User manual LACIE LITTLE BIG DISK QUADRA

[. . . ] little big disk quadra Professional Mobile Hard Disk USB 2. 0 | FireWire 800 FireWire 400 | eSATA user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Views of the Little Big Disk Quadra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS. Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if. . . . . . you will be using your drive with both Windows and Mac OS X 10. 3 or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 and Windows XP or Windows Vista. Maximum single file size is 4GB. LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 0 3. 1. Finding the File System Format You may need to know the current file system format of your LaCie hard disk if: You want to reformat your LaCie hard disk. The current file system format may determine the process you'll use to reformat it. The LaCie hard disk does not appear to mount on your computer. In this case, the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk (ex. If you connect a hard disk formatted in HFS+ to a Windows computer). Windows Users 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage from the right-click options menu. Select Disk Management under Storage (you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option). Information about all storage devices connected to your computer appears in the right hand pane. Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. NOTe: "Disk 0" is your computer's internal hard disk. If other storage devices are connected to your computer, refer to the disk information in the upper pane to determine which disk is your LaCie hard disk. The File System column in the upper pane lists the file system of each disk. Disks are listed as "NTFS", "FAT32" or blank (if the file system format is not recognizes, such as if it is HFS+). Mac Users 1. Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder. In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find the disk corresponding to your LaCie hard disk. Each disk has at least two listings, one representing the device itself and one representing each partition on the disk. Select one of the lower, indented partitions. Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottom of the Disk Utility window. LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 3. 2. Formatting for Windows Users Before you start, connect the drive to the computer and follow the steps in section 3. 1 to find the file system format of your LaCie hard disk. If your disk is formatted as a FAT32 volume, proceed to section 3. 2. 1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS. If your disk is formatted as an HFS+ volume (or unrecognized in Windows), proceed to section 3. 2. 2. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchange volume on your LaCie Hard Disk for data sharing between Windows and Mac computers or if you reformatted your LaCie Hard Disk as a FAT32 volume on a Mac. [. . . ] Your drive has an autoswitching power feature, which means that if your drive is connected to your computer, turning the computer on will automatically turn the drive on. Likewise, turning the computer off will automatically turn the drive off. If you wish to power off the drive while it is connected to your computer, first make sure that your computer is not accessing the drive and then follow the steps in section 2. 5. After you have disconnected the drive, flip the On/Off/ Auto button on the back of the drive to turn the drive off. LaCie Little Big Disk Quadra · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 0 5. [. . . ]