User manual LACIE RUGGED ESATA

[. . . ] LaCie Rugged Hard Disk · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BoxContent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MinimumSystemRequirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The current file systemformatmaydeterminetheprocessyou'llusetoreformatit. TheLaCieharddiskdoesnotappeartomountonyourcomputer. In this case, the file system format may prevent your operating system from recognizing the LaCie hard disk (ex. IfyouconnectaharddiskformattedinHFS+toaWindows computer). Windows Users 1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage from the right-click options menu. SelectDisk ManagementunderStorage(youmayhave to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option). Informationaboutallstoragedevicesconnected toyourcomputerappearsintherighthandpane. FindthediskcorrespondingtoyourLaCieharddisk. NOTE:"Disk0"isyourcomputer'sinternalharddisk. Ifother storagedevicesareconnectedtoyourcomputer, refertothe diskinformationintheupperpanetodeterminewhichdiskis yourLaCieharddisk. The File System column in the upper pane lists the file systemofeachdisk. Disksarelistedas"NTFS", "FAT32" orblank(ifthefilesystemformatisnotrecognizes, such asifitisHFS+). Mac Users 1. InthedisklistontheleftsideoftheDiskUtilitywindow, findthediskcorrespondingtoyourLaCieharddisk. Eachdiskhastwolistings. Selectthelower, indenteddisk name. Refer to the Format line of the information area at the bottomoftheDiskUtilitywindow. LaCie Rugged Hard Disk · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 15 3. 2. Formatting for Windows Users Beforeyoustart, connectthedrivetothecomputerandfollowthe stepsinsection3. 1tofindthefilesystemformatofyourLaCiehard disk. IfyourdiskisformattedasaFAT32volume, proceedtosection3. 2. 1. IfyourdiskisformattedasanHFS+volume(orunrecognized inWindows), clickhereorproceedtosection3. 2. 2. Formatting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS. 3. 2. 1. Formatting from FAT32 (MS-DOS) to NTFS Fig. 11 Follow these steps if you used LaCie Setup Assistant to create an exchangevolumeonyourLaCieharddiskfordatasharingbetween WindowsandMaccomputersorifyoureformattedyourLaCiehard diskasaFAT32(MS-DOS)volumeonaMac. CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the harddisk. Ifyouhaveinformationthatyouwanttoprotectorcontinuetouse, backupthisinformationbeforeperformingthesesteps. Right-click My Computer and select Manage (Fig. Select Disk Management under Storage (you may have to expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option). 12. Informationaboutallstoragedevicesconnectedto yourcomputerappearsinthepaneontheright. FindthediskcorrespondingtoyourLaCieharddisk. Right-click inthediskallocationbaroftheFAT32(MS-DOS)volumeand selectFormat. . . fromtheright-clickoptionsmenu(Fig. TECHNICAL NOTE:IfyoudidnotcreateanexchangevolumeusingLaCieSetupAssistant, theremaybeonlyonevolumeassociated withthedisk. Fig. 12 continued on next page. . . LaCie Rugged Hard Disk · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 16 4. [. . . ] DisconnectanyotherUSB, eSATAorFireWiredevicesandseeifthedrive's performanceincreases. IfyourdriveisconnectedtoaUSBportorhub, thisisnormal. AHi-Speed USB2. 0devicecanonlyoperateatHi-SpeedUSB2. 0performancelevels whenitisconnecteddirectlytoaHi-SpeedUSB2. 0portorhub. Otherwise, theHi-SpeedUSB2. 0devicewilloperateattheslowerUSBtransfer rates. ChecktoseethattheHi-SpeedUSB2. 0driversforbothyourhostbus adapteranddevicehavebeeninstalledcorrectly. Ifindoubt, uninstallthe driversandre-installthem. Minimum System Requirements. IsthedriveconnectedtoaHiSpeedUSB2. 0portonyour computer? [. . . ]