (32000MB) or smaller. By default, the partition oc- cupies the entire volume ( Fig. 13 ) but you may change the size based upon the working environment. Click Next . 10. A ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 20 12. A window appears listing your choices. If all seems well, click Finish to begin the format process ( Fig. 16 ). To make a change, select Back . 13. Your drive’s partition(s) should have a “Healthy” status in the list of drives in Disk Mana ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 21 2.5.3. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users The following steps explain how to format your LaCie hard disk using Windows Vista or Windows 7. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the d2 hard drive. If you have information that you w ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 22 5. Assign a drive letter or accept the default ( Fig. 21 ). Select Next> . 6. Choose the file system format for the partition. If the partition size is 32GB or less, the choices will include NTFS and FAT32. Select the format and check Perform a ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 23 7. The last window is a summary of the format options you have just selected. If all looks to be correct, click Finish for the format to begin ( Fig. 24 ). F ig. 24 ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Get tin g Co nne cte d Us er Man ual pag e 24 2.5.4. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the d2, including encrypted data. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before perform- ing these steps. 1. Connect th ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 25 In the event that your LaCie d2 is not working correctly, please refer to the tables on the following pages to troubleshoot the device. If you have gone through all of the points in the table and your drive is still not working correctly, please see th ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 26 3.2. T roubleshooting: Mac Users Problem Question Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop? There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop (unless you’ve set the Finder prefer ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 27 Problem Question Solutions The drive is not running noticeably faster when con- nected via USB 3.0. Is the drive connected to a standard USB (2.0 or 1.1) port on your computer? If your drive is connected to a standard USB (2.0 or 1.1) port, this is nor ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 28 3.3. T roubleshooting: Windows Users Problem Question Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly. Please see section 2.5. Formatting and Partitioning . Does ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 29 Problem Question Solutions The drive is making clicking noises. Is the sound “soft clicking” or “hard clicking”? Soft clicking can be the normal sound of the drive working. If the drive is functional, this is normal. Drives do not typically giv ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 30 Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals and review section 3. Troubleshooting . 2. Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are cor ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Australia http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Dutch) http://www.lacie.com/befr/contact/ (French) LaCie Brazil http://www.lacie.com/us/contact/ LaCie ...
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L aC ie d2 USB 3. 0 • D es ign by n ei l P o ul t on W arran ty Info rma tio n Us er Man ual pag e 32 This Limited Warranty applies only to hardware products manufac- tured by or for LaCie that can be identified by the “LaCie” trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them. The Limited Warranty does not apply to any non-LaCie hardware produ ...
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