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Foreward LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Table of Contents Foreword 3 Precautions 5 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 6 1.1 Minimum System Requirements 6 1.2 Stacking Your LaCie mini 7 2. Getting Connected 8 2.1 Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 11 2.2 Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie mini and to Your Computer 12 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 13 3.1 Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie mini 14 3.1.1 Mac Users 14 3.1.2 Windows Users 16 4. Helpful Information 18 4.1. Advice for O
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Foreward LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Copyrights Copyright © 2005 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. Trademarks Apple, Mac mini, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition and W
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Foreword LaCie mini page 4 COMPANION HARD DRIVE • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We hereby certify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Directive (89
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Precautions LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Health And Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this User's Manual carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • Do not open your hard drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your hard drive contains no user-serviceable
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© C o g h t 2 0 0 5 L a C L t d Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive Your LaCie mini is designed to upgrade the storage capacity of your Mac mini conveniently stacking under it. You can also use your LaCie mini with other computers, using a variety of operating systems. Ideal for speed intensive applications, the LaCie mini handles your demanding data needs. Secure and stable, the LaCie mini is an easy way to add storage space to your computer
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Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 1.2 Stacking your LaCie mini Your LaCie mini is designed to stack under another LaCie mini or your Apple Mac mini. To allow for proper cooling, always stack your LaCie mini under your Mac Mini. DO NOT turn over your drive or place your Lacie mini on top of the Apple Mac mini, as this will risk overheating. user manual | page 7
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Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie mini powered on and connected to your computer. See the following steps to get started! 2.1. Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2.2. Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer Once you’ve gotten the drive powered on and connected to your computer, move on to section 3. Using Your LaCie Drive for important information on how to format and util
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Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Mac OS 9.x Users Only! Silverlining Pro Installation Before connecting the power supply and USB 2.0 cable to your drive, you will need to install Silverlining Pro, which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the power supply and USB 2.0 cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your computer’s internal CD/DVD d
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Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users Only! Silverlining 98 Installation Before connecting the power supply and USB 2.0 cable cable to your drive, you will need to install Silverlining 98, which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to the power supply and USB 2.0 cable installation steps. 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM in your compute
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Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Step 2.1 – Connect the power supply and switch on the drive. 1 Power Supply Brick 3 2 Cable B 4 Cable A There are two cables that are supplied with the power supply: one cable (A) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector; and the other cable (B) connects to the LaCie drive. Connect Cable A to your LaCie mini. 1 Connect Cable B to the Power Supply brick. 2 Connect Cable B to a wall outlet. 3 Turn the drive on and off
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Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE Step 2.2 – Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie mini and to Your Computer 5 2 USB 2.0 Logo 1 USB 1.1 Logo Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable 1 firmly into the USB port on the back of the drive for a stable connection. Look for a USB 2.0* logo (which generally is used to identify the port) next to the connector on the front or back of 2 your computer, then insert t
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Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 3. Using Your LaCie Drive Tech Note: Windows Users! This Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of LaCie Hard Drive is formatted for the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the Mac operating system, and you will the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are scratched) and need to re-format the drive in order for it creates internal address tabl
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Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 3.1 Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie mini 3.1.1. Mac Users The LaCie mini is pre-formatted in HFS+ for immediate use on Apple computers so you do not need to reformat it. If you want to reformat it, see below. • Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive. • Mac OS 10.x – Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating system. For instructions on installing and using S
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Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard or UNIX File System) and the volume size. Important Note: Please refer to section 4.2. File System Formats, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems. Important Note: Apple recommends that unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use the Mac
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Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 3.1.2. Windows Users The LaCie mini is formatted in HFS+ so Windows users must reformat it. If you use only Windows 2000 and XP, format the drive in NTFS. If you want cross platform use between Windows and Mac and or Windows 98 SE and Me, please use FAT32. • Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive. • Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operati
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Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 8) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next. 9) Select Primary Partition. Click Next. 10) Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Click Next. 11) Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive. Click Next. 12) Select Format this partition… and then select a file syste
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Helpful Information LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie Drive and gives some USB 2.0 Logo practical advice: 4.1.1 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. USB 2.0 USB 1.1 Logo delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb/s, while conveniently maintaining backward
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Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 4.1.2. Disconnecting USB 2.0 Devices USB 2.0 external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your USB 2.0 device. Windows Users Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you have installed the Windows Storage Supplement Update, you will have to unmount the drive before disconn
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Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE 4.1.3. Data Transfers Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices. During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other applications on the same USB 2.0 port. Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB 2.0 controllers* that do not conform to OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) standards. In any other configurations, we cann
