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LaCie Network Space 2 

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Administering Your LaCie Network Space 2

User Manual 

page 51

4.14.1.  Connecting an External Hard Disk

You can connect an external USB hard disk or USB key to back up 
the data on your LaCie Network Space 2 or as a way to add stor-
age capacity. Connected hard disks are accessed similarly to shared 
folders.

External USB hard disks must be formatted in one of the supported 
systems to be compatible with the LaCie Network Space 2: MS-DOS 
(FAT32), NTFS, HFS+, EXT3, or XFS.

To connect an external hard disk:

1.  Make sure that your LaCie Network Space 2 is connected to 

your home network.

2.  Turn on the external hard disk, connect its power supply (if ap-

plicable), and connect its USB cable to the front USB port (see 

) on the LaCie Network Space 2.

3.  In a few seconds, the disk should appear as a share in LaCie 

Network Assistant and in the Dashboard. To access the files on 
the hard disk, access it like a regular shared folder as described 
in section 

(connected USB 

hard disks are always public shares and are therefore Read-
Write for all users).

To eject an external hard disk:

To unmount an attached USB hard drive, click the 

Eject

 button next 

 The 2imum capacity supported for an ex-

ternal drive formatted in MS-DOS (FAT32) is 500 GB. The 2imum 
capacity supported for an external drive formatted in any file system 
is 2TB. In case the capacity of the connected external drive exceeds 
these limits, the drive will not be recognized by the Network Space 2.

 

Fig. 80 

External USB 

Hard Disk

Fig. 81