Page 2 - INTRODUCTION; BOX CONTENT; MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 2 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the User Manual for the LaCie USB 3.0 Rugged Thunderbolt™ Series. Your drivefeatures two cutting-edge interfaces, SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt. Not only doesyour drive let you transfer huge amounts of data much faster than...
Page 3 - VIEWS OF THE DRIVE; Rear View
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 3 VIEWS OF THE DRIVE Rear View USB 3.0 port 1. Thunderbolt port 2.
Page 4 - CABLES AND CONNECTORS; THUNDERBOLT
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 4 CABLES AND CONNECTORS THUNDERBOLT Your LaCie product features Thunderbolt technology, the most flexible interface ever created. This exciting newhigh-speed cable technology connects your computers and electronic devices together like never before.Thund...
Page 6 - GETTING CONNECTED; STEP 1 - CONNECT THE INTERFACE CABLE
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 6 GETTING CONNECTED Installing your LaCie hard drive is easy for all users thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant. Please follow the setupsteps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive's volume mounts correctly on yourcomputer. STEP 1 - ...
Page 7 - STEP 2 - LAUNCH LACIE SETUP ASSISTANT; Launch LaCie Setup Assistant; Windows users
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series 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 according to your needs ■ Copy the User Manual to your computer ■ Install software for added ...
Page 8 - Mac users
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 8 Manual access: Open the LACIE SETUP volume in Computer (My Computer for Windows XP) and double clickLaCie Setup. Mac users Open the LACIE SETUP volume on your desktop and then double click LaCie Setup
Page 9 - Setup
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 9 Setup LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format orpartition your LaCie drive. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use Disk Management forWindows or Disk Utility fo...
Page 14 - UNMOUNTING YOUR DRIVE; WINDOWS XP USERS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 14 UNMOUNTING YOUR DRIVE USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means thatyour LaCie storage can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures,however, it is...
Page 15 - MAC USERS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 15 MAC USERS Drag the storage device icon to the Trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your LaCiestorage may be represented by an icon that looks like the device itself.) When the icon disappears from the desktop, the storage devi...
Page 16 - OPTIONAL FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING; ABOUT FILE SYSTEM FORMATS; Windows Users
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 16 OPTIONAL FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING Standard LaCie storage devices will prompt you to run LaCie Setup Assistant when they are first connected to acomputer (Windows or Mac). LaCie Setup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device accordin...
Page 17 - Mac Users; FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 17 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 OSExtended volume.Mac OS E...
Page 19 - GETTING HELP
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 19 GETTING HELP If you are having problems with your LaCie product, consult the table below for a list of available resources. Order Source Description Location 1 QuickInstallGuide Concise steps tofollow for getting yourproduct up andrunning Either a pri...
Page 20 - TROUBLESHOOTING TOPICS; All Users
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 20 TROUBLESHOOTING TOPICS Note: Interactive troubleshooting, a highly effective way to resolve problems with your product, is availablefrom www.lacie.com/support/ . Select your product, then click the “Troubleshooting” tab. All Users Problem: My file tra...
Page 21 - Problem: The displayed available capacity doesn't seem right.
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 21 Problem: I got an error message telling me that the drive has been disconnected Q: Did it happen when the computer was coming out of sleep mode? A: Simply ignore this message. The drive will remount to the desktop. LaCie drives conserve power by spinn...
Page 23 - PRECAUTIONS; HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 23 PRECAUTIONS Caution: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to operate thisdevice. Important info: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the soleresponsibility of the user, and...
Page 24 - GENERAL USE PRECAUTIONS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 24 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. Doing so...
Page 25 - WARRANTY INFORMATION; WARRANTY UPGRADES; LaCie Limited Warranty Policy
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 25 WARRANTY INFORMATION LaCie offers first-rate service and support through our generous three-tiered warranty policy. Our 1-, 2-, 3-, and5-year policies include comprehensive, complimentary web-based resources, expert in-house technical support,and worl...
Page 26 - EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 26 EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD “AS IS” AND LACIEEXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY,INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITN...
Page 27 - Service DOA; NOTE TO AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMERS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 27 Read carefully all information related to warranty and precautions of use of your new LaCie product in the usermanual.For products purchased in the United States, you may contact LaCie at 22985 NW Evergreen Parkway, Hillsboro,Oregon 97124. Email: sale...
Page 28 - LEGAL INFORMATION; COPYRIGHTS
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 28 LEGAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2012 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording orotherwi...
Page 29 - WEEE
Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series User Manual 29 firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessibleby the end user. WEEE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed ofwith your other househo...