LaCie Network Space • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON ForewordUser Manual page 3✦ Only qualified persons are authorizedto carry out maintenance on this de-vice.✦ Read this User Manual carefully andfollow the correct procedure whensetting up the device.✦ Do not open your LaCie NetworkSpace or attempt to disassemble ormodify it. Never insert any metallicobject into the drive to avoid any riskof electrical shock, fire, short-circuit-ing or dangerous emissions. Your La-Cie Network Space contains no user-serviceable parts. If it appears to bemalfunctioning, have it inspected bya qualified LaCie Technical Supportrepresentative.✦ Never expose your device to rain, oruse it near water, or in damp or wetconditions. Never place objects con-taining liquids on the LaCie NetworkSpace, as they may spill into its open-ings. Doing so increases the risk ofelectrical shock, short-circuiting, fireor personal injury.✦ Make sure that the computer andLaCie Network Space are electri-cally grounded. If the devices are notgrounded, there is an increased riskof electrical shock. Power require-ments 100-240 V~, X.x A, 60-50Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations notexceeding ± 10% of the nominal,transient over-voltages according toover-voltage category II).✦ Do not expose the LaCie NetworkSpace to temperatures outside therange of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95°F); or to operational humidity beyond5-80%, non-condensing, or non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%,non-condensing. Doing so may dam-age the LaCie Network Space or dis-figure its casing. Avoid placing yourLaCie Network Space near a sourceof heat or exposing it to sunlight (eventhrough a window). Inversely, placingyour LaCie Network Space in an en-vironment that is too cold or humidmay damage the unit. Because ofheat issues, LaCie recommends thatusers do not stack more than twoLaCie disks together. When stackingtwo disks, environment temperatureshould not exceed 30°C (86°F).✦ Always unplug the LaCie NetworkSpace from the electrical outlet ifthere is a risk of lightning or if it willbe unused for an extended period oftime. Otherwise, there is an increasedrisk of electrical shock, short-circuit-ing or fire.✦ Use only the power supply shippedwith the device.✦ Do not use the LaCie Network Spacenear other electrical appliances suchas televisions or radios. Doing somay cause interference which willadversely affect the operation of theother products.✦ Do not place the LaCie Network Spacenear sources of magnetic interference,such as computer displays, televisionsor speakers. Magnetic interferencecan affect the operation and stabil-ity of your LaCie Network Space.Do not place heavy objects on top ofthe LaCie Network Space or use ex-cessive force on it.✦ Never use excessive force on yourLaCie Network Space. If you detecta problem, see the Troubleshootingsection in this manual.Health and Safety PrecautionsGeneral Use PrecautionsIMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and underno circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highlyrecommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard disk, for instance, and a second copy either on yourinternal hard disk, another external hard disk or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie offers a complete line of CD andDVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website.IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available storagecapacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 10-15% less).