LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Table of Contents

User Manual page 1

Table of Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 5

1.1. Minimum System Requirements ......................................................................................................... 6

1.1.1. Windows users ....................................................................................................................... 6

1.1.2. Mac Users ............................................................................................................................. 6

1.1.3. Linux Users ............................................................................................................................ 6

1.2. Box Content .................................................................................................................................... 7

3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning ......................................................................... 14

3.1. Formatting for Windows Users......................................................................................................... 15

3.1.1. Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS ............................................................................................ 15

3.1.2. Formatting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS ................................................................. 17

3.2. Formatting for Mac Users ............................................................................................................... 19

4. Interface and Data Transfer Information .................................................................... 20

4.1. Cables and Connectors .................................................................................................................. 20

4.1.1. USB 2.0 Cables and Connectors ........................................................................................... 20

4.1.2. FireWire Cables and Connectors ........................................................................................... 20

4.2. Data Transfers ............................................................................................................................... 21

LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Foreword

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Copyrights

Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be repro-

duced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans-

mitted in any form or by any means, elec-

tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording

or otherwise, without the prior written consent

of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered

Changes

The material in this document is for infor-

mation only and subject to change without

notice. While reasonable efforts have been

made in the preparation of this document to

assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liabil-

ity resulting from errors or omissions in this

document, or from the use of the information

contained herein. LaCie reserves the right

to make changes or revisions in the prod-

ment Regulations.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. Operation is subject to the following

conditions:

1. The devices may not cause harmful inter-

ference

2. The devices must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and

radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio com-

munications. However, there is no guarantee

that interference will not occur in a particu-

lar installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television re-

ception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encour-

aged to try and correct the interference by

a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

✦ Consult the dealer or an experienced ra-

dio/TV technician for help.

Modifications to this product not authorized

by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Can-

ada regulations and negate your authority to

operate the product.

EEC EMC Directive

dispose of your waste equipment by handing

it over to a designed collection point for the

recycling of waste electrical and electronic

equipment. The separate collection and recy-

for recycling, please contact your local city

office, your household waste disposal service,

or the shop where you purchased the prod-

uct.

CAUTION: This LaCie hard drive’s warranty

may be void as a result of the failure to re-

spect the precautions listed above.

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wise, there is an increased risk of elec-

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LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Introduction

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1. Introduction

solutions that will power you through your specific applications.

Ideal for speed intensive applications, the LaCie Hard Drive handles

the curves of your demanding data needs. Secure and stable, the

LaCie Hard Drive is an ideal way to add space to your computer;

you can divide the drive into specific spaces (partitions) for different

parts of your data, or leave it alone and simply use it as one big

volume.

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✦ 32MB RAM or greater

✦ USB 2.0*, FireWire 400, or FireWire 800** interface port

✦ Internet connection (for downloading updates)

✦ Mac OS 10.3 or later

✦ G3 or later or Intel Core processor

✦ 32MB RAM or greater

✦ USB 2.0*, FireWire 400, or FireWire 800** interface port

✦ Internet connection (for downloading updates)

operate at USB 2.0 speeds.

** Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800

ports, so you may need to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express

card to be able to connect your hard via FireWire 800 interface.

LaCie offers a wide selection of PCI cards. Visit the LaCie website at

www.lacie.com/accessories.

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LaCie Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire

2. Power sharing cable (Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/

FireWire only)*

3. FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) cable **

* The USB power sharing cable is included only with the LaCie Little

Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire. If you wish to use the cable

with the Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0, it can be purchased

from the LaCie website.

** FireWire cables not included with Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive or

Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0.

Power connection

Package Content : LaCie Little Disk

LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Getting Connected

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2. Getting Connected

✔ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0

✘ Little Disk Pocket Hard Drive USB 2.0

✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0*

✔ Little Disk Portable Hard Drive USB/FireWire

include the power sharing cable, but it can be purchased from the

LaCie website.

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cord is about 2 inches long; do not attempt to pull it out farther.

3. Insert the USB 2.0 connector into an available USB 2.0 port on

your computer (Fig. 02).

4. After a few seconds, the hard drive will mount on your computer

and appear on the desktop (Mac users) or in My Computer

(Windows users).

5. Proceed to section 2.4. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant.

IMPORTANT INFO: If your Little Disk Portable Hard Drive does

not power on within a few seconds of connecting the USB interface

cable, proceed to section 2.3. Connect the Optional Power Sharing

LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Formatting & Partitioning

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4. In the Format window:

a. Enter a name for the disk as you’d like it to appear on your

computer in the Volume label field.

c. Leave the other options at their default values and click OK.

5. Click OK in the format warning dialog. During the formatting

process, the status of the disk changes to “Formatting” in the

Computer Management window. When Formatting is complete,

the status changes to “Healthy”. See Fig. 08.

LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Formatting & Partitioning

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CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the

hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect or con-

tinue to use, back up this information before performing these steps.

1. Right-click My Computer and select Manage (Fig. 09). The

Computer Management window opens.

2. Select Disk Management under Storage (you may have to

expand the Storage list to see the Disk Management option).

See Fig. 10. Information about all storage devices connected to

your computer appears in the pane on the right.

3. Find the disk corresponding to your LaCie Little Disk. Right-click

LaCie Little Disk • Design by Sam HecHt Formatting & Partitioning

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4. On the Welcome to the New Partition Wizard screen, click Next.

5. Select Primary Partition and click Next.

enter the size of the first partition in the “Partition size in MB”

field. Otherwise, leave the default values and click Next.

7. Choose a drive letter to assign to the drive. Click Next.

8. Select “Format this partition with the following settings” and En-

ter a name for the volume as you’d like it to appear on your

computer. Select “Perform a quick format.” Click Next. See Fig.

12.

9. Review your settings and click Finish to begin the formatting

process.

10. During the formatting process, the status of the disk changes to

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hard disk. If you have information that you want to protect or con-

tinue to use, back up this information before performing these steps.

1. Select Utilities from the Go menu in Finder.

2. Open Disk Utility.

3. In the disk list on the left side of the Disk Utility window, find

the disk corresponding to your LaCie Little Disk. For each disk

there is a listing for the drive controller and one for each volume

on the disk. Select the listing for the controller (ex. “153.4 GB

HDT72251…” in Fig. 14).

volume (partition) and choose the volume format (Mac OS Ex-

tended, Mac OS Standard, UNIX File System, or MS-DOS).

TECHNICAL NOTE: To share a volume with Windows users, select

MS-DOS (FAT32) format.

IMPORTANT INFO: Apple recommends that unless you have a

specific reason to use the UNIX File System (UFS), you should use

the Mac OS Extended format because it provides a more familiar

experience to Macintosh users.

7. Click Partition. Click Partition again to close the alert message

and continue.

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Fig. 17 – FireWire 800 (9-9 pin) cable

Fig. 18 – FireWire 400 to 800 (6-pin to 9-pin)

adapter cable

4. Interface and Data Transfer Information

4.1. Cables and Connectors

USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral

devices to a computer or to each other. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the

latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessary

bandwidth and data transfer rates to support high speed devices

such as hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras.

FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high-speed serial in-

put/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a com-

puter or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of

the new IEEE 1394b standard.

FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and extended cabling dis-

tance between devices. FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth-inten-

sive applications, such as audio, video and graphics.

Included FireWire Cables