Lacie d2 Quadra User Guide - Page 17

LaCie d2 Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton User Manual 2.4. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant (A) Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be launched to format your drive. It will: ✦✦ Optimize your drive according to your needs ✦✦ Copy the manual and utilities onto your LaCie hard disk IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you copy the user manual and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or other medium when setup is complete. To launch LaCie Setup Assistant: Windows users: double click on the LaCie icon in "My Computer" (or in "Computer" for Windows Vista users). Mac users: double click on the "LaCie Setup Assistant" icon which will appear on your desktop. IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting has begun, your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting. The user manual and utilities will not be available on your drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website: www.lacie.com TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive. Simply follow the Setup Assistant through completion, then use your computer's native disk utility (Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to reformat your drive. See section 3. Optional Formatting and Partitioning for more information. Getting Connected page 17