User manual LACIE MINI HARD DRIVE & HUB

[. . . ] Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword P recautions 1 Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 1. 1MinimumSystemRequirements 1. 2StackingYourLaCiemini 2 Getting Connected 2. 1ConnectthePowerSupplyandSwitchOntheDrive 2. 2ConnecttheintefacecabletoYourLaCieminiandtoYourComputer 2. 3UsingyourLaCieminiasahub 3 Using Your LaCie Drive 3. 1FormattingandPartitioningYourLaCiemini 3. 1. 1MacUsers 3. 1. 2WindowsUsers 4 Helpful Information 4. 1. AdviceforOptimizingFireWireConnections 4. 1. 1WhatIsFireWire/IEEE1394? 4. 1. 2DisconnectingFireWireDevices 4. 2AdviceforOptimizingUSB2. 0Connections 4. 2. 1WhatIsUSB2. 0? 4. 2. 2DisconnectingUSB2. 0Devices 4. 2. 3DataTransfers 4. 3FileSystemFormats 4. 3. 1MacUsers 4. 3. 2WindowsUsers 5 Troubleshooting 6 Contacting Customer Support 7 Warranty 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 15 17 19 19 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 31 33 user manual | page Forward Copyright Copyright©2005LaCie. Allrightsreserved. Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem, or transmittedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordingorotherwise, withouttheprior writtenconsentofLaCie. Trademarks Apple, MacandMacintoshareregisteredtrademarksofAppleComputer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows98, Windows98SE, Windows2000, WindowsMillenniumEditionandWindowsXPareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation. Other trademarksmentionedinthismanualarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners. [. . . ] . user manual | page Helpful Information 4. Advice For Optimizing FireWire Connections ThefollowingtechnicalinformationrelatestoyourLaCieminidriveandgivessomepracticaladvice: 4. 1. 1. What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? Aserialbususedtoconnectexternalcomputerandconsumerelectronicdevicestocomputersand consumerelectronicconsoles. "1394"isanabbreviationofIEEE1394, thenamegiventothishigh-performanceserialbus. IEEE(theInstituteofElectricalandElectronicEngineers)isthenameoftheengineeringcorps thatdevelopedthisstandard. The1394referstothe1, 394thstanardthattheIEEEhasproduced. What is the relationship between IEEE 1394, FireWire, iLink and DV?Thesefournamesallrefertothesameinterface: ·IEEE1394-thenameofthestandard, usedinthecomputerindustry. ·FireWire-thebrandnameusedbyApple. ·DV-logousedbyvideocamcordermanufacturers. What can the FireWire interface be used for?Withitshighdatatransferrates, FireWireisagreatinterfaceforconsumerelectronics, likeCDand DVDrecorders, externalharddrivesandvideodevices, suchasdigitalcamcorders, becauseithas anextremelylargebandwidthandsupportstwotypesofdatatransfer(anyschronusandisochronous)whichhelptoguaranteethetransferoftime-criticaldata. DigitalVideo FireWire iLink FireWireisalsoapoint-to-pointinterface, meaningthataFireWiredevicecantransmitdatatoanotherFireWiredevice withouthavingtogothroughacomputer. Thisletsseveralcomputersshareagivendevice, andalsoallowsupto63devices tobedaisy-chainedtothesameFireWirebus(withamaxof16devicesononebranch). Todaisy-chain, connectyourone FireWiredrivedirectlytothecomputer, thenconnectanotherFireWiredrivetothefirstFireWiredrive, thenanotheruntil youreach16. ThendothesameontherestoftheportsontheFireWirebus. user manual | page Helpful Information FireWire Cables and Connectors TherearethreedifferenttypesofFireWirecablesonthemarket:6-to-6-pin, 6-to4-pinand4-to-4-pin. LaCieFireWire devicesareshippedwithacertified6-to-6-pinFireWirecable. MostFireWire-equippedlaptopcomputersfeaturea4-pin FireWireconnector, soinordertoconnectyourLaCiedrivetoalaptopwitha4-pinFireWireport, youwillneedtopurchaseaLaCiecertified6-to-4-pinFireWirecable(soldseparately). IfyourcomputerdoesnothaveaFireWireport, oronly hasa4-pinport, consultyourLaCieresellerorLaCieCustomerSupportforinformationaboutaddingaLaCieFireWirePCI orPCMCIAcard. 4. 1. 2. Disconnecting FireWire Devices FireWireexternaldevicesfeature"plug&play"connection. Thismeansthatyourdrivecanbeconnectedanddisconnected whilethecomputerisrunning. Topreventfailures, itisimportantyoufollowthesestepswhendisconnectingyourFireWire device. Windows Users ImportantNote:Windows98SEUsers:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWindowsStorageSupplementUpdate, youwillhaveto unmountthedrivebeforedisconnectingitorpoweringitdown. Ifyouhavenotinstalledtheupdate, simplydisconnectthe drivewhenitisnotactive. Nounmountingisrequired. 1)FromtheSystem Tray(locatedinthelowerright-handsideofyourscreen), clickonthe Ejecticon(asmallgreenarrowoverahardwareimage). 2)Amessagewillappear, detailingthedevicesthattheEjecticoncontrols, i. e. "Safelyremove. . . "Clickonthisprompt. 3)Youwillthenbegiventhefollowingmessage:"SafetoRemoveHardware"(or similar). Itisnowsafetodisconnectthedevice. Mac Users Youmustunmounttheharddrivesystembeforedisconnectingitorpoweringit down. Either: ·Dragtheharddriveicontothetrash. ·LaunchSilverliningPro, highlighttheharddriveandselect"Unmount. " Thedrivecannowbedisconnected. Fig. . user manual | page 0 Helpful Information 4. 2. Advice For Optimizing USB 2. 0 Connections ThefollowingtechnicalinformationrelatestoyourLaCieDriveandgivessomepracticaladvice: 4. 2. 1 What is USB 2. 0? ThenewUSB2. 0standardprovideshigherbandwidthforhigh-speedperipheralssuchas externalharddrives, high-speedscannersandCD-RWdrives. USB2. 0deliverstransfer ratesupto480Mb/s, whileconvenientlymaintainingbackwardcompatibilitywithUSB 1. 1devices. USB2. 0canstillbeusedtoconnectlower-speedUSB1. 1portsanddeviceslikedigital cameras, scanners, modems, keyboards, mice, joysticksandprinters. IntheUSB2. 0system, existingUSBperipheralsdonothavetobeupgraded, andlower-speeddeviceswill notrequireadditionalperformance, insteadoperatingasUSB1. 1devices. USB . 0 logo USB . 0 logo Fig. [. . . ] The hub, which you hook up directly to a USB connector on your computer, usually has 4 output connections enabling you to connect the same number of peripherals. One of the hub's main functions is to regenerate signals that lose part of their strength as they are transmitted via the USB cable. By connecting yet another hub to a connector on the existing hub, you can then plug in a new set of peripherals and so on, up to a maximum of 127. You can use your USB 2. 0 devices with USB 1. 1 hubs, but the peripherals will be limited to USB 1. 1 performance levels. [. . . ]