Lacie 301398U User Manual - Page 14

LaCie Little Big Disk User Manual Setting Up Your LaCie Drive page 14 3. Installing Your LaCie Drive Getting your LaCie Little Big Disk installed and connected as simple as connecting an interface cable to the drive and to a computer. There are three interface connectivity options when connecting your LaCie Little Big Disk with Triple Interface to your computer: FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0. The Little Big Disk is plug & play for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS X. If you're using one of those operating systems, move ahead to section 3.1. Connect the Little Big Disk to your computer. Important Info: This LaCie drive is preformatted in HFS+ is immediately compatible with Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS 10.x. For use with Windows, cross-platform use between Mac and Windows and for more information about reformatting, please see the following sections for more information: 4.1. Formatting and partitioning your LaCie Little Big Disk with triple interface and 5.1. File system formats. Mac OS 9.x users: You must install Silverlining Pro software. For details see the following pages for installation steps. You can not have the FireWire and USB interfaces connected at the same time! If you will be switching between interfaces, you must also follow the steps in section 3.3. Switching FireWire and USB connections. Technical note: To connect additional devices, you must be using the same interface, either FireWire or USB, and a hub if you are using USB. Your computer will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are mixed, i.e. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.