LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme User Manual

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3. Installing Your LaCie Drivepage 27LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple InterfaceUser’s Manual3.2.1. Windows UsersThese installation steps are separated by interface and version of Windows operating system. To view the installation steps ofthe interface and operating system you plan on using, click on the appropriate interface:Windows 2000/Windows XP – FireWire 800Windows 2000/Windows XP – FireWire/IEEE 1394Windows 2000/Windows XP – iLink/DVWindows 2000/Windows XP – Hi-Speed USB 2.0Important Info: You can not have the FireWire and USB interfaces connected at the same time! If you will beswitching between interfaces, you must also follow the steps in section 3.5. Switching Interfaces.Tech Note: To connect additional devices, you must be using the same interface, either FireWire or USB, and ahub if you are using USB. Your computer will not recognize the daisy-chained device if the interfaces are mixed,i.e. a FireWire device attached to a drive that is connected to the computer via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.• If information about connecting additional FireWire or USB devices to the LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme withTriple Interface, please see section 3.3. Installing Multiple Devices.• If you will be using your LaCie drive in a cross-platform (Mac/Windows) environment, please see the followingsections for more information4.1. Formatting And Partitioning Your LaCie Drive - 4.1.2. Windows Users5.1. File System Formats - 5.1.2. Windows Users