LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User Manual

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1.1. Minimum System RequirementsImportant Note:In the event that your FireWire or USB port or hub do not provide the necessary power, and theoptional USB power sharing cable does not provide enough additional power, you may use an external AC adapter(sold separately).1. Unpacking Your LaCie Hard Drivepage 6System Requirements for FireWire 400:• Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 andWindows XP• Mac OS 9.x (Apple FireWire support 2.3.3 and greater)and 10.xHardware Requirements for FireWire 400:• PC: Pentium II or higher-compatible processor, with a built-in FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface (SBP-2 compatible) thatsupports mass storage devices• Mac: G3 or greater, with a built-in FireWire 400/IEEE1394a interface• 32MB RAM or greaterTech Note:Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive iscompatible with the iLink/DV and FireWire 800interfaces. In order to use your drive with theseinterfaces, you must use an appropriate LaCiecertified interface cable (sold separately), such as aFireWire 400 6-pin to 4-pin cable, or FireWire 4009-pin to 6-pin cable. Please consult your LaCiereseller or LaCie Customer Service to find theappropriate cable.System Requirements for USB 2.0:• Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Me andWindows XP• Mac OS 9.x (Apple USB support 1.3.5 and greater) and10.xHardware Requirements for USB 2.0:• Computer with a built-in USB 2.0 or 1.1 interface*• Intel Pentium 233MHz-compatible processor or greater• Minimum 32MB RAMTech Note: *To achieve USB 2.0 speeds, your drivemust be connected to a USB 2.0 host port. If it isconnected to a USB 1.1 port, your drive will operateat USB 1.1 speeds. For more details, see 4.2. Advicefor Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections.Tech Note: Mac Users! USB Connectivity:Foroptimal performance under the Mac OS, it isrecommended that you use the FireWire interfaceunless you are using a G5 or are running Mac OS10.2.8 or later on a computer with a Hi-Speed USB2.0 PC or PCI card. All versions of the Mac OSbefore Mac OS 10.2.8 do not support the transferrates of Hi-Speed USB 2.0, and all data transfers willbe made at the slower USB 1.1 rates.LaCie Mobile Hard DriveUser’s Manual - Firewire & USB 2.0