How To Use This Manual LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 1 How To Use This Manual In the toolbar: Previous Page / Next Page Go to Previous View / Go to Next View Go to Contents Page / Go to Precautions Page On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Table of Contents page 2 Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Introduction 1.1. What Your LaCie Drive Can Do 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 2.2. Package Contents And Views Of The Drive 2.2.1. Package Contents 2.2.2. Views Of The Drive 2.3. Cables And Connectors 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive 3.1. Connecting The Drive To Your Computer 3.2. Connecting The Optional Power Sharing Cable 3.3. Connecting Multiple Devices 3.4.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Foreword page 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2003 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.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Foreword • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Precautions page 5 Health And Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. • Read this User's Guide carefully, and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • Do not open your 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.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 1. Introduction page 6 1. Introduction Since our inception over fifteen years ago, LaCie’s engineers have followed a design philosophy of merging superior performance, technological perfection and style. The LaCie Data Bank represents the synthesis of this effort. A new interpretation of personal and work luxury for portable computing, no longer will you be forced to carry multiple cables, power supplies or heavy devices.
2. Your LaCie Drive LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 7 2. Your LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Windows Users Mac Users Hardware Requirements: • Pentium II or higher -compatible processor, with a USB powered port • 32MB RAM or greater System Requirements: • Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP Hardware Requirements: • G3 or greater, with a USB powered port System Requirements: • OS 9.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater) and 10.x 2.2.
2. Your LaCie Drive LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 8 2.2.2. Views Of The Drive 1 Activity LED – This light shows you that the drive is powered on and also shows when the disk is being accessed for read-write operations. 2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Port – This is where you plug in the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable shipped with your drive. Please see section 3.1. Connecting The Drive To Your Computer for more information.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 9 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer. Click on a step to get started! 3.1. Connecting The LaCie Drive To Your Computer Once you’ve gotten the drive connected to your computer, move on to section 4. Using Your LaCie Drive for important information on how to format and utilize your drive.
3. Installing Your LaCie Drive LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 10 Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users To use your new LaCie Hard Drive, first install the necessary driver software and then Silverlining 98. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to 3.1. Connecting Your LaCie Drive To Your Computer. Silverlining 98 and USB 2.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 11 Mac OS 9.x Users Before connecting the power supply and USB cable to your drive, you will need to install Silverlining Pro, which will help you manage your drive. Follow the steps below to install the necessary drivers and software to configure your drive. Then move on to 3.1. Connecting Your LaCie Drive To Your Computer.
3. Installing Your LaCie Drive LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 12 3.1. Connecting The LaCie Drive To Your Computer Tech Note: *The LaCie Data Bank does not require a power supply for computers equipped with a standard buspowered USB port. Some USB hubs or boards are not powered; if your computer’s USB hub or bus does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, use the optional power sharing cable to turn on your drive. See section 3.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 13 3.2. Connecting an optional Power Sharing Cable (sold separately) In the event that the USB bus on your computer does not provide the necessary power to operate your drive, a power supply adapter cable (sold separately) will derive the necessary power to operate the drive. The USB power supply adapter cable connects to an available USB port on your computer.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive page 14 3.3. Connecting Multiple Devices Technically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than 6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect more than two peripheral drives. The hub regenerates the signals, generally providing between 4 to 7 connections.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 4. Using Your LaCie Drive page 15 4. Using Your LaCie Drive Once you’ve connected your drive and it is recognized by your operating system (i.e. Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.x or 10.x), you are ready to format and partition the drive. In order to store information on a hard drive, it must have a file system and be divided into sections that will contain the data that you wish to store. This process is called formatting.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 4. Using Your LaCie Drive page 16 4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or partition it to suit your needs. 4.1.1. Windows Users • Windows 98 SE and Me – Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive. • Windows 2000 and XP – Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 4. Using Your LaCie Drive page 17 8) This will bring up the Create Partition Wizard. Click Next. 9) Select Primary Partition. Click Next. 10). Here you must specify partition size. It is recommended that you leave the partition set to the maximum available size, unless you want multiple partitions on the same drive. Click Next. 11) Select Assign drive letter and select the desired letter for the drive. Click Next.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 4. Using Your LaCie Drive page 18 4.2. Mac Users • Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive. • Mac OS 10.x – Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating system. For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format. For instructions on using the Mac OS 10.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 4. Using Your LaCie Drive page 19 8) In the Volume Information section, create a name for each partition, choose the volume format (Mac OS Extended, Mac OS Standard or UNIX File System) and the volume size. Tech Note: Please refer to section 5.1.2. File System Formats – Mac Users, for a more detailed discussion on the differences between the two systems.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 5. Tech Tips page 20 5. Tech Tips 5.1 File System Formats 5.1.1. Windows Users There are basically two file system formats for Windows: FAT 32 and NTFS. The following information will hopefully make choosing one or the other a little easier. FAT 32 FAT is an acronym for File Allocation Table, which dates back to the beginnings of DOS programming.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 5. Tech Tips page 21 5.1.2. Mac Users Mac OS 9.x Users: You will be able to format the drive in one of two formats, using Silverlining Pro (for specific instructions, please refer to the Silverlining User’s Manual, in the Silverlining folder): HFS (Mac OS Standard) or HFS+ (Mac OS Extended). Important Info: If you will be sharing the hard drive between Macs and Windows operating environments, you will want to leave the drive formatted in FAT 32. Mac OS 10.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 5. Tech Tips page 22 5.2. Available Storage Capacity A gigabyte (GB) means 1,000,000,000 bytes. In order to utilize a hard disk drive, it has to be formatted first. Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 5. Tech Tips page 23 original USB specifications. Mac OS 10.x does support Hi-Speed USB 2.0, but you will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and appropriate drivers. Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 6. USB Questions & Answers page 24 6. USB Questions & Answers What Are The Benefits Of The USB Interfaces? • Cross-platform: Use your USB peripherals on both Mac and Windows platforms. • “Hot Swappable”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB device. Plug it in and its ready. • Automatic configuration: Once your device is connected, your computer recognizes the device and automatically configures the necessary software.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 6. USB Questions & Answers page 25 What Is A USB Hub? Technically, you can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB bus. For more than two devices, though, you must make new connections using a peripheral called a "hub.” A hub, which you hook up directly to a USB connector on your computer, usually has 4 or 7 output connections enabling you to connect the same number of peripherals.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 7. Troubleshooting page 26 7. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Data Bank is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly, please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site – www.lacie.com.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 27 7.1. Windows Users The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Is there an icon for the drive in My Computer? Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive. If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 28 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Have the USB drivers been installed correctly and enabled? Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users: Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Device Manager > USB Controller. Click on the + sign next to the controller icon, and you should see your device listed.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 29 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is working slowly. Are there other USB devices connected to the same port or hub? Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive’s performance increases. The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1 port on your computer, or to a USB 1.1 hub? If your drive is connected to a USB 1.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 30 7.2. Mac Users The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Is there an icon for the drive appear on the desktop? There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. If the drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 31 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized by the computer. Have the USB or FireWire drivers been installed correctly and enabled? Mac Users: Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and Volumes tab. If your device is not listed, recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting tips listed here.
7. Troubleshooting LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 32 The Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is working slowly. Are there other USB devices connected to the same port or hub? Disconnect any other USB devices and see if the drive’s performance increases. The drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Are you operating in Mac OS 9.x? Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 standard under Mac OS 9.x.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 8. Contacting Customer Support page 33 8. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1) Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. 2) Try to isolate the problem. 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.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual 8. Contacting Customer Support page 34 LaCie Technical Support LaCie Australia Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ LaCie Canada Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/ (English) LaCie Denmark Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/dk/contact/ LaCie Finland Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.com/fi/contact LaCie France Contact Us At: http://www.lacie.
9. Warranty LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual page 35 9. Warranty LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or replace the defective drive.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Glossary page 36 Glossary Asynchronous – Data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. With this transfer method, the intervals between transmissions can vary, and data can be resent if it is initially missed. Backup – (1) The act of creating at least one additional copy of data onto a different (and safe) storage device from where it can be retrieved at a later time if needed.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Glossary page 37 Digital – Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver (peripheral manager) – A software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a peripheral. Most peripherals will not operate correctly – if at all – if the appropriate drivers are not installed on the system. File System – Links the physical map of a disc to its logical structure.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Glossary page 38 Kb (Kilobit) – Equivalent to 1,000 bits. Kb/s – Kilobits per second. 480Kb/s is equal to 60KB/s. KB (KiloByte) – Basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s – Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput. Mb (Megabit) – Equivalent to 1,000,000 bits. Mb/s – Megabits per second. A means of measuring throughput. 480Mb/s is equal to 60MB/s.
LaCie Data Bank Hi-Speed USB 2.0 User’s Manual Glossary page 39 Seek Time – The amount of time (in thousandths of a second, or milliseconds) that it takes a hard drive’s read/write head to move to a specific location on the disk. Average seek, then, is the average of a large number of random samplings all over the disk. Seek time is CPU independent, meaning that seek time is the same for a disk drive, whether it is attached to a computer or not.
