LaCie d2 Quadra manual

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Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    Quick Install Guide d2 Quadra USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 & eSA T A[...]

  • Page 2

    Protect your investment - register for free technical support: www .lacie.com/register P ACKAGE CONTENTS • LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive • Power supply kit • FireWire 800 (9-to-9-pin) cable • FireWire 400 (6-to-6-pin) cable • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable • eSA T A-to-eSA T A cable • LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM (includes User Manual) • LaC[...]

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    Fo rma tt in g T ip s Si nce A ppl e o ff ers na ti ve sup po rt o f F ir eW ire 8 00 in Ma c O S 1 0. 2.4 an d hig her , yo ur dr ive is p re- for mat te d i n A pp le’ s HFS + for mat fo r opt imu m perf orm anc e. W ind ow s 2 000 & XP (o r lat er) u ser s: Y o u wil l n ee d t o r ef orm at the d riv e a s an NT FS vo lum e. Pl eas e c on[...]

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    Setup Steps Before connecting your drive, read the Precautions in your User Manual, located on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM. 1. Co nn ect th e pow er su ppl y . 2. On t he bac k of the d riv e, tu rn on the d riv e b y flip pin g the po we r s wit ch to O N or AUT O (dr ive p owe rs on /hi ber nat es au tom at ica lly ; ava ila bl e o nly f [...]

  • Page 5

    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Suggerimenti per la formattazione Poiché Apple fornisce driver che supportano l'uso dell'interfaccia FireWire 800 in Mac OS 10.2.4 e versioni successive, l'unità è preformattata come volume HFS+ di Apple per garantire prestazioni ottimali. Utenti di W[...]

  • Page 6

    ES LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive USB 2.0, FireWire 400, F ireWire 800 y eSA T A Consejos para formatear Los ordenadores con Mac OS 10.2.4 y posterior contienen soporte para F irewire 800 de serie. P ara ofrecer un mayor rendimiento, LaCie d2 Quadra está preformateado en HFS+ de Apple. Los usuarios de Windows 2000 y XP (o posteriores) necesitan volver[...]

  • Page 7

    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Sugestões de formatação Uma vez que a Apple faculta suporte nativo para FireWire 800 no Mac OS 10.2.4 e versões superiores, a unidade encontra-se pré-formatada em HFS+ da Apple para optimização do desempenho. Utilizadores do Windows 2000 e XP (ou versão superio[...]

  • Page 8

    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Formateringstip Da Apple giver produktspecifik støtte til FireWire 800 i Mac OS 10.2.4 og højere, er dit drev forudformateret i Apples HFS+-format for at opnå optimal ydeevne. Windows 2000- og XP-brugere (eller senere): Du bliver nødt til at omformatere drevet som [...]

  • Page 9

    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Wskazówki dotyczące formatowania Ponieważ komputery Apple oferują sterowniki zintegrowane dla standardu FireWire 800 wsystemie Mac OS 10.2.4 i nowszych, napęd został wstępnie sformatowany w formacie Apple HFS+, aby zapewnić optymalną wydajność. Użytkowni[...]

  • Page 10

    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Συμβουλές μορφοποίησης Εφόσον η Apple παρέχει εγγενή υποστήριξη του FireWire 800 σε Mac OS 10.2.4 και ανώτερης έκδοσης, ο δίσκος είναι προμορφοποιημένος σε μορφ[...]

  • Page 11

    • ౞࿮݆ཞ้૶থܠ߲থ੨ă • eSATA ጺ၍ᇑ “ ጲۯۉᇸ ” Ӏ౧࿋ዃᅜत Shortcut Button ࠀీփग़ඹă ! 5. Ҿጎ LaCie Shortcut Button ෉ॲᅜഔᆩُࠀీă[...]

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    LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Driv e USB 2.0, Fi reWire 400, Fi reWire 800 & eS A T A Biçimlendirme İpuçları: Apple, Mac OS 10.2.4 ve üstü sürümlerde FireWire 800 bağlantısı için yerleşik destek sağladığından en elverişli performans için sürücünüz Apple’ın HFS+ biçiminde önceden biçimlendirilmiştir. Windows 2000 ve XP (veya[...]

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    LaCie USA 22985 NW Evergreen Pkwy Hillsboro, OR 97124 sales@lacie.com LaCie France 17, rue Ampère 91349 Massy Cedex sales.fr@lacie.com LaCie Asia (HK) 25/F Winsan T ower 98 Thomson Road W anchai, Hong-Kong sales.asia@lacie.com LaCie Asia (Singapore) Centennial T ower , Level 21 3 T emasek Avenue Singapore 039190 sales.asia@lacie.com LaCie Australi[...]