Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product d2 Quadra v3 2 TB LaCie
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La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 T able of Con ten ts T able of Contents Health and Safet y P recautions 3 General Use Pr ecautions 3 1. Introduction T o e LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive 5 1.1. Hard Dr ive Heat Management 6 2.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 Fo r ward Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights reser ved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieva.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 Fo r ward is symbol on the prod- uct or on its packaging indicates that this prod- uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 Fo r ward Do not place the LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive near sources of mag- netic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference c an affect the oper ation and stability of your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 ank you for purchasing the new LaCie d2 Quadra with Q uadruple Inter face. Combining compatibil- ity with high throughput rates and ma.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 6 e L aCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive ’ s metal body is ideal for naturall y dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actuall y draws heat away f rom the inter nal drive toward the exter nal casing.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 7 Y o u r L a Ci e d 2 Qu a dr a H a r d D ri v e 2. Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users ■ Mac Users ■ eSA T A*, Fir eW ire 800*, F ireWire 400 or USB 2.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 8 2.2. Package Content ImpOrT ANT INfO : P lease save your pack- aging. In the e vent that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its original packaging. LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive V ertic al stand kit P ower supply kit Hi-Speed USB 2.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 9 2.3. Views Of The Drive Shor tcut Button with Activity LED Push the Shor tcut Button to launch the docu- ment or application of your choice (see section 3.6, L aCie Shortcut Button for more informa- tion).
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 0 1 Loc k Slot - is slot is used to connect an anti- theft c hain lock, such as a Kensington secur ity lock*, for maximum pr otection.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 1 F ireWire 400, also known as IEE E 1394, is a high- speed serial input/output technolog y for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other , and F ireWire 800 is the implementation of the new I E EE 1394b standard.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 2 Y o u r L a Ci e d 2 Qu a dr a H a r d D ri v e USB is a serial input/output technolog y for connect- ing per ipheral devices to a computer or to each other .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 3 eSA T A ■ Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive uses the latest in SA T A technolog y , allowing inter face (or bus) trans- fer rates of up to 1.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 4 3. Installing Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive ere are t wo parts to connecting and turning on your LaCie d2 Q uadra: 1) connect the.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 5 Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. Connect Cable B to the P ower supply brick ( C ).
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 6 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.a. Connecting the USB 2.0 Inter face Cable Connect the P ower supply cable (page .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 7 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.b. Connecting the FireWire 400 Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (p.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 8 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.c. Connecting the FireWire 800 Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (p.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 1 9 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.2.d. Connecting the eSA T A Inter face Cable Connect the power supply cable (page 1.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 0 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.3. Connecting Multiple Devices W ith both Fir eW ire 400 and Fir eW ire 800 inter- .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 1 In s t al l in g Y o u r L aC i e H a rd Dr i v e 3.4. Disconnecting Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive F ireWire, eSA T A and USB extern.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 2 3.6. LaCie Shor tcut Button e LaCie Shor tcut Button allows you to use your LaCie hard drive to perform a var iety of automated tasks on your computer .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 3 Y ou can set up the Button to automatically back up data f rom your computer to y our LaCie hard dr ive or to perform a custom action. Make sur e your LaCie hard dr ive is connected to your computer and turned on and then push the butto n o n the f ront of the drive.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 4 Select the drive you want to modify f rom the drive list. “EMC Retr ospect Express” is selected by default. Click OK . See A in F ig. 3.6.2.C and 3.6.2.D. EMC Retrospect Express launches.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 5 T o change the action assigned to a Button, open LaCie Shortcut Butto n by clicking on the L aCie Shor t- cut Button icon in Sy stem Preferences ( Apple Menu > System Preferences… ).
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 6 At launch, L aCie S hortcut Button wil l search for LaCie S hortcut Button-compatible dr ives and display them in the dr ive list.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 7 Fig. 3.6.4.C Windows Connection Alerts ■ Windows Users Only: e LaCie Shor tcut Button icon in the sy stem tr ay displays a connection message when a button-enabled LaCie dr ive is connected or disconnected f rom the computer .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 8 e Inf ormation tab of LaCie Shor tcut Button dis- plays basic details of the dr ive selected in the drive list. Items on the Information tab are not editable. S ee Fig . 3.6.5.A (Mac) and 3.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 2 9 Problem Solution Drive is connected, but “No drives connected ” message appears in the drive list. Check both ends of the F ireW ire or USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 0 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Dr ive is f ormatted in HFS+. is is the most efficient format for use with y our Mac. If you would like to share this hard drive with PC users, you will have to reformat your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 1 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 4.1. Formatting and Par titioning Y our LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive Once you have setup your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive, you can reformat it to suit your needs.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 2 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 8. Clic k Next . 9. Clic k Next . 10. Clic k Next . 11.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 3 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n Connect the dr ive to the computer via one of its in- terfaces and turn on the drive by pressing the blue button. Go to the Menu Bar , and open Go . F rom the Go menu, c lick on Applications .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 4 He l p fu l I n f or m a ti o n 4.2. Inter face Comparisons Deciding which interface to use, whether it be Hi- Speed USB 2.0, F ir eW ire 400, F ireW ire 800 or eSA T A can be a complicated decision.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 5 Fi r e Wi r e Q u es t io n s & An s we r s What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEE E (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 6 Fi r e Wi r e Q u es t io n s & An s we r s drives or other digital hardwar e equipment, Fir eW ire is well suited to handle all these requirements.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 7 US B Qu e st i o ns & A ns w e rs What Are The USB Interface Benefits? Cross-platform: Use your USB per ipherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. “Hot Swappable ”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de- vice.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 8 US B Qu e st i o ns & A ns w e rs port. If y ou buy a hub , make sure that it supports per-port switching. is function prevents the entire chain of pe- ripherals f rom f reezing up if one of them is not working properly or is down.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 3 9 eS A T A Q u es t io n s & An s we r s What is eSA T A? Y our LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard D rive uses the latest in SA T A technology , allowing interface (or bus) transfer rates of up to 1.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 0 should be tr ansparent to both the BIOS and oper- ating sy stem. Simpl y add more S erial A T A links to increase the number of connectivity points in your system. What are the ideal uses of Serial A T A? Although the specification supports all A T A and A T API devices (i.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 1 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng In the event that your LaCie d2 Q uadra Hard Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the f ollowing check- list to find out where the problem is coming f rom.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 2 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off (USB and F ireW ire connectio ns only).
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 3 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer , or to a USB hub? If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub , this is normal.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 4 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive is not recog- nized by the computer .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 5 T r o ub l es h o ot i ng Problem Question Answer e drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a USB port on your computer , or to a USB hub? If your drive is connected to a USB port or hub , this is normal.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 6 Co n t ac t in g Cu s to m er S up p or t 9. Contacting Customer Suppor t Read the User Manual and r evie w the T roubleshoot- ing section.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 7 Co n t ac t in g Cu s to m er S up p or t 9.1. LaCie T echnical Suppor t Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www .
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 8 W ar r an t y I n fo r m a ti o n 10. W arranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship , under nor mal use, for the peri- od designated on your warrant y cer tificate.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 4 9 Gl o s sa r y Glossar y Asynchronous – Data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. W ith this transfer method, the inter vals between transmissions can var y , and data can be resent if it is initially missed.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 0 Gl o s sa r y and data programmed directl y into the circuitr y of a programmable read-only memor y or an electronically- erasable, programmable read-only memor y chip. Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive.
La Cie d2 Quad ra Qu adru ple Int erfac e H ard Dri ve pa ge 5 1 Gl o s sa r y erasing the original data. P ar tition, -ing – After formatting, the hard drive is not yet ready to store files.
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