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LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

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Problem

Questions to Ask

Possible Solutions

The drive is not recognized.

Are both ends of the SCSI cable connected and properly seated?

Check both ends of the SCSI cable. If the drive is still not recognized, turn off the computer, then turn off your peripheral(s). Disconnect the cables, reconnect them and turn on your peripheral(s) and computer again. If the drive is still not recognized, shut down your computer and try again.

Has the correct drive installation procedure been followed?

Review the installation procedure described in Chapter 3: Setting Up Your LaCie Hard Drive. On a PC, from the Start menu, go into Settings > Control Panel > System > Device Manager tab > (For Windows 2000 and XP, the tab is Hardware > ) Hard Disk to verify that the drivers have been installed and enabled. Your new drive should be listed.

On a Macintosh, use the Extensions Manager to verify that the drivers have been installed and are enabled. The check box next to the driver should be enabled (checked). If the necessary drivers are not present, install or reinstall them.

 

Is there a conflict with other device

Contact LaCie Technical Support.

 

drivers or extensions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does your computer’s configuration

Check section 2.1 Minimum System

 

meet the minimum system requirements

Requirements.

 

for use with this drive?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you powering on the SCSI

You must power on all peripherals

 

peripherals before the computer?

connected to your computer before turning

 

 

on the computer. Otherwise, the SCSI

 

 

peripherals will not be recognized.

 

 

 

 

Is the drive’s SCSI ID number the same as that of another device on the SCSI chain?

Check the ID numbers of all devices in your SCSI chain and change them if necessary.

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