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5 LaCie User Manual Mac users Double click on the LaCie icon on your desktop. LaCie User Manual 6 All users Follow the on-screen instructions to partition your storage device and install preloaded software. You will be given the choice of creating a single partition called “LA-PUBLIC” or two partitions called “LaCie” and “LA-PUBLIC”. Once you have selected, LaCie Setup Assistant will format your LaCie storage device. Please see About File System Formats to learn more about file system formats. n Choose the single LA-PUBLIC partition to format the LaCie storage device for your operating system only: NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac). n Choose two partitions if you intend to share data among computers with different operating systems (Windows, Mac, and Linux). The LaCie partition will be formatted for your computer's operating system (NTFS or HFS+) and the LA-PUBLIC partition will be formatted for compatibility among many operating systems (FAT 32). Please note that the LA-PUBLIC partition cannot exceed 32 GB. Important info for users who select sharing: If your LaCie storage device is 32 GB or less, LaCie Setup Assistant will only create a single partition called LA-PUBLIC. Important info: If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after the formatting has begun, your storage device will not be ready to use. In such cases, you must format the storage device manually. Further, the User Manual and software utilities will not be available on your storage device. You may download User Manuals and select software utilities from the LaCie website: 7 LaCie User Manual Important info: LaCie recommends that you copy the User Manual and utilities onto your computer's internal hard drive or another storage source when the setup is complete. The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent you from using your computer's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie storage device. 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. Please note that formatting a disk deletes all of its data, including the User Manual and LaCie Private-Public software. LaCie highly recommends that you copy all data stored on your LaCie storage device before launching the operating system disk utility. UNMOUNTING THE LACIE KEY SAFELY When you wish to remove the LaCie Key from a computer, please do so according to the requirements of your operating system. Both Windows and Mac offer simple methods of ejecting storage peripherals without the risk of losing data or interrupting the system operation. See Unmounting the LaCie Key for further information. LaCie User Manual 8 UNMOUNTING THE LACIE KEY USB, FireWire, and eSATA external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important to follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie hard disk. WINDOWS XP USERS From the System Tray (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), click the Eject icon (a small green arrow over a hardware image). A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it should say, “Safely remove…”). Click on the LaCie hard disk in this prompt. This message will appear: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or similar). 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). A message will appear, detailing the devices that may be safely unmounted. Select Eject for the device you wish to unmount. A message will appear notifying you that it is safe to remove the device. 9 LaCie User Manual MAC USERS Drag the hard drive icon to the trash. (The icon pictured below is a generic USB device icon. Your drive may be represented by an icon that looks like the drive itself.) When the icon disappears from the desktop, the drive can be disconnected. LaCie User Manual 10 CREATING AND USING THE SECURE LA-PRIVATE VOLUME Note: You may have questions following the creation of your secure LA-PRIVATE volume. Please see LA-PRIVATE Frequently Asked Questions for additional information on using and managing LA-PRIVATE. Follow the directions below to install and run the included LaCie Private-Public application. LaCie Private-Public allows you to create a password-protected volume on your LaCie disk called LA-PRIVATE. Once created, LA-PRIVATE will use AES 256 encryption to keep your most important files safe. MAC USERS - INSTALL MACFUSE BEFORE CREATING LA-PRIVATE Note: Windows users may skip this section. LaCie Private-Public requires MacFUSE to run on your Macintosh computer. If MacFUSE is already installed on your computer, please make certain that you are running the most recent version. If MacFU...
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