Introduction, Icons Used in This Manual, Warranty

LaCie d2 SCSI Hard Drive	Introduction
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2. Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie Hard Drive. This hard drive will give you a unique combination of compatibility and convenience, as well as generous storage capacity. LaCie Hard Drives are ideal for professionals and home users, and for various applications such as databases, desktop publishing, digital content creation and digital audio/video. For even greater flexibility, your LaCie external hard drive is also cross-platform, which enables you to use it on both Macs and PCs.

The LaCie Hard Drive was designed to allow you to use your desk-space efficiently. Included with your LaCie Hard Drive is a drive stand, so you can stand the drive vertically, freeing up even more valuable space. Engineered to be rack mountable, you can quickly and easily integrate the LaCie Hard Drive into your standard 19-inch computer equipment racks, using the LaCie rackmount kit (sold separately).

With all it can do for you, we’re confident that your LaCie FireWire Hard Drive will quickly become an important tool in your day-to-day business and personal computing.

This manual will help you to:

•Install your new device properly

•Get your drive up and running

•Quickly learn how to operate it

2.1 Icons Used in This Manual

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Important Note

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Precautions

Always follow the basic precautions to use your LaCie Hard Drive safely and correctly. Respecting these guidelines will help to avoid the possibility of personal injury to yourself or others, as well as to prevent damage to your device and other computer equipment. For a complete list of precautions, please see page 35 of this manual.

Warranty

LaCie accepts no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result. Under no circumstances does LaCie guarantee the reliability of the hard drive.