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Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 1 PORSCHE DESIGN MOBILE DRIVE USER MANUAL CLICK HERE TO ACCESS UP-TO-DATE ONLINE VERSION of this document for the most recent content as well as for features such as expandable illustrations, easier navigation, and search capability.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 2 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the User Manual for the LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive. This new family of hard drives combines world-famous Porsche Design's sophisticated solid aluminum design with LaCie's cutting-edge technology.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 3 STATUS LIGHT INFORMATION Your hard drive features a status light, which will indicate certain disk behaviors.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 4 CABLES AND CONNECTORS USB 3.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 5 USB-Y CABLE In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your mobile LaCie hard disk, you can connect a USB-Y cable to the drive and to your computer's USB 3.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 6 GETTING CONNECTED Caution: Do not stack multiple LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drives, as they may overheat. Installing your LaCie hard drive is easy for all users thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 7 STEP 2 - LAUNCH LACIE SETUP ASSISTANT LaCie Setup Assistant (LSA) must be launched before using your drive. It will allow you to: Easily format the hard drive.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 8 Manual access: Open the LACIE SETUP volume in Computer ( My Computer for Windows XP) and double click LaCie Setup .
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 9 Setup LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac to reformat your drive.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 10 Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive. Moving the slider to the left will reduce the size of the 3. Compatible volume (called LaCie Share on some products) (for Windows and Mac). If you do not want the Compatible / LaCie Share volume, move the slider all the way to the left.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 11 Mac A window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted. Select Yes to continue. 4. Windows Mac LaCie Setup Assistant will format the hard drive. 5. Register your LaCie device. Click Next to continue. 6.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 12 Existing Account Choose the software utilities that you want to install. Please note that certain software utilities may begin to 7. install before LaCie Setup Assistant has finished. Follow the software utility installer before completing LaCie Setup Assistant.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 13 Windows Mac Software will be installed on the product's storage, not on your computer. It will be located on the volume entitled “Compatible” or “LaCie Share” if it exists, otherwise on “LaCie”.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 14 STEP 3 - INSTALL LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER (OPTIONAL) Install LaCie Desktop Manager to manage your drive's advanced functionality.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 15 LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER LaCie Desktop Manager unlocks the full potential of your LaCie hard drive. It will allow you to see advanced information on your drive and to configure Eco Mode . Note: LaCie Desktop Manager is not compatible with all LaCie devices.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 16 Windows Mac Note: If you have manually formatted the drive using your operating system's disk utility instead of or after running the LaCie Setup Assistant, you will need to download the LaCie Desktop Manager from www.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 17 INFO TAB When you run LaCie Desktop Manager, you will see that all compatible connected LaCie devices will appear in the left-hand column. Choose the drive you wish to manage and make sure the Info tab is selected.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 18 ECO TAB By default, your drive will enter Eco Mode after five minutes of inactivity in order to conserve energy. To exit Eco Mode, simply access data on the drive and the disk will automatically restart. You can manage this feature using LaCie Desktop Manager.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 19 UNINSTALL LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER Mac Users Click the LaCie Desktop Manager icon in the menu bar, then select Preferences . In the window that opens, click Uninstall LaCie Desktop Manager . Windows Users Use Windows' Control Panel to uninstall LaCie Desktop Manager.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 20 UNMOUNTING YOUR DRIVE USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your LaCie storage can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 21 MAC USERS Drag the storage device icon to the Trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your LaCie storage may be represented by an icon that looks like the device itself.) When the icon disappears from the desktop, the storage device can be disconnected.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 22 OPTIONAL FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING Standard LaCie storage devices will prompt you to run LaCie Setup Assistant when they are first connected to a computer (Windows or Mac). LaCie Setup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your needs.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 23 Mac Users You may customize the storage device by reformatting and/or partitioning it with separate file system formats. For optimal performance in Mac OS environments, format and partition the storage device as one large Mac OS Extended volume.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 24 Windows Users Technical Note on volumes larger than 2TB: Windows XP 32-bit - This version of Windows will not recognize volumes larger than 2TB; Windows XP x64, Vista and 7 - All of these versions of Windows can recognize volumes greater than 2TB.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 25 GETTING HELP If you are having problems with your LaCie product, consult the table below for a list of available resources.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 26 TROUBLESHOOTING TOPICS Note: Interactive troubleshooting, a highly effective way to resolve problems with your product, is available from www.lacie.com/support/ . Select your product, then click the “Troubleshooting” tab.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 27 Problem: I'm receiving file transfer error messages. Q: Did you get an "Error -50" message while copying to a FAT 32 volume? A: When copying files or folders from a computer to a FAT 32 volume, certain characters cannot be copied.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 28 Q: Does your computer's configuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? A: Please refer to the product packaging or consult the product support web page at www.lacie.com/support/ to check the minimum system requirements.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 29 Q: Is your drive listed next to an unusual icon? A: Windows Device Manager can usually provide information about failures in accessories. It does not display the exact cause, or a solution, but it can assist in troubleshooting most problems.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 30 PRECAUTIONS Caution: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to operate this device.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 31 GENERAL USE PRECAUTIONS Do not expose the LaCie hard drive to temperatures outside the range of 5º C to 30º C (41º F to 86º F); or to ■ operational humidity beyond 10-80%, non-condensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 5-90%, non-condensing.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 32 WARRANTY INFORMATION LaCie offers first-rate service and support through our generous three-tiered warranty policy. Our 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-year policies include comprehensive, complimentary web-based resources, expert in-house technical support, and worldwide repair and/or replacement coverage.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 33 EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD “AS IS” AND LACIE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 34 Read carefully all information related to warranty and precautions of use of your new LaCie product in the user manual. For products purchased in the United States, you may contact LaCie at 22985 NW Evergreen Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 35 LEGAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2013 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual 36 firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. WEEE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
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