Table of Contentspage 3LaCie d2 Hard Drive Serial ATAUser’s Manual6. Serial ATA Questions & Answers 287. Troubleshooting 307.1. Mac Users 317.2. Windows Users 338. Contacting Customer Support 359. Warranty 37Glossary 38

how to use this manual

Foreword

Precautions

Introduction

Your LaCie Drive

Package Contents

Cables And Connectors

Installing Your LaCie Drive

Connecting The Power Supply

Connecting The Drive To Your Computer

Windows Users

Disconnecting Your LaCie Drive

Using Your LaCie Drive

Formatting Your LaCie Hard Drive – Mac Users

Windows NT 4.0

Configuring Your LaCie Drive As A Bootable Disk

Tech Tips

Available Storage Capacity

Serial ATA Questions & Answers

Troubleshooting

Mac Users

Contacting Customer Support

lacie technical support

Warranty

Glossary

LaCie d2 Serial ATA User Manual

enterprise class performance

box content

D2 BLU-RAY XL

health and safety precautions

Minimum System Requirements

Box Content

Views of the Drive

rear view

Hard Disk Heat Management

Cables and Connectors

eSATA

Setting Up Your LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class

Connect the Interface Cable

Formatting and Partitioning

Troubleshooting Topics

LaCie Technical Support Contacts

Warranty Information

front view

setup steps

warranty information

Health and Safety Precautions

Introduction To The LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive

Hard Drive Heat Management

Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive

Package Content

Views Of The Drive

Installing Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive

Connecting the Power Supply

a. Connecting the USB 2.0 Interface Cable

b. Connecting the FireWire 400 Interface Cable

c. Connecting the FireWire 800 Interface Cable

d. Connecting the eSATA Interface Cable

Connecting Multiple Devices

Disconnecting Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive

LaCie Shortcut Button

Helpful Information

Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive

Interface Comparisons

FireWire Questions & Answers

USB Questions & Answers

eSATA Questions & Answers

user manual

Views of the d2 Quadra

USB Cables and Connectors

eSATA Cables and Connectors

Getting Connected

Turning the Drive On

Connecting the Interface Cable

LaCie Setup Assistant

Launching LaCie Setup Assistant (B)

Disconnecting Your LaCie d2 Quadra

Optional Formatting and Partitioning

Finding the File System Format

Formatting for Windows Users

Formatting from HFS+ (Apple File System) to NTFS

Formatting for Mac Users

Windows Troubleshooting

LaCie Customer Support Contacts

Health, Safety & General Use Precautions

Cables and Connections

Supported DVD and CD Formats

Connecting Your LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive

Installing DVD/CD Burning Software

Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable

Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable

Using Your LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive

Ejecting Discs

Helpful Technical Information

DVD±RW Writing Methods

About DVD/CD Available Capacity

Data Transfers

Mac Troubleshooting

How to use this Manual

What is SCSI

Getting To Know Your LaCie AIT Drive

LaCie AIT Drive – Views

SCSI Cables and Connectors

Setting Up Your LaCie AIT Drive

SCSI Card Verification

Connecting the Drive to the Computer

Using Your LaCie AIT Drive

Technical Information

contacting customer support

package content

The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive

Blu-ray Technology

Supported Blu-ray/DVD/CD Formats

Connecting Your LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive

Installing the BD/DVD/CD Burning Software

a. Connecting via the USB 2.0 Interface Cable

b. Connecting via the FireWire 400 Interface Cable

Using Your LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive

About BD/DVD/CD available capacity

Choosing between FireWire and USB

views of the drive

hard disk heat management

cables and connectors

getting connected

windows users

windows xp users

mac users

optional formatting and partitioning

formatting instructions

getting help

troubleshooting topics

legal information

Views of the d2 Network

Ethernet Cable

Setting Up Your LaCie d2 Network

Turning On the d2 Network

Connecting the Ethernet Cable

Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant

Configuring the LaCie d2 Network on a Network Without a DHCP Server

Unmounting d2 Network Volumes

Accessing & Managing Files

Other Connection Methods

FTP Access to Shares

Administration Page – Browse

Downloading Files

Connecting an External Hard Disk

Administering Your LaCie d2 Network

Accessing the Administration

Setting the Display Language

Users

Adding Users

Setting User Access to Shares

About Access Privileges

Groups

Setting Group Access to Shares

Shares

Deleting Shares

System

Network

Disks

Status

System Log

Wake on LAN (WOL)

Download

Backup

Browse

Multimedia

LED Indicators

Email Notification Triggers

What Is FireWire

Getting To Know Your LaCie CD-RW Drive

FireWire Cables and Connectors

Setting Up Your LaCie CD-RW Drive

PC Users

Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals

Using Your LaCie CD-RW Drive

Appendix – FireWire Questions and Answers

Health, Safety and General Use Precautions

General Use Precautions

Emergency Disc Ejection

About compression standards

package contents

STEP 1: Connect the Power Cable

STEP 2: Connect the USB Cable

STEP 3: Launch LaCie Setup Assistant

Disconnecting Your Drive

Windows XP Users

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users

Troubleshooting: Mac Users

Troubleshooting: Windows Users

general use precautions

FireWire 800

Blu-ray, DVD and CD Media Format Definitions

Connecting via the USB 2.0 Interface Cable

Connecting via the FireWire Interface Cable

minimum system requirements

firewire 800

mac os x users

Package Contents And Views Of The Drive