LaCie 301087u User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Health and Safety Precautions

  5
  • General Use Precautions

    5
• 1. Introduction To The LaCie SAFE Hard Drive

  7
  • Your SAFE Drive Capabilities

    7
  • SAFE Three Levels of Security

    7
• 2. Unpacking Your LaCie SAFE Drive

  8
  • 2.1. What's Included with Your LaCie SAFE Drive

    8
  • 2.2. Minimum System Requirements

    9
• 3. Before Installing Your LaCie SAFE Drive

  10
  • 3.1. How to Use the Fingerprint Sensor

    10
  • 3.2. Being An Administrator

    11
  • 3.3. About Authorized Users And Rights

    11
  • 3.4. Rules For Registering Users

    11
• 4. Connecting Your LaCie SAFE Hard Drive

  12
  • 4.1. Connecting The Power Adaptor

    12
  • 4.2. Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer

    13
  • 4.3. Attach Chain Lock to Your SAFE Drive (Optional)

    13
• 5. Configuring Your LaCie SAFE Drive

  14
  • 5.1. Install the Drive Software

    14
    • Windows Users

      14
    • Mac Users

      16
  • 5.2. Setting Up User Names and Privileges

    17
    • Create/Edit User Names & Permissions

      17
  • 5.3. Registering User Fingerprints

    18
  • 5.4. Registering Additional Users

    19
• 6. Using Your LaCie SAFE Hard Drive

  20
  • 6.1. Using the Drive as a Registered User

    20
  • 6.2. Using the Drive as an Administrator

    21
    • User Management Interface

      22
  • 6.3. Using Multiple SAFE Drives on the Same Computer

    23
  • 6.4. Locking Your LaCie SAFE Drive

    23
  • 6.5. Disconnecting Your Drive

    24
    • For Windows Users:

      24
    • For Mac Users:

      24
• 7. Helpful Information

  25
  • 7.1. File System Formats

    25
    • Windows Users

      25
    • Mac Users

      26
  • 7.2. Formatting Your LaCie SAFE Hard Drive

    27
    • Windows Users

      27
    • Mac Users

      29
  • 7.3. Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections

    31
    • What is USB 2.0?

      31
    • Data Transfers

      32
• 8. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  33
• 9. Troubleshooting Your LaCie Drive

  35
• 10. Troubleshooting the Fingerprint Sensor

  39
• 11. Contacting Customer Support

  40
• 12. Warranty Information

  42
• Glossary

  43