User manual LACIE D2 USB 3.0 USB 3.0 PCI EXPRESS CARD

[. . . ] LaCie d2 USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoxContent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount (Fig. A messagewillappearnotifyingyouthatitissafetoremovethe device. Fig. 07 Mac Users Dragtheharddriveicontothetrash(Fig. 09). (Theiconpictured belowisagenericUSBdeviceicon. Yourdrivemayberepresentedbyaniconthatlookslikethedriveitself. ) Whentheicondisappearsfromthedesktop, thedrivecanbe disconnected. Fig. 08 Fig. 09 LaCie d2 USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Getting Connected page 16 2. 5. Formatting and Partitioning LaCie Setup Assistant should be run once when you first connect yourdrive. Duringthisprocess, thedrivewillbeformattedforyour needs. However, ifyouabortedtheprocessorifyouwishtoreformatyour driveafteryou'vecompletedtheSetupAssistant, readthischapter for formatting and partitioning information. See sections 2. 5. 2 to 2. 5. 4forformattinginstructions. Windows File System Formats TherearetwopossiblefilesystemformatcategoriesforWindowsusers:NTFSandFAT32(MS-DOS). Seethetablebelowformoreinformation. Use NTFS if: . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonlywithWindowsXP(performancewillgenerallybegreaterwhencomparedtoFAT32). ThisfilesystemiscompatibleinreadonlymodewithMac OS10. 3andhigher. 2. 5. 1. About File System Formats Windows Users FAT32:FATisanacronymforFileAllocationTable, whichdates backtothebeginningsofDOSprogramming. Originally, FATwas only 16 bits, but after the second release of Windows 95 it was upgraded to 32 bits, hence the name FAT 32. In theory, FAT 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1MB all the way to 2TB. It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and issupportedbyWindows2000, WindowsXP, WindowsVista, and Windows7. WhenFAT32isusedwithWindows2000, WindowsXP, WindowsVista, andWindows7however, volumesizeislimitedto 32GB(bytheWindowspartitionutility, i. e. DiskManager), andthe individualfilesizeislimitedto4GB. NTFS:ThisacronymstandsforNewTechnologyFilingSystem, and it is the native file system for Windows NT, Windows 2000, WindowsXPandWindowsVista. NTFSoffersseveralfeaturesthatare notavailablewithFAT32;i. e. filecompression, encryption, permissions, andauditing, aswellastheabilitytomirrordrivesandRAID5 capabilities. TheminimumsupportedvolumesizeforNTFSis10MB, withamaximumof2TBwheninitializedinMBRformatorwithouta limitwheninitializedinGPTformat, withnolimittofilesize. Volumes createdinNTFScanonlybedirectlyaccessed(notthroughshares) byWindowsNT, Windows2000, WindowsXP, WindowsVista, and Windows7withoutresortingtohelpfromthird-partyproducts. Use FAT32 if: . . . youwillbeusingyourdrivewithbothWindowsandMac OS 9. x or 10. x or sharing the drive between Windows 2000, 98SE, XP, Vista, andWindows7. Maximumsingle filesizeis4GB. LaCie d2 USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Getting Connected page 17 Mac OS Users Youmaycustomizethedrivebyreformattingand/orpartitioningthe drivewithseparatefilesystemformats. Foroptimalperformancein MacOSenvironments, formatandpartitionthedriveasonelarge MacOSExtendedvolume. MacOSExtended(HFS+):MacOSExtendedreferstothefilesystem used by Mac OS X. HFS+ represents an optimization of the olderHFSfilesystembyusingharddiskspacemoreefficiently. With HFS+, youarenolongerlimitedbyblocksize. MS-DOSFileSystem(FAT32):ThisistheMicrosoftfilesystem, more typicallyknownasFAT32. ThisisthefilesystemtouseifyouaregoingtobeusingyourLaCieHardDrivebetweenMacsandWindows operatingsystems. Mac File System Formats TherearetwopossiblefilesystemformatcategoriesforMac users: Mac OS Extended (HFS+) and FAT 32 (MS-DOS). Seethetablebelowformoreinformation. Use HFS+ if: . . . youwillbeusingthedriveonMacsonly;performancewill generally be greater when compared to FAT 32. This file systemisNOTcompatiblewithWindowsOS. Use FAT32 if: . . . youwillbeusingyourdrivewithbothWindowsandMac OS 9. x or 10. x or sharing the drive between Windows 2000, 98SE, XP, Vista, andWindows7. Maximumsingle filesizeis4GB. LaCie d2 USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Getting Connected page 18 2. 5. 2. Windows XP Users Thestepslistedbelowwillhelpyouformatandpartitionyourdisk driveusingWindowsXP. Formoreinformationonchoosingtheoptimalfileformat, referto2. 5. 1. CAUTION:Followingthesestepswilleraseeverythingfromthed2 harddrive. Ifyouhaveinformationthatyouwanttoprotectorcontinuetouse, backupthisinformationbeforeperformingthesesteps. Makesurethedriveisconnectedtoandmountedonthecomputer. Fromthe"ComputerManagement"window, selectDiskManagement(locatedbelowtheStoragegroup). If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, clickCancel. Windowswilllisttheharddrivesthatareinstalledonthesystem. [. . . ] Isthedrive'spowersupplyconnected? Didyoufollowthecorrectinstallationsteps forthespecificinterfaceandoperating system?ArebothendsoftheUSBcablesfirmly attached? Isthereaconflictwithotherdevicedrivers orextensions?Thedriveisnotrunning noticeablyfasterwhenconnectedviatheSuperSpeed USB3. 0cable. IsthedriveconnectedtoastandardUSB (2. 0or1. 1)portonyourcomputer? Doesyourcomputeroroperatingsystem supportSuperSpeedUSB3. 0? LaCie d2 USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Troubleshooting page 29 Problem Thedriveismakingclicking noises. Question Isthesound"softclicking"or"hardclicking"? Solutions Soft clickingcanbethenormalsoundofthedriveworking. Ifthedriveisfunctional, thisisnormal. Drives donottypicallygiveanindicationofanyproblemspriortofailure, soitdoesnotmeanitisabouttofailif thedriveismakingaclickingsoundandstillfunctioning. Ifthedriveisnon-functional, therearetwopossiblecauses: Thedrivecouldbecorrupted. Reformattingthedrivecansolvethisissue. [. . . ]