User manual LACIE RUGGED USB 3.0

[. . . ] LaCie Rugged USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Box Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Fig. Make sure the drive is connected to and mounted on the computer. Right-click My Computer and select Manage. From the "Computer Management" window, select Disk Management (located below the Storage group). If the "Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard" window appears, click Cancel. Windows will list the hard drives that are installed on the system. If there is a red circle with a white line, you must initialize the disk. Right-click the icon to select Initialize. In the rectangular box to the right that says "Unallocated" or lists partitions from a previous format, right-click and select New Partition. . . On the first page of the New Partition Wizard, click Next (Fig. Select the Primary or Extended option (Fig. 12 LaCie Rugged USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 15 9. Please note that FAT32 partitions must be 32GB (32000MB) or smaller. By default, the partition occupies the entire volume (Fig. 13) but you may change the size based upon the working environment. Assign a drive letter or mount path (Fig. Select the file format for the disk (FAT32 will only appear as an option if the partition is 32GB or less). Once FAT32 or NTFS has been selected (Fig. 15), you have the option to Perform a quick format, which allows for a much faster format. While Disk Management does not check the drive for errors as extensively with a quick format, the option does save time. Click Next. continued on the next page >> Fig. 15 LaCie Rugged USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Optional Formatting and Partitioning page 16 12. [. . . ] Likewise, turning the computer off will automatically turn the drive off. LaCie Rugged USB 3. 0 · Design by neil Poulton User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 26 5. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the User Manual and review the Troubleshooting section. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts on the following page. [. . . ]