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Page 2 - How to Use This Manual; red text

How to Use this Manual page 2 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive How to Use This Manual In the toolbar: On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic.Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: While optimized for o...

Page 3 - Foreword

Copyrights Copyright © 2002 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted inany form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. Trademarks Apple, ...

Page 4 - Icons Used in This Manual; Important Note; Introduction

2. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Hard Drive. This hard drive will give you a unique combination of compatibility and convenience, as well as generous storage capacity. LaCie Hard Drives are ideal for professionals and homeusers, and for various applications such as d...

Page 5 - Manual Updates; For a more detailed discussion of SCSI, please refer to chapters 5; The SCSI Icon; LaCie Storage Utilities Software; Please see the; Mac Users Using Mac OS 10.x

Introduction page 5 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’s Manuals available on the market. It is ourgoal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many fun...

Page 6 - PC Users Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP; for more; PC Users Using Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Me

Introduction page 6 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive PC Users Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP Use the formatting and partitioning capabilities that are included with your operating system. Please see page 14 for more details. PC Users Using Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) and Windows Me You have the option...

Page 7 - Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive; Minimum System Requirements; Windows XP; LaCie SCSI Hard Drive – Views; Front View; Getting to Know Your LaCie Hard Drive

2. Getting To Know Your LaCie Hard Drive What can your external hard drive do?• Store and exchange data between several computers.• Back up your computer’s internal hard drive.• Store files created by your various applications. 2.1 Minimum System Requirements Hardware Requirements:• Mac or PC equipp...

Page 8 - Back View; This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive.; Side View; Used for mounting the drive’s stand (see the

Back View 1 – Power supply connector This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive. 2 – SCSI connectors Where you plug in the SCSI cable furnished with the drive. 3 – Ventilation outlet Helps to keep your drive cool during operation. Be sure not to block this opening when using yo...

Page 9 - Attaching the Drive Stand; ) From the rear of the drive, slide the stand rail into the side; SCSI Cables and Connectors

2.3 Attaching the Drive Stand You can use your LaCie drive in its upright position after installing the stand. 1) From the rear of the drive, slide the stand rail into the side groove of your LaCie drive as shown. 2) Slide the stand forward until its rail touches the rear of the drive. 3) Tighten th...

Page 10 - Connecting the Power Supply; damage to the device and void your warranty.; Connecting the AC Adapter to the Hard Drive; FireWire port on your computer.; Disconnecting the AC Adapter From the Hard Drive; Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive

3. Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive Connecting the Power Supply To operate the drive, you must use the AC adapter supplied with it. This adapter may feature a locking mechanism that willprevent the power cord from accidentally being unplugged while your drive is operating. Warning! Use only the AC a...

Page 11 - Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive; Mac Users

Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 11 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 3.1 Installing Your LaCie Hard Drive There are five main steps to this installation process:3.1.1 - SCSI Card Verification3.1.2 - Setting the SCSI ID Number3.1.3 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer3.1.4 - Drive Recognition3.1.5 - S...

Page 13 - PC Users; icon representing the computer.

Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive page 13 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive To install Silverlining Pro for use on Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x, proceed as follows: 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’s internal CD/DVD drive.2) Open the CD icon and double click "LaCie Installer."3) The Sil...

Page 14 - Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive; For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro,; Formatting and Partitioning Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP; ) Connect the drive to the computer via the FireWire port.; Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive

4. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 4.1 Mac Users • Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive.• Mac OS 10.x – Use the "Apple Disk...

Page 15 - NTFS; and your new drive will be ready for use.; Formatting and Partitioning Using Windows 98 SE and Windows Me; and running Silverlining 98.; Windows 98 SE and Windows Me; , the drive needs to be assigned a letter, and then

Formatting and Partitioning Your Drive page 15 LaCie d2 SCSI 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 parti...

Page 17 - Technical Information; User Advice When Using SCSI; Power Save; There are two main categories of SCSI: Narrow SCSI and Wide SCSI.; Narrow SCSI; peripherals have either 25 or 50 pin connectors.; Wide SCSI

Technical Information page 17 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 5. Technical Information 5.1 User Advice When Using SCSI The following technical information relates to your LaCie Hard Drive and gives some practical advice: Power Save The LaCie Hard Drive manages power consumption. If the system’s power save ...

Page 18 - Technical Information; Fast SCSI

Warning! Your LaCie drive is not compatible with HVD devices or buses! Never connect your LaCie drive to an HVD bus or peripheral. Doing so may damage your drive and/or system, and will void your warranty. LVD (Low Voltage Differential) – This latest addition to the SCSI interface, which became impo...

Page 21 - Mac OS Extended

Technical Information page 21 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS 8.1 and later. HFS+ represents an optimization of the older HFSfile system by using hard disk space more efficiently. As hard disk capacity increased over the years, Apple ...

Page 22 - pages 2; Problem; Troubleshooting

6. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Hard Drive is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly,please have a look at t...

Page 23 - Chapter 3; On a PC; Minimum System

Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized. Are both ends of the SCSI cable Check both ends of the SCSI cable. If the connected and properly seated? drive is still not recognized, turn off the computer, then turn off your peripheral(s). Disconnect the cables, reconnect t...

Page 26 - Technical Support Help Hours; Contacting Customer Support

7. Contacting Customer Support Before You Call Technical Support 1) Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. 2) Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure all cables are correctly and firmly attached. If you have asked y...

Page 27 - Technical Support Help Hours - continued

Contacting Customer Support page 27 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Technical Support Help Hours - continued Italy • Monday through Friday, 9 AM – 6PM Contact Us At: Technical Support:• 39 02 89 14 09 20• [email protected] Spain • Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 2PM and 4PM - 7PM Contact Us At: Technical ...

Page 28 - Register online for free technical support:

Contacting Customer Support page 28 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 7.1 Warranty LaCie warrants your hard drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty pe...

Page 29 - LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive; Appendix 1 – SCSI Questions and Answers; Standard Protocols

Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 29 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 8. Appendix 1 – SCSI Questions and Answers For the new user, SCSI terminology can be a little daunting. The table below was designed to help you get a clearer understanding of what the different SCSI names mean and their performance characte...

Page 30 - Adapters

Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 30 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive The best solution for mixing Wide and Narrow devices is to use a host adapter that has built-in support for separate segmentsor channels for Wide and Narrow devices. Using this sort of host adapter will enable you to set up the Wide and Narr...

Page 31 - Where should I place the terminator?

Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 31 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive For example, if you connect an Ultra2 (LVD) Wide hard drive (with a theoretical maximum throughput of 80MB/s and maximum cable length of 12 m) to an Ultra Wide (SE) bus (whose theoretical maximum throughput is 40MB/s and maximumcable length ...

Page 33 - between storage devices.

Glossary page 33 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 9. Glossary Buffer - RAM cache that is faster than the data that is being delivered. Buffers are used so data may be stored and delivered to the receiving item, as it is needed. Bus - Electronic links that enable data to flow between the processor, RAM and e...

Page 34 - Interface; - Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput; Medium; with a compatible peripheral.; Software; Glossary

Interface - Junction between two items of hardware or software enabling them to exchange information by adopting common physical/logical rules. KB (KiloByte) - Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s - Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput Mb (Megabit)...

Page 35 - Health and Safety Precautions; increased risk of electrical shock.; General Use Precautions:

Precautions page 35 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 10. Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device.• Read this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.• Do not open your hard drive or attempt to dis...

LaCie KY0730482 - Manual

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