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Disconnecting Your Hard Drive, Windows XP Users, Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users, Mac Users

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LaCie 2big USB 3.0 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual 2.3. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive USB devices feature "plug & play" connectivity, which means that a drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important to follow the steps below before disconnecting your hard drive. Windows XP Users From the System Tray located in the lower right-hand side of your screen, click on the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image) (Fig. 06 - Windows XP Users). A message will appear, detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls, i.e. "Safely re­move..." Select the disk you wish to unmount. You will then be given the following message: "'The USB Mass Storage Device' device can now be safely removed from the system". It is now safe to disconnect the device. Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users From the System Tray located in the lower right-hand side of your screen, click on the plug icon (note the white check mark inside a green circle). Fig. 07 - Windows Vista/Windows 7 UsersA message will appear, detailing the devices that may be safely unmounted. Fig. 08 - Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount. A message will appear notifying you that it is safe to remove the device. Mac Users Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (Fig. 09 - Mac Users). The drive can now be disconnected. Setup page 13 Fig. 06 - Windows XP Users Fig. 07 - Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users Fig. 08 - Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users Fig. 09 - Mac Users IMPORTANT INFO: For maximum energy efficiency, the 2big USB 3.0 will automatically shut down when it is unplugged from the computer.

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LaCie 2big USB 3.0
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DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Setup
User Manual
page 13
2.3. Disconnecting Your Hard Drive
USB devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that
a drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer
is running. To prevent failures, it is important to follow the steps
below before disconnecting your hard drive.
Windows XP Users
From the System Tray located in the lower right-hand side of
your screen, click on the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a
hardware image) (
Fig. 06 – Windows XP Users
).
A message will appear, detailing the devices that the Eject icon
controls, i.e. “Safely remove…” Select the disk you wish to un-
mount.
You will then be given the following message: “‘The USB Mass
Storage Device’ device can now be safely removed from the
system”. It is now safe to disconnect the device.
Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users
From the System Tray located in the lower right-hand side of
your screen, click on the plug icon (note the white check mark
inside a green circle).
Fig. 07 – Windows Vista/Windows 7 Us-
ers
A message will appear, detailing the devices that may be
safely
unmounted.
Fig. 08 – Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users
Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount. A message will
appear notifying you that it is safe to remove the device.
Mac Users
Drag the hard drive icon to the trash (
Fig. 09 – Mac Users
).
The drive can now be disconnected.
Fig. 06 – Windows XP Users
Fig. 08 – Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users
Fig. 09 – Mac Users
Fig. 07 – Windows Vista/Windows 7 Users
IMPORTANT INFO:
For maximum energy efficiency, the 2big
USB 3.0 will automatically shut down when it is unplugged from
the computer.