LaCie Hard Disk Design By Neil Poulton - Manual (Page 12)

LaCie hard disk
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Getting Connected
User Manual page 12
2.3. Launching LaCie Setup Assistant
Before using your drive, LaCie Setup Assistant software must be
launched to format your drive.
The Setup Assistant should only be run once, and will:
✦ Optimize your drive according to your needs
✦ Copy the manual and utilities from your drive onto your
computer
IMPORTANT INFO: LaCie recommends that you copy the user
manual and utilities onto your computer’s internal hard drive or
other medium when setup is complete.
To launch LaCie Setup Assistant:
Windows users: double click on the LaCie drive icon in “My
Computer” and then double click the LaCie Setup Assistant icon.
Mac users: double click on the “LaCie Setup Assistant” icon ap-
pear on your desktop and then double click the LaCie Setup As-
sistant icon.
The LaCie Setup Assistant will guide you through the process of
optimizing your LaCie hard disk for your needs.
IMPORTANT INFO: If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant
or if you quit LaCie Setup Assistant after formatting has begun,
your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual format-
ting. The user manual and utilities will not be available on your
drive and will have to be downloaded from the LaCie website:
www.lacie.com . LaCie Setup Assistant should be run just once
and is not available for download from the LaCie website.
TECHNICAL NOTE: The LaCie Setup Assistant does not prevent
you from using your computer’s native disk utility program to for-
mat or partition your LaCie drive. Simply follow the Setup Assistant
through completion, then use your computer’s native disk utility
(Disk Management for Windows or Disk Utility for Mac) to refor-
mat your drive. See section
3. Optional Formatting & Partitioning
for more information.