LaCie P’9233 8TB User Manual

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 1PORSCHE DESIGN DESKTOP DRIVE USER MANUALCLICK HERE TO ACCESS UP-TO-DATE ONLINE VERSIONof this document for t

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 10Manual access: Open the LACIE SETUP volume in Computer (My Computer for Windows XP) and double-clickLaCie S

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 11SetupLaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 12Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive. Moving the slider to the left will reduce the size of th

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 13MacA window prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted. Select Yes to continue.4.WindowsMacLaCie Set

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 14Existing AccountChoose the software utilities that you want to install. Certain software utilities may begi

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 15STEP 4 - INSTALL LACIE DESKTOP MANAGER (OPTIONAL)Install LaCie Desktop Manager to manage your drive's

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 16LACIE DESKTOP MANAGERLaCie Desktop Manager unlocks the full potential of your LaCie hard drive. It will all

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 17Windows MacNote: If you have manually formatted the drive using your operating system's disk utility i

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 18INFO TABWhen you run LaCie Desktop Manager, you will see that all compatible connected LaCie devices will a

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 19ECO TABBy default, your drive will enter Eco Mode after five minutes of inactivity in order to conserve ene

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 2INTRODUCTIONWelcome to the User Manual for the LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drive.This new family of hard dr

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 20UNINSTALL LACIE DESKTOP MANAGERMac UsersClick the LaCie Desktop Manager icon in the menu bar, then select P

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 21UNMOUNTING YOUR DRIVEUSB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” conne

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 22MAC USERSDrag the storage device icon to the Trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon.

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 23OPTIONAL FORMATTING AND PARTITIONINGStandard LaCie storage devices will prompt you to run LaCie Setup Assis

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 24Mac UsersYou may customize the storage device by reformatting and/or partitioning it with separate file sys

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 25Windows UsersTechnical Note on volumes larger than 2TB: Windows XP 32-bit - This version of Windows will no

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 26GETTING HELPIf you are having problems with your LaCie product, consult the table below for a list of avail

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 27TROUBLESHOOTING TOPICSNote: Interactive troubleshooting, a highly effective way to resolve problems with yo

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 28Problem: I'm receiving file transfer error messages.Q: Did you get an "Error -50" message wh

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 29Q: Did you follow the correct installation steps for your operating system?A: Review the installation steps

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 3VIEWS OF THE DRIVEFront ViewStatus light1.Rear View

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 30Q: Is your operating system Windows XP and the disk size is greater than 2TB?A: Windows XP does not support

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 31PRECAUTIONSCaution: It is essential that you use only the power supply that shipped with your product, sinc

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 32hard drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). Inversely, placing you

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 33WARRANTY INFORMATIONLaCie offers first-rate service and support through our generous three-tiered warranty

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 34EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, ALL PRODUCTS ARE SOLD “AS IS” AND LACIEEXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 35Read carefully all information related to warranty and precautions of use of your new LaCie product in the

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 36LEGAL INFORMATIONCOPYRIGHTSCopyright © 2014 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 37firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessibl

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 4Power switch1.USB 3.0 port2.Power supply connection3.

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 5STATUS LIGHT INFORMATIONYour hard drive features a status light, which will indicate certain disk behaviors.

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 6CABLES AND CONNECTORSUSB 3.0USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a c

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 7GETTING CONNECTEDCaution: Do not stack multiple LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drives, as they may overheat.In

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 8STEP 2 - CONNECT THE POWER CABLEConnect the appropriate wall plug adapter for your country to the power supp

Porsche Design Desktop Drive User Manual 9STEP 3 - LAUNCH LACIE SETUP ASSISTANTLaCie Setup Assistant (LSA) must be launched before using your drive. I