User manual LACIE HARD DISK MAX

[. . . ] LaCie hard disk MAX · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Views of the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 3. 1-D. ), and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Formatting & Partitioning page 15 Figure 3. 1-C Figure 3. 1-D LaCie hard disk MAX · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Formatting & Partitioning page 16 3. 2. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the your hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Connect the drive to the computer and turn on the drive. Select Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder menu bar. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. Select the volume labeled LaCie hard disk MAX from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS X gives you the option of dividing the drive into at most 16 partitions). You can adjust the size of each partition using the slide bar between the partitions in the Volume Scheme: area. In the Volume Information section, enter a name for each volume (partition), choose the volume format. Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. Click Partition again when the alert message appears to continue. Mac Disk Utility will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will be ready to use. Figure 3. 2 LaCie hard disk MAX · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 17 4. Interface & Data Transfer Information 4. 1. USB 2. 0 Connection USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as hard disks, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a HiSpeed USB 2. 0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a USB 1. 1 port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1. 1 transfer rates. USB Cable Ends LaCie hard disk MAX · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Interface & Data Transfer Information page 18 4. 2. Data Transfers A data transfer is 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 cannot ensure 100% correct operation. If you experience hanging problems, proceed as follows: 1. [. . . ] Error messages during the driver installation would have indicated issues. Resolve resource conflicts (IRQ, DMA, or I/O). Verify port multiplier (PM) support in the HBA. LaCie hard disk MAX · DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 31 7. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. [. . . ]