LaCie 301200u User Manual

Triple Interface

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Connect the Power supply cable (page 14) and turn 

on  the  LaCie  Big  Disk  Extreme+  by  flipping  the 

power switch to ON or AUTO (drive powers on/hi-

bernates automatically).

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi-

Speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big 

Disk Extreme+ (A).

Attach the other end of the interface cable to an 

available USB port on your computer (B).

1.

2.

3.

off

auto

on

FW4OO

USB 2.O

FW8OO

FW8OO

4 .Windows Users: 

You must format the drive before it will mount in 

your My Computer folder.  See page 29, 

Formatting 

and Partitioning Your LaCie Big Disk Extreme+

, for 

more details. 

 

The drive is pre-formatted for Mac use and should 

appear on your desktop.

  To  achieve  Hi-Speed 

USB 2.0 transfer rates, you have to be connected 

to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on your computer. 

Otherwise, you will be limited to USB 1.1 data 

transfer rates.

A

B

 For more information on 

USB connections, see the following pages:

Page 11, 

Cables and Connectors

Page 35, 

USB Questions & Answers

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