LaCie Big Disk User Manual

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Setting Up Your LaCie Big Diskpage 17LaCie Big Disk User’s ManualPro to configure your hard drive system. Please refer to the Silverlining Pro documentation on the LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM for more information.3.2.3.3. Windows Me, Windows 2000 And Windows XPBefore connecting your LaCie Big Disk via the USB 2.0 port, you will need to install the necessary drivers, located on theLaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM, under the USB 2.0 Drivers folder.Hardware InstallationTo install your LaCie Big Disk using a Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP system, please follow these proce-dures:1) After following the steps in 3.1. Connecting The Power Supply, power on the drive by pressing the On/Off button on thefront of the drive.2) Connect the USB 2.0 cable into the USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie Big Disk.3) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 cable into an available USB port on your computer.4) Your LaCie Big Disk will now be ready for use. Now you will be able to format and partition the drive to suit your needs.Please see 4.2.1. Formatting And Partitioning Using Windows 2000 And Windows XP and 4.2.2. Formatting AndPartitioning Using Windows 98SE And Windows Me for more information.3.3. Installing Multiple FireWire PeripheralsFireWire 400 and FireWire 800 allow for the connection of up to 63 devices on the bus, with a maximum of 16 devices onone branch. FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices can be connected on a chain and do not necessarily need a hub.Simply connect the first peripheral to a FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port on your computer. Connect the second peripheralto the other FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port on the first drive etc., using the cables provided with your drives.FireWire 800 devices can be chained together with the original FireWire 400 standard (provided the correct cables areused), but transfer rates will be limited to the original FireWire 400 speeds.3.4. Installing Multiple USB PeripheralsTechnically, you can connect up to 127 individual USB peripherals at one time. However, you probably will not use more than6 to 8 peripherals on your USB system. Most computers only have two USB ports, so you would need a hub to connect morethan two peripheral drives. The hub regenerates the signals, generally providing between 4 to 7 connections. To add evenmore drives, connect a new hub to a connector of the original hub, creating a new series of peripherals, etc. But the hubBigDiskFW800_UG_030311_4.0 3/11/03 4:48 PM Page 17