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LaCie d2 Quadra LaCie Shortcut Button Quadruple Interface Hard Drive page ■ 3.6.7. Troubleshooting – Mac Problem Solution Drive is connected, but “No drives connected” message appears in the drive list. Nothing happens when the button is pushed. “The action [“action name”] can’t be launched” error message when the button is pushed. ■ 3.6.8. Troubleshooting – Windows Check both ends of the FireWire or USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports. Try disconnecting the cables, waiting 10 seconds, and then reconnecting them. If the drive is still not recognized, restart your computer and try again. noTE: eSATA bus is not compatible with LaCie Shortcut Button. To use LaCie Shortcut Button, connect your LaCie hard drive to your computer via USB or FireWire. Make sure the drive is connected to your computer. See above. Launch LaCie Shortcut Button from System Preferences. ❖ Make sure the drive appears in the drive list. ❖ Problem Solution Drive is connected, but “No drives connected” message appears in the drive list. Nothing happens when the button is pushed. “File not found. Renew custom action selection.” error message when the button is pushed. Make sure that the “No action” button is off. If it is on, select the EMC Retrospect Express action or a custom action. If the application, document or script you defined as the custom action has been moved from its location at the time you defined the action, LaCie Shortcut Button will not be able to locate or launch it. Either redefine the action by clicking Choose... to select the application, document or script in its new location or return it to its original location. Check both ends of the FireWire or USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports. Try disconnecting the cables, waiting 10 seconds, and then reconnecting them. If the drive is still not recognized, restart your computer and try again. noTE: eSATA bus is not compatible with LaCie Shortcut Button. To use LaCie Shortcut Button, connect your LaCie hard drive to your computer via USB or FireWire. Make sure the drive is connected to your computer. See above. Launch the LaCie Shortcut Button by double-clicking on the LaCie Shortcut Button system tray icon or from Control Panel > LaCie Shortcut Button. ❖ Make sure the drive appears in the drive list. ❖ Make sure that the “No action” button is off. If it is on, select the EMC Retrospect Express action or a custom action. If the application, document or script you defined as the custom action has been moved from its location at the time you defined the action, LaCie Shortcut Button will not be able to locate or launch it. Redefine the action by clicking Choose... to select the application, document or script in its new location.
LaCie d2 Quadra Helpful Information Quadruple Interface Hard Drive page 0 4. Helpful Information Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive is formatted in HFS+. This is the most efficient format for use with your Mac. If you would like to share this hard drive with PC users, you will have to reformat your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive. ■ What is Formatting? Formatting a disk consists of the following: the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping information on the disk, tests the disk to make sure that all of the sectors are reliable, marks bad sectors (i.e., those that are scratched) and creates internal address tables that it later uses to locate information. ■ File System Formats There are essentially three different file system formats: NTFS, FAT 32, and Mac OS Extended (HFS+). See the following chart for more information. Use NTFS if... Use HFS+ if... ...you will be using the drive only under Windows 2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32). This file system is compatible in read only mode with Mac OS 10.3 and higher. Use FAT 32 if... ...you will be using your drive between both Windows and Mac OS 9.x or 10.x; or sharing the drive between Windows 2000, XP, and 98 SE. Maximum single file size: 4GB. ■ Partitioning Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive After you’ve formatted the drive, you will have the opportunity to divide the hard drive into sections, called partitions. A partition is a section of the hard drive’s storage capacity that is created to contain files and data. For instance, you could create three partitions on your drive: one partition for your Office documents, one for your backup, and one for your multimedia files. TeChNICAl NOTe: FAT 32 is recommended for sharing a hard drive with Windows 98 SE and Mac OS users. However keep in mind that the FAT 32 format will slow down your hard drive and single file size is limited to 4 GB. ...you will be using the drive on Macs only; performance will generally be greater when compared to FAT 32. This file system is NOT compatible with Windows OS. For more information, please refer to page 31, Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Hard Drive.
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