User manual LACIE USB KEY MAX BLACK

[. . . ] USB key max Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive 1. 1. Connecting the USB Key MAX to Your Computer 2. 2. Interface and Data Transfer Information 4. 1. [. . . ] On the first page of the "New Partition Wizard, " click Next. 3. 1. 2. A CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the hard drive. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. If user manuals and utilities are deleted, you can download them from www. lacie. com. (continued on next page) Fig. 3. 1. 2. B LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual 12. On the Format Partition window, you have the option of selecting the Quick Format option. This allows a much faster format, but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors. LaCie recommends that you select Quick Format. Click Finish to begin the formatting process. Windows Disk Management will format and partition the disk according to your settings, and your drive will appear in My Computer, ready to use. Formatting and Partitioning page Fig. 3. 1. 2. D ImpOrTANT INfO: Please refer to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning, for a more detailed comparison of the various file system formats. LaCie USB Key MAX User Manual Formatting and Partitioning page 3. 2. Connect the drive to the computer and wait for it to mount. 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 Drive from the list of available hard disks on the left side of the window. To reformat for use with Windows and Mac: a. Select MS-DOS File System (FAT 32) from the Volume Format menu. Enter a name for the drive of no more than 11 characters. From the Volume Scheme: menu, choose the number of partitions you want to divide the drive into (Mac OS 10. 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 (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS if you did step 5). Once you have finalized the volume options, click Partition. [. . . ] Contacting Customer Support Before Contacting Customer Support 1. Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. If possible, make the drive the only external device connected to your computer, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and securely attached. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still cannot get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us using the contacts on page 21. [. . . ]