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Getting Connected

Installing your LaCie hard drive is easy for all users thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant. Please follow the setup steps in the order they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive's volume mounts correctly on your computer.

STEP 1 - Connect the Power Cable

  1. Connect the appropriate wall plug adapter for your country to the power supply.
  2. Connect the power supply to a wall outlet and to the drive.

 

STEP 2 - Connect the Interface Cable

Connect the interface cable from the drive to the computer.

Important info regarding the interfaces: Only one interface type may be used to connect your computer to the device. For example, the USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 interfaces cannot be used at the same time. If you accidentally connect two types of interfaces at once, you may need to restart the device for proper operation.

Technical note:

FireWire Connection:
Daisy chaining multiple non-powered FireWire devices may effect individual performance. To guarantee optimal performance, LaCie recommends daisy chaining powered FireWire devices to your LaCie hard drive.

FireWire 800 is backwards-compatible with FireWire 400, which means that if you have an adapter cable, you can connect your LaCie FireWire 800 product to a FireWire 400 port on your computer. In this case, file transfers will be limited to FireWire 400 speeds. If your product does not include an adapter cable in the package, you can purchase one from www.lacie.com/accessories/.

 

STEP 3 - Turn on the Drive

Turn on the drive by moving the power switch to On. The drive will mount in My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Vista or Windows 7) or on your desktop (Mac).

Note: If the drive does not mount on your computer, first make sure you have installed USB 3.0 drivers on your computer (see the note on USB 3.0 connections at Introduction). If the drive still does not mount, see troubleshooting topics at Getting Help.

 

STEP 4 - Launch LaCie Setup Assistant

 

STEP 5 - Install LaCie Desktop Manager

You can now choose to install and run LaCie Desktop Manager after you run LaCie Setup Assistant. This software allows you to set up an action when you click the front blue button (shortcut button), view advanced information on your drive, and to configure power-saving. See LaCie Desktop Manager for details.

Unmounting the Drive

In order to avoid file system corruption, it's important to unmount your drive before turning it off or disconnecting the interface cable. See Unmounting Your Drive for details.

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