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Hard Disk, Design by Neil Poulton (USB 2.0)

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  1. Introduction
  2. Cables and Connectors
  3. Getting Connected
  4. Unmounting Your Drive
  5. Optional Formatting and Partitioning
  6. Getting Help
  7. Precautions
  8. Warranty Information
  9. Legal Info

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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 - Power On the Drive

  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 hard drive.

 

STEP 2 - Connect the USB Cable

  1. Connect the USB cable from the drive to the computer.
  2. Turn on the drive by pressing the power switch.
  3. The drive will mount on your computer.

 

STEP 3 - Launch LaCie Setup Assistant

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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