LaCie Mobile Hard Drive User Manual

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3.2.2. Mac Users• Mac OS 9.x – Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive.• Mac OS 10.x – Use the Apple Disk Utility application, which is native to the operating system.For instructions on installing and using Silverlining Pro, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie StorageUtilities CD, in PDF format.Formatting And Partitioning Using Mac OS 10.xWarning! Following these steps will erase anything that is on the hard drive. Therefore, if you have information thatyou want to protect or continue to use, backup this information before performing these steps.1) Connect the drive to the computer via the FireWire port.2) Once the drive mounts onto the desktop, go to the Menu Bar, and open Go.3) From the Go menu, click on Applications.4) In the Applications menu, open the Utilities folder, and then double-click Disc Utility from the Utilities folder.5) The Disc Utility window will open. In theleft side of the window will be a list of theavailable hard disk drives. You should see avolume that represents your internal harddrive, and one that reads LaCie.6) Select the LaCie drive, and then click onthe Partition tab.7) From the Volume Scheme: button, choosethe number of partitions you want to dividethe drive into by clicking on the pull downmenu starting with Current (Mac OS 10.xgives you the option of dividing the drive intoat most 8 partitions). You can customize thesize of the partitions by using the slide barbetween the partitions in the Volume Scheme:area.Using Your LaCie Drivepage 14LaCie Mobile Hard DriveUser’s Manual - FireWire