Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit KY0730482 du fabricant LaCie
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Contents page 1 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Contents How to Use this Manual 2 Foreword 3 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Icons Used In This Manual 4 1.2 What Is SCSI? 5 1.3 LaCie Storage Utilities Software 5 2. Getting T o Know Y our LaCie Hard Drive 7 2.1 Minimum System Requirements 7 2.
How to Use this Manual page 2 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive How to Use This Manual In the toolbar: On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic.
Copyrights Copyright © 2002 LaCie. All rights reser ved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or other wise, without the prior written consent of LaCie.
2. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Hard Drive. This hard drive will give you a unique combination of compatibility and convenience, as well as generous storage capacity .
Introduction page 5 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive User’ s Manuals available on the market. It is our goal to provide you with a friendly , easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device.
Introduction page 6 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive PC Users Using Windows 2000 and Windows XP Use the formatting and par titioning capabilities that are included with your operating system.
2. Getting T o Know Y our LaCie Hard Drive What can your external hard drive do? • Store and exchange data between several computers. • Back up your computer’ s internal hard drive.
Back View 1 – Power supply connector This is where you plug in the AC adapter supplied with the drive. 2 – SCSI connectors Where you plug in the SCSI cable furnished with the drive. 3 – V entilation outlet Helps to keep your drive cool during operation.
2.3 Attaching the Drive Stand Y ou can use your LaCie drive in its upright position after installing the stand. 1) From the rear of the drive, slide the stand rail into the side groove of your LaCie drive as shown. 2) Slide the stand for ward until its rail touches the rear of the drive.
3. Setting Up Y our LaCie Hard Drive Connecting the Power Supply T o operate the drive, you must use the AC adapter supplied with it. This adapter may feature a locking mechanism that will prevent the power cord from accidentally being unplugged while your drive is operating.
Setting Up Y our LaCie Hard Drive page 11 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 3.1 Installing Y our LaCie Hard Drive There are five main steps to this installation process: 3.1.1 - SCSI Card V erification 3.1.2 - Setting the SCSI ID Number 3.1.3 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer 3.
Setting Up Y our LaCie Hard Drive page 12 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 3.1.3 - Connecting the Drive to the Computer 1) Power down your computer . 2) Connect your drive’ s power supply cable to the main power outlet.
Setting Up Y our LaCie Hard Drive page 13 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive T o install Silverlining Pro for use on Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x, proceed as follows: 1) Insert the LaCie Storage Utilities CD in your computer’ s internal CD/DVD drive. 2) Open the CD icon and double click "LaCie Installer .
4. Formatting and Par titioning Y our LaCie Hard Drive Once you have set-up your LaCie Hard Drive, you can reformat or par tition it to suit your needs. 4.1 Mac Users • Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive.
Formatting and Par titioning Y our Drive page 15 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 8) This will bring up the "Create Partition Wizard." Click "Next." 9) Select "Primar y Par tition." Click "Next." 10) Here you must specify partition size.
Formatting and Par titioning Y our Drive page 16 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 3) Ensure that "View devices by type" is selected. Expand the menu next to "Disk Drives" by clicking the "plus" sign, and current hard drives connected to the computer will be listed.
T echnical Information page 17 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 5. T echnical Infor mation 5.1 User Advice When Using SCSI The following technical information relates to your LaCie Hard Drive and gives some practical advice: Power Save The LaCie Hard Drive manages power consumption.
W arning! Y our LaCie drive is not compatible with HVD devices or buses! Never connect your LaCie drive to an HVD bus or peripheral. Doing so may damage your drive and/or system, and will void your warranty .
3) Avoid mixing L VD and SE devices in the same SCSI chain. For perfor mance reasons, it is important to not mix LVD and SE devices on the same chain. An all-L VD or all-SE chain will generally perfor m more reliably than a mixed chain.
T echnical Information page 20 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 32 volume sizes can range from less than 1 MB all the way to 2TB. It is the native file system of Windows 98 and Windows Me, and is supported by Windows 2000 and XP . When F A T 32 is used with Windows 2000 and XP , though, volume size is limited to 32GB (by the Windows partition utility , i.
T echnical Information page 21 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Mac OS Extended Mac OS Extended refers to the file system used by Mac OS 8.1 and later . HFS+ represents an optimization of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more efficiently .
6. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie Hard Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from.
Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized. Are both ends of the SCSI cable Check both ends of the SCSI cable. If the connected and properly seated? drive is still not recognized, turn of f the computer , then turn of f your peripheral(s).
T roubleshooting page 24 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized. Is the terminator on the LaCie drive set Check the terminator . It should be attached correctly? for an L VD/Wide drive only if it is the last device in your SCSI chain.
T roubleshooting page 25 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive Problem Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The SCSI card is not recognized. Is the SCSI card driver installed Windows 2000 Users: Go to Start > Se.
7. Contacting Customer Suppor t Before Y ou Call T echnical Support 1) Read the manuals and review the T roubleshooting section. 2) T r y to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure all cables are correctly and firmly attached.
Contacting Customer Suppor t page 27 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive T echnical Suppor t Help Hours - continued Italy • Monday through Friday , 9 AM – 6PM Contact Us At: T echnical Suppor t: • 39 02 89 14 09 20 • support.
Contacting Customer Suppor t page 28 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 7.1 W arranty LaCie warrants your hard drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate.
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 29 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 8. Appendix 1 – SCSI Questions and Answers For the new user , SCSI terminology can be a little daunting. The table below was designed to help you get a clearer understanding of what the different SCSI names mean and their per formance characteristics.
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 30 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive The best solution for mixing Wide and Narrow devices is to use a host adapter that has built-in support for separate segments or channels for Wide and Narrow devices.
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 31 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive For example, if you connect an Ultra2 (L VD) Wide hard drive (with a theoretical maximum throughput of 80MB/s and maximum cable length of 12 m) to an Ultra Wide (SE) bus (whose theoretical maximum throughput is 40MB/s and maximum cable length 1.
Appendix - SCSI Q & A page 32 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive throughput of 5Mb/s), but you are better off using active ter minators on all SCSI single-ended applications.
Glossar y page 33 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 9. Glossar y Buffer - RAM cache that is faster than the data that is being delivered. Buffers are used so data may be stored and delivered to the receiving item, as it is needed. Bus - Electronic links that enable data to flow between the processor , RAM and extension cables (peripherals).
Interface - Junction between two items of hardware or software enabling them to exchange information by adopting common physical/logical rules. KB (KiloByte) - Basically , this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s - Kilobytes per second.
Precautions page 35 LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive 10. Health and Safety Precautions Only qualified persons are authorized to carr y out maintenance on this device. • Read this User's Guide carefully , and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.
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