LaCie FireWire 800 user manual Contacting Customer Support, Before You Contact Technical Support

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LaCie d2 Quadra • Design by Neil Poulton

Contacting Customer Support

User Manual

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5. Contacting Customer Support

Before You Contact Technical Support

1.Read the manuals and review section 4. Troubleshooting.

2.Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are cor- rectly and securely attached.

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us at www.lacie.com. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the

following information on hand:

 

Information

Where to Find Information

1.

LaCie hard drive serial number

Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

3.

Macintosh/PC model

 

4.

Operating system version

Mac users: Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac.

5.

Processor speed

Windows users: Right click My Computer and select Properties

 

 

> General.

6.

Computer memory

 

 

 

Mac users: Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select

7.

The brands and models of other internal and external

About This Mac. Select More Info... The Apple System Profiler

will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals.

peripherals installed on your computer

Windows users: Right click My Computer and select Properties

 

 

 

 

> Hardware.

 

 

 

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Contents D2 quadra Table of Contents Changes CopyrightsTrademarks Canada Compliance StatementHealth and Safety Precautions General Use PrecautionsUse only the power supply shipped with the device Quick Links Hard Disk Heat Management Getting Connected TroubleshootingIntroduction D2 Quadra CapabilitiesBox Content Minimum System Requirements Windows UsersMac Users Rear View Views of the d2 QuadraFront View Shortcut Button with Activity LEDIncluded FireWire Cables Cables and ConnectorsFireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors FireWire BenefitsUSB Cables and Connectors Included USB CableHi-Speed USB 2.0 Benefits ESATA Cables and Connectors Included eSATA CableESATA Benefits Upright, Stack & Rackmount Configuration Hard Disk Heat ManagementHeat Dissipation Design Getting Connected To connect the power supply Turning the Drive OnConnecting the Interface Cable To connect the interface cableOr on your desktop Mac users Launching LaCie Setup Assistant To launch LaCie Setup AssistantConnecting Multiple Devices To attach a FireWire peripheralTo attach a digital video camera Disconnecting Your LaCie d2 Quadra Switching InterfacesOptional Formatting and Partitioning What is Formatting?What is Partitioning? File System FormatsFinding the File System Format Select Utilites from the Go menu in Finder Open Disk UtilityFormatting for Windows Users Formatting from FAT32 to NtfsOn next page… 1-C Formatting from HFS+ Apple File System to Ntfs 2-ASelect Primary Partition and click Next 2-CFormatting for Mac Users Manual Updates TroubleshootingMac Troubleshooting Problem Question SolutionDid you get an error message System? Error messages under Did you get an ErrorFAT 32 volume? Not limited to ? / \ Are you having problems getWindows Troubleshooting My Computer ?Drive turns on Off when you turn yourFireWire connec Computer on and off USBInformation Where to Find Information Contacting Customer SupportBefore You Contact Technical Support LaCie Customer Support Contacts Warranty Information