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LaCie rugged SAFE • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual Before Installing Your Hard Drive page 13 3. Connecting Your LaCie Rugged Safe Follow these steps to connect and power on your LaCie Rugged Safe. Step Topic 1 3.1. Connecting the Interface Cable 3.2. Connecting Multiple Devices 2 3.3. Connecting the Optional Power-Sharing Cable (USB) 3 3.4. Install and Run LaCie Safe Manager Software IMPORTANT INFO: You cannot have the FireWire and USB interfaces connected at the same time. If you would like to switch between interfaces, you must follow the steps in section 3.6. Switching Interfaces. TECHNICAL NOTE: Upon completing the first registration process, you are offered the choice of formatting your LaCie Rugged Safe in FAT32 (MS-DOS). If you plan to use your drive in a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) environment, your drive should use the FAT32 (MSDOS) file system format. See section 6. Formatting Your LaCie Rugged Safe, for more details. While it will erase data, you may reformat the drive at any time CAUTION: Your LaCie Rugged Safe relies on its aluminum alloy casing to help dissipate heat. Make sure to place your drive in a well-ventilated space, do not block the ventilation outlet on the back of the drive, and keep the area in front of the drive unobstructed to allow for proper airflow.

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LaCie
rugged
SAFE
• D
ESIGN
BY
N
EIL
P
OULTON
Before Installing Your Hard Drive
User Manual
page 13
3. Connecting Your LaCie Rugged Safe
Follow these steps to connect and power on your LaCie Rugged
Safe.
Step
Topic
1
3.1. Connecting the Interface Cable
3.2. Connecting Multiple Devices
2
3.3. Connecting the Optional Power-Sharing Cable
(USB)
3
3.4. Install and Run LaCie Safe Manager Software
IMPORTANT INFO:
You cannot have the FireWire and USB in-
terfaces connected at the same time. If you would like to switch be-
tween interfaces, you must follow the steps in section
3.6. Switching
Interfaces
.
TECHNICAL NOTE:
Upon completing the first registration process,
you are offered the choice of formatting your LaCie Rugged Safe in
FAT32 (MS-DOS). If you plan to use your drive in a cross-platform
(Mac/Windows) environment, your drive should use the FAT32 (MS-
DOS) file system format. See section
6. Formatting Your LaCie Rugged
Safe
, for more details. While it will erase data, you may reformat the
drive at any time
CAUTION:
Your LaCie Rugged Safe relies on its aluminum alloy
casing to help dissipate heat. Make sure to place your drive in a
well-ventilated space, do not block the ventilation outlet on the back
of the drive, and keep the area in front of the drive unobstructed to
allow for proper airflow.