Page 2 - Foreward; LaCie mini; COMPANION HARD DRIVE; user manual | page 2; Table of Contents; Unpacking Your LaCie Drive
Foreward LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 2 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...
Page 3 - user manual | page 3; Copyrights
Foreward LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2005 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, ...
Page 4 - user manual | page 4; Canada Compliance Statement; Foreword
LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 4 • 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 re...
Page 5 - Precautions; user manual | page 5; Health And Safety Precautions; General Use Precautions:
Precautions LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 5 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 ...
Page 6 - Unpacking Your LaCie Drive; user manual | page 6
Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 6 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 alsouse your LaCie mini with other computers, using a variety of operatin...
Page 7 - user manual | page 7; Stacking your LaCie mini
Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 7 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, alwaysstack your LaCie mini under your Mac Mini. DO NOT turn over your drive...
Page 8 - Getting Connected; user manual | page 8
Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 8 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie mini powered on and connected to your computer. See thefollowing steps to get started! 2.1. Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive2.2. Connect the USB 2....
Page 9 - user manual | page 9; Mac OS 9.x Users Only! Silverlining Pro Installation
Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 9 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...
Page 10 - user manual | page 10
Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 10 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. Fo...
Page 11 - user manual | page 11; Connect the power supply and switch on the drive.; Cable A
Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 11 Step 2.1 – Connect the power supply and switch on the drive. There are two cables that are supplied with the power supply: one cable (A) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outletor a surge protector; and the other cable ...
Page 12 - user manual | page 12; Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie mini and to Your Computer
Getting Connected LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 12 Step 2.2 – Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie mini and to Your Computer Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the USB port on the back ...
Page 13 - user manual | page 13; Using Your LaCie Drive; File System Formats; Mac Users
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 13 3. Using Your LaCie Drive Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all ofthe bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all ofthe sectors are reliable, marks bad se...
Page 14 - user manual | page 14; Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie mini; Formatting And Partitioning Using Mac OS 10.x
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 14 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 wantto reformat it, see below.• Mac OS ...
Page 15 - user manual | page 15; Volume Information; Options; OK; Partition
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 15 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 ...
Page 16 - user manual | page 16; Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 16 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 thedrive in NTFS. If you want cross platform use between Windows and Mac and or Windows...
Page 17 - user manual | page 17
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 17 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 leavethe partition set to the maximum availabl...
Page 18 - user manual | page 18; Helpful Information; USB Cables and Connectors
Helpful Information LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 18 4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie Drive and gives somepractical advice: 4.1.1 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides hig...
Page 19 - Helpful Informaion; user manual | page 19; System Tray; Eject
Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 19 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 disconnectedwhile the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is i...
Page 20 - user manual | page 20
Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 20 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 orbetween storage devices. During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launchin...
Page 21 - user manual | page 21; File System Formats; HFS - Mac OS Standard
Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 21 4.2 File System Formats 4.2.1. Mac Users The LaCie mini comes preformatted in HFS+ (Mac OS Extended). Mac OS 9.x Users: You will be able to format the drive in one of two formats, using Silverlining Pro (for specific instructio...
Page 22 - user manual | page 22; NTFS; Guidelines for Choosing FAT 32 Or NTFS
Helpful Informaion LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 22 4.2.2. Windows Users Since the LaCie mini comes preformatted for the Mac operating system, you will need to reformat the drive in one of the twofile system formats for Windows: FAT 32 and NTFS . The following information will h...
Page 23 - Troubleshooting; user manual | page 23; The Issue; Possible Solutions; My
Troubleshooting LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 23 5. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie mini is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problemis coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and yo...
Page 24 - user manual | page 24
Troubleshooting LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE The Issue The drive is notrecognized. Questions to Ask Are the USB drivers installedcorrectly and enabled? Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions? Possible Solutions Mac Users: Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and...
Page 25 - user manual | page 25; Device Manager; Drives Settings
Troubleshooting LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 25 The Issue The drive is notrecognized. Error messages underMac OS 10.x. The drive is workingslowly. Questions to Ask Is the file system supported by yourOperating System? Does your computer’s configurationmeet the minimum systemreq...
Page 26 - user manual | page 26; Questions to Ask
Troubleshooting LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 26 Questions to Ask Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1port on your computer, or to a USB1.1 hub? Is the drive connected to a USB 2.0port on your computer? Does your computer or operatingsystem support USB 2.0? Possible Solutions If ...
Page 27 - LaCie Technical Support; user manual | page 27; Contacting Customer Support; Before You Contact Technical Support
LaCie Technical Support LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 27 6. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact 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...
Page 28 - user manual | page 28
LaCie Technical Support LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 28 LaCie Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong Contact Us At:http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact LaCie Belgium Contact Us At:http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ LaCie Denmark Contact Us At:http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact/ LaCie France Con...
Page 29 - Warranty; user manual | page 29
Warranty LaCie mini COMPANION HARD DRIVE user manual | page 29 7. Warranty LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated onyour warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period,...
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