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.
Turn on the drive by pressing the power switch. The drive will mount in My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Vista or Windows 7) or on your desktop (Mac).
Install LaCie Desktop Manager to manage your drive's advanced functionality. See LaCie Desktop Manager for details.
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.