mobile disk mobile hard drive USB 2.0 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch LaCie Mobile Disk 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. Box Content 1.2. Minimum System Requirements 2. Getting Connected 2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable 2.2. Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 2.3. Installing the Pre-loaded Software 2.4. Disconnecting Your LaCie Hard Drive 3. Formatting and Partitioning 3.1. Formatting for Windows Users 3.2. Formatting for Mac Users 4. Interface and Data Transfer Information 4.1. USB 2.0 Connection 4.2. Data Transfers 5. Troubleshooting 5.1. Mac Users 5.2. Windows Users 6. Contacting Customer Support 6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts 7. Warranty Information 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 17 18 19 19 21 23 24 25 LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Forward page Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. Trademarks Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners. Changes The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use LaCie Hard Drive let on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Modifications to this product not authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations and negate your authority to operate the product. CAUTION: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user's authority to operate this device. FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. The devices may not cause harmful interference 2. The devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an out- Manufacturer's Declaration for CE Certification We, LaCie, solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards: Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN55024 With reference to the following conditions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 89/336/EEC EMC Directive LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, Forward page please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service, or the shop where you purchased the product. CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive's warranty may be void as a result of the failure to respect the precautions listed above. Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. Read this user manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. Do not open your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water, or in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive, as they may spill into its openings. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire or personal injury. Make sure that the computer and LaCie Mobile Hard Drive are electrically grounded. If the devices are not grounded, there is an increased risk of electrical shock. Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 6050 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of the nominal, transient over-voltages according to over-voltage category II). General Use Precautions Do not expose the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to operational humidity beyond 5-80%, non-condensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Doing so may damage the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). Inversely, placing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit. Always unplug the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended period of time. Otherwise, there is an increased risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting or fire. Use only the power supply shipped with the device. Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios. Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products. LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Do not place the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive. Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive or use excessive force on it. Never use excessive force on your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive. If you detect a problem, see the Troubleshooting section in this manual. Forward page CAUTION: A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception. It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used. ImpOrTANT INfO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard drive, for instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website. ImpOrTANT INfO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10% less). LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Introduction page 1. Introduction to the LaCie Hard Drive Building on over a decade of design excellence, LaCie has created a new line of drives that are timeless and crafted to blend functionality with high-technology. These latest drives are performance-based solutions that will power you through your specific applications. Ideal for speed intensive applications, the LaCie Hard Drive handles the curves of your demanding data needs. Secure and stable, the LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer; you can divide the drive into specific spaces (partitions) for different parts of your data, or leave it alone and simply use it as one big volume. Features Professional performance Store, back up and exchange your files Easy to use, Plug & Play setup LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Introduction page 1.1. Box Content 1 1 2 3 4 LaCie Hard Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable USB power sharing cable Quick Install Guide ImpOrTANT INfO: Please save your packaging. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging. 2 3 4 LaCie Mobile Disk USB 2.0 Quick Install Guide LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Introduction page 1.2. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista 233MHz Pentium or higher (or equivalent processor) 32MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection (for downloading updates) Mac Users Mac OS 10.2.1 or later G3 or later or Intel Core Duo/Intel Core 2 Duo 32MB RAM or greater USB interface port Internet connection (for downloading updates) LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie hard drive powered on and connected to your computer. All Users Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 2.1, Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable 2.2, Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable 3, Formatting and Partitioning Page 9 Page 10 Page 13 LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable 1. Attach the larger end of the USB 2.0 cable to an available USB 2.0 port on your computer (Fig. 2.3.A). 2. Connect the smaller end of the USB 2.0 cable to the USB 2.0 port on the back of the hard drive (Fig. 2.3.B). 3. After a few seconds, the hard drive will mount on your computer and appear on the desktop (Mac users) or in My Computer (Windows users). 4. Proceed to section 3, Formatting and Partitioning. Fig. 2.3.A ImpOrTANT INfO: If your drive does not power on within a few seconds of connecting the USB interface cable, proceed to section 2.4, Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable. LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 0 2.2. Connecting the Optional Power Sharing Cable In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide enough power to operate your drive, you may use the included USB power sharing cable to supply additional power to the drive from your computer. 1. Attach the small end of the USB Power Sharing Cable to the back of your LaCie drive. 2. Attach the USB end of the USB Power Sharing Cable to an available USB port on your computer. ImpOrTANT INfO: If the USB power sharing cable does not work with your specific computer configuration, LaCie offers an optional power supply, sold separately. Please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Service for more information. Fig. 2.4 LaCie Mobile Disk User Manual Getting Connected page 2.3. Installing the Pre-loaded Software Your LaCie hard drive comes pre-loaded with easyto-use backup software ready for installation on your computer. LaCie 1-Click Backup is a basic file backup program that allows you to backup files from different source locations to one destination. SilverKeeper (Mac only) allows you to create and schedule more complex backups and allows the creation of more than one backup destination. To install pre-loaded software: 1. When your LaCie hard drive is connected and has appeared on the desktop (Mac) or in My Computer (Windows), ...