Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product d2 Safe LaCie
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La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 T able of Contents Health and Safet y Precautions 4 General Use Pr ecautions 4 1. Introduction to the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 6 1.1. Hard Drive Heat Management 7 2. Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 8 2.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s 6.2.6. Resetting the Drive 32 6.3. Using Multiple SAFE Drives on the Same Computer 33 6.4. Pr eferences 33 7. F ormatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Dr ive 34 7.1. F ormatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive 35 8.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2006 LaCie. All rights reser ved. No part of this publi- cation may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, me - chanical, photocopying, recording or other wise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 is symbol on the prod- uct or on its pac kaging indicates that this prod- uct must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 Hard Drive near sources of mag- netic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic inter ference c an aff ect the operation and stability of y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 6 Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive. By simply connecting the L aCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive to your computer and walking through a quic k and easy software setup , you can ensure that your data is secure f rom unauthoriz ed users.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 7 e LaCie d2 SAFE Hard D rive’ s metal body is ide- al for naturally dissipating internal drive heat. Its unique design actuall y dr aws heat away f rom the internal drive toward the external c asing.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 8 2. Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e 2.1. Package Content ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease save your pac k- aging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its original packaging.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 9 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e 2.2. Minimum System Requirements TeChNICAl NOTe: T o achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drive m ust be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it is co nnected to a USB 1.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 0 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 2.3. Views of the Drive Drive Mode LE D - is L E D indicates the drive mode.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 1 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 1 Lock S lot - is slot is used to connect an anti- theft chain loc k, such as a L aCie Securit y L ock. 2 Drive S tand Groove - is gr oove is used for attaching your d2 SAFE to the drive stand.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 2 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e d2 SAFE Accessories (sold separately) ■ ese accessories and more are available at www .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 3 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e F ireWir e 400, also kno wn as IE E E 1394 , is a hi gh - spe ed seri al inp ut/ ou tpu t tech.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 4 Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e USB is a seri al inpu t/ outp ut tech nol ogy for co nn ect - ing pe rip he ral dev ice s to a comp ute r or to ea ch ot he r . H i- Spee d US B 2 .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 5 Be f o r e I n s t a l l i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e e LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive has extra data securit y features not f ound on standard external hard drives, so you should take a minute to familiar ize y our- self with these items before you get started: 3.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 6 e Administrator has complete control over who can use the drive and what data access rights they have. e Administrator can: 3.2. Being An Administrator ImpOrT ANT INfO: e first person to use the drive becomes an Administrator by default.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 7 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e F ollow these steps to quic kly get your L aCie d2 SAFE drive powered on and co nnected to your computer . 4. Connecting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Step 1 4.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 8 4.1. Connect the Power Supply Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. Connect Cable B to the P ower supply br ick ( C ). Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 1 9 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.2. Connect the Inter face Cable Connect the power suppl y c able (chapter 4.1. ) and turn on the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard D rive by flipping the pow er switc h to ON or AU TO (dr ive pow ers on/ hibernates automaticall y).
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 0 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.3. Connecting Multiple Devices W ith both F ireW ire 400 and F ireWire 80.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 1 Windows Users Insert the LaCie Utilities CD-ROM included in the box content into your computer’ s CD or DVD drive. Double click the LaCie SAFE Drive icon in your My Computer folder to open the CD, then double clic k the LaCie SAFE Drive Installer .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 2 Mac Users Insert the LaCie Utilities CD-ROM included in the box content into your computer’ s CD or DVD drive. T o install the SAFE Hard Drive Configuration ap- plication, double-clic k the installation package icon (see F ig.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 3 Co n n e c t i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E H a r d D r i v e 4.5. Disconnecting Y our Hard Drive F ireWire and USB external devices feature “ plug & play ” connectivit y , which means that your drive c an be connected and disconnected while the computer is run- ning.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 4 5. Setting Up Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive Co n fi g u r i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e After y ou have installed SAFE Hard .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 5 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s After you agree to terms and conditions, the User Informat ion window (F ig. 5.2.1) opens. 1. Enter a name for the first user . e first user has Ad - ministration permissions by default.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 6 Co n fi g u r i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i v e Click on the tip of an unselected finger to begin r eg- istering a fingerprint (F ig. 5.2.2.A). e swipe dia- logue appears. Swipe the selected finger over the finger print sen- sor as indicated by the swipe dialog.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 7 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve Y ou can start to use your LaCie d2 SAFE dr ive once you’ ve registered at least one user . If the drive is currently disconnected, first connect it (see chapter 4.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 8 Connect and switch on your SAFE Har d Drive. e window in F ig . 6.1.1.A opens. Place a registered finger flat in the recess of the finger- print sensor . Make sur e the top of your finger touc hes the top of the recess and slide it down slowly .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 2 9 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve 6.2. Using the Drive as an Administrator Fig. 6.2.1.A 6.2.1. Accessing SAFE Hard Drive Configuration ■ T o perform administrative functions such as adding, modifying or removing users, administrators must open SAFE Hard Drive Configuration.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 0 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve 6.2.2. Modifying a User’ s Information In SAFE Hard Drive Configuration, select the a user f rom the list and click the Infor mation tab. T o change the user’ s name, c lick in the Username field an enter a new name.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 1 T a b le o f C o n t e n t s 6.2.3. Modifying a User’ s Fingerprints In SAFE Hard Drive Configuration, select a user f rom the list and click the F inger pr ints tab. Pr oceed to 6.2.3.1. Adding a Fing erprint or 6.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 2 6.2.6. Resetting the Drive T o reset the dr ive to factor y settings, click Reset users... . A confirmation dialog opens, asking if you are sure you want to remove all user and fingerprint infor- mation (F ig.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 3 Us i n g Y o u r L a C i e d 2 S A F E D r i ve If m ultiple SAFE drives are connected to your com- puter , the dialog in F ig. 6.3.A appears when y ou attempt to open SAFE Hard Drive Configuration.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 4 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 7. Formatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive TeChNICAl NOTe: F A T 32 (MS-D OS) is recommended for sharing a hard drive with W in- dows and Mac OS users.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 5 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 7.1. Formatting Y our LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Drive e process of formatting a dr ive on a computer running W indows 2000 or W indows XP consists of two steps: (1) installing a signature on the dr ive, and (2) formatting the dr ive.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 6 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E 8. Click Next . 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 7 Fo r ma t t i n g Y o u r d 2 S A F E Mac Users ■ ImpOrT ANT INfO: P lease refer to section 7., F or matting Y our L aCie d2 SAFE , for a more detailed comparison of the various file sy stem for- mats.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 8 US B Q u e s t i o n s & A n s w e r s 8. USB Questions & Answers What Are The USB Interface Benefits? Cross-platform: Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 3 9 US B Q u e s t i o n s & A n s w e r s switching. is function prevents the entire chain of pe- ripherals f rom f reezing up if one of them is not wor king properly or is down. Will Hi-Speed USB 2.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 0 Fi r e W i r e Q u e s t i o n s & A n s we r s What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEE E (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) re.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 1 Fi r e W i r e Q u e s t i o n s & A n s we r s well suited to handle all these requirements. F or those working with digital video , the new stan- dard will enable new bandwidth-intensive applic ations, such as multiple-stream, uncompressed, standard-defi- nition video .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 2 Fr e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o ns 10. Frequently Asked Questions (F AQ) Question ■ Answer ■ W hat operating systems is the d2 SAFE compatible with? F or configuration, the LaCie d2 SAFE Hard Dr ive works with W indows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS 10.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 3 Fr e q u e n t l y A s k e d Q u e s t i o ns Question ■ Answer ■ Do I need to install soft ware on ever y machine that I want to connect to the d2 SAFE drive? No , the d2 SAFE drive does not require any special software to run.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 4 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g In the event that your LaCie d2 SAFE Har d Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the following check- list to find out where the problem is coming f rom.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 5 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Are both ends of the F ireW ire or USB cables firml y attached? Check both ends of the F ireWire or USB cables and make sure that they are fully seated in their respective ports.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 6 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g Problem Question Answer Error messages un- der Mac OS 10.x. Are you having pr oblems get- ting your F ireW ire device to be recognized? If you are having pr oblems with your F ireW ire connection under Mac OS 10.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 7 Windows Users ■ Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly . P lease see chapter 7.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 8 Problem Question Answer e drive is not recognized by the computer . Have the F ireW ire or USB driv- ers been installed correctly and enabl.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 4 9 Problem Question Answer e drive is not running noticeably faster when con- nected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a Hi- Speed USB 2.0 por t on your computer? Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 2.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 0 T ro u b l e s h o o t i n g t h e F i n ge r p r i n t S e n s o r In the e vent that your LaCie d2 SAFE Har d Drive's fingerprint sensor does not recognize you as an autho- riz ed user , please refer to the f ollowing chec klist to find out where the pr oblem is coming f rom.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 1 Co n t a c t i n g C u s t o m e r S u p p or t 12. Contacting Customer Suppor t Read the U ser Manual and review the T roubleshoot- ing section.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 2 Co n t a c t i n g C u s t o m e r S u p p or t 12.1. LaCie T echnical Suppor t Contacts LaCie Asia, S ingapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www .
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 3 W a r r a n t y I n f o r m a t i o n 13. W arranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship , under normal use, for the peri- od designated on your warr anty certific ate.
La Ci e d2 S AF E Ha rd D ri ve Us er M an ua l pa ge 5 4 Gl o s s a r y Glossar y Bit – e smallest measur e of computerized data, either a 1 or a 0. Eight bits equal one byte, or one character . Biometr y – T echnology that uses biological data to verify a person's identity .
An important point after buying a device LaCie d2 Safe (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought LaCie d2 Safe yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data LaCie d2 Safe - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, LaCie d2 Safe you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get LaCie d2 Safe will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of LaCie d2 Safe, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime LaCie d2 Safe.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with LaCie d2 Safe. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device LaCie d2 Safe along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
