LaCie FireWire 800 User Manual

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LaCie d2 Quadra • Design by neil Poulton Getting ConnectedUser Manual page 25FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 interfaces allow you to connectanother hard drive, a DVD±RW writer or a digital video cam-era directly to the LaCie d2 Quadra (this connection is called“daisy-chaining”).To daisy-chain devices, you must be using the same interface(FireWire). Your computer will not recognize the daisy-chaineddevice if the interfaces are mixed, i.e. a FireWire device at-tached to a drive that is connected to the computer via theHi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.TECHNICAL NOTE: When you daisy-chain using a mix ofinterfaces (FireWire 400 and FireWire 800) the resultant speedwill be limited to the lowest common denominator (FireWire400 speeds).1. Connect your LaCie d2 Quadra’s power supply and hostcomputer interface by following the steps in sections 2.1 to2.3.2. To attach a digital video camera*:a. Using the iLink/DV cable (sold separately), connect the4-pin end of the cable to the 4-pin port on your digitalcamera.b. Connect the 6-pin end of the iLink/DV cable to the 6-pinFireWire port on the back of the LaCie Hard drive (C).To attach a FireWire peripheral:a. Connect the FireWire 400 or 800 cable into an availableFireWire 400 or 800 port on your FireWire peripheral.b. Attach the other end of the FireWire 400 or 800 cable toan available FireWire 400 or 800 port on the LaCie d2Quadra (C).3. The digital camera should now appear under My Computer(Windows users) or on the desktop (Mac users).*Some cameras do not support this configuration or may downgradeyour LaCie d2 Quadra’s performance.2.6. Connecting Multiple Devices