LaCie 14C - Manual

Mac users Double click on the LaCie icon on your desktop. LaCie User Manual 6

All users Follow the on-screen instructions to partition your storage device and install preloaded software. You will begiven the choice of creating a single partition called “LA-PUBLIC” or two partitions called “LaCie” and“LA-PUBLIC”. Once you have selected, LaCie Setup Assistant will format your L...

Important info: LaCie recommends that you copy the User Manual and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or another storage source when the setup is complete. The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program toformat or partition your...

UNMOUNTING THE LACIE KEY USB, FireWire, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive canbe connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important tofollow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard...

MAC USERS Drag the hard drive icon to the trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your drive may berepresented by an icon that looks like the drive itself.) When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected. LaCie User Manual 10

CREATING AND USING THE SECURE LA-PRIVATEVOLUME Note: You may have questions following the creation of your secure LA-PRIVATE volume. Please see LA-PRIVATE Frequently Asked Questions for additional information on using and managing LA-PRIVATE. Follow the directions below to install and run the includ...

If your computer does not have MacFUSE, a window will prompt you to install it. Click Download MacFuse 3. Follow the MacFUSE links to download the .dmg file. 4. LaCie User Manual 12

CREATE THE LA-PRIVATE VOLUME All users Please read the following recommendations before creating LA-PRIVATE: Passwords . You will be prompted to create a password for the LA-PRIVATE volume. Since short passwords are ■ easy to crack, LaCie recommends a minimum of 12 characters. Stronger passwords als...

Click Next> . 6. Enter and confirm your password. Selecting the check box for Display password will allow you to see the 7. characters in the password field. 19 LaCie User Manual

Click Next> . 8. Click Format to create the LA-PRIVATE volume with AES 256 encryption. 9. The format could take a few minutes to many hours. Estimate the time by assuming one minute per one 10. gigabyte. Please do not turn off your computer during the format. LaCie User Manual 20

MOUNTING THE LA-PRIVATE VOLUME LA-PRIVATE may be locked to protect data from being accessed by unauthorized users. Follow the steps belowto unlock and mount the LA-PRIVATE volume. Important Info: You must create LA-PRIVATE before attempting to mount the volume. Insert the LaCie storage device into t...

UNMOUNTING AND LOCKING LA-PRIVATE Important Info: You may wish to unmount both LA-PRIVATE and LA-PUBLIC at the same time. For your security, LA-PRIVATE must be unmounted before LA-PUBLIC. Your operating system will alert you whenattempting to unmount LA-PUBLIC first. Unmounting LA-PRIVATE will preve...

The LA-PRIVATE volume has been unmounted and locked. 3. Mac Go to the Dock and search for the LaCie Private-Public icon. 1. Select the LaCie Private-Public icon to choose the application. 2. Go to the pulldown menu File > Quit . 3. LA-PRIVATE has been unmounted and locked. 4. CHANGING THE LA-PRIV...

Click OK . 7. Your password has been changed. 8. DELETE LA-PRIVATE Important Info: Removing the LA-PRIVATE volume will delete all of its data. LaCie highly recommends that you copy all data from LA-PRIVATE to a temporary location before deleting the secure volume. Invisible Files Deleting LA-PRIVATE...

Click Start > My Computer/Computer . You should see LA-PUBLIC. 2. Go to the pulldown menu Tools > Folder Options . 3. Note the section called Hidden files and folders . The default setting is “Don't show hidden files, folders, or 4. drives”. LaCie User Manual 28

Change the Hidden files and folders setting to “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”. Click Apply . 5. 29 LaCie User Manual

Go to the LA-PUBLIC partition and open the folder called LaPrivate . 6. LaCie User Manual 30

Look for the file called “LaPrivate.lc”. 7. Right-click on “LaPrivate.lc” and select Delete . 8. 31 LaCie User Manual

The LA-PRIVATE volume has been deleted. 9. To restore your folder settings, go to Tools > Folder Options . Select “Don't show hidden files, folders, or 10. drives” and click Apply . Mac Revealing hidden files in Mac OS X 10.5/10.6 requires the Terminal program. Insert the LaCie storage device int...

You must now restart the Finder. Push the following buttons on your Macintosh keyboard at the same time: 5. option+cmd+esc . The Force Quit Applications window will open. Select Finder and click Relaunch . After the Finder has restarted, open the LA-PUBLIC partition on your LaCie storage device. 6. ...

Right-click on “LaPrivate.lc” and select Move to Trash . 8. The LA-PRIVATE volume has been deleted. 9. To conceal hidden files, go to the pulldown menu Go > Utilities . Open the Terminal application and type 10. the following string exactly as it appears, including spaces and capital letters: def...

FORMATTING YOUR LACIE USB KEY With the aid of LaCie Setup Assistant, you have created a partition called LA-PUBLIC. Using the LaCiePrivate-Public application included on your USB key, you can also create a secure volume called LA-PRIVATE.The LA-PRIVATE partition is password-protected and it uses str...

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 according toyour needs.Please read the information below carefully if you: Abort LaCie Setup A...

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 Extended (HFS+): Mac OS Extended refers to the fi...

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 stepsto follow forgetting yourproduct up andrunning Printed and included in the product box, or download PDF from ...

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. All Users Problem: My file transfers are too slow. Q: Are there other USB devi...

Problem: File transfer error messages. Q: Did you get an "Error -50" message while copying to a FAT 32 volume? A: Certain characters cannot be included in the names of folders and files that are copied to a FAT 32 volume.These characters include but are not limited to: ? < > / \ : Chec...

LA-PRIVATE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LA-PRIVATE is a secure volume that takes advantage of strong Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 to keepyour most important data safe. The included LaCie Private-Public application allows a user to easily create andmanage a LA-PRIVATE volume (See Creating and...

This also applies to an authorized user who has lost or forgotten his LA-PRIVATE password. Unfortunately, thedata on LA-PRIVATE is not available to anyone, including LaCie, without the password. Please note that LaCie is not responsible for any data that has been lost due to a forgotten LA-PRIVATE p...

PRECAUTIONS Caution: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to operate this device. Important info: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie storage device is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be ...

WARRANTY INFORMATION LaCie offers first-rate service and support through our generous three-tiered warranty policy. Our 1-, 2- and3-year policies include comprehensive, complimentary web-based resources, expert in-house technical support,and worldwide repair and/or replacement coverage. To benefit f...

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS This Limited Warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for LaCie that can be identified bythe “LaCie” trademark, trade name, or logo affixed to them. The Limited Warranty does not apply to anynon-LaCie hardware products or any software, even if packaged...

LEGAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2010 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 orotherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. C...

WEE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed ofwith your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your wasteequipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical andelect...

MANUFACTURER'S DECLARATION FOR CE CERTIFICATION We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards:Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC); Low-Voltage Directive: 2006/95/EC LaCie User Manual 54