User Manual
Table of Contents
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Copyrights
LaCie Slim DVD±RW Design by Sam Hecht
Foreword
Trademarks
General Use Precautions
Health, Safety & General Use Precautions
Health & Safety Precautions
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User Manual
IMPORTANT INFO Any loss, corrup- tion or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly rec- ommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive, for instance, and a second copy ei- ther on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media. LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives. If you would like more information on back- up, please refer to our website
LaCie Slim DVD±RW D esign by S am H echt
Foreword
1. Introduction
Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
Troubleshooting
Quick Links
Mac Users
1.1. Minimum System Requirements
Windows Users
Linux Users
Box Content Setup Steps
1.2. Box Content
Quick Install Guide
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Rear View
1.3. Views of the Drive
Front View
2. Drive Activity LED
USB 2.0 Y Cable
1.4. Cables and Connections
1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB
USB Icons
Table 01 - Supported DVD and CD Formats
1.5. Supported DVD and CD Formats
1.5.1. DVD and CD Media Format Definitions
Format
Getting Connected
2. Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Y Cable
Mac Users
Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
3. Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
3.2. Accessing Discs
3.1. Inserting Discs
Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
3.3. Ejecting Discs
3.4. Emergency Disc Ejection
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4.2. File System Formats
4. Helpful Technical Information
4.1. DVD and CD Software
Helpful Technical Information
RO PW
4.3. DVD±RW Writing Methods
Table 02 - DVD±RW Writing Methods
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4.6. Data Transfers
4.4. About DVD/CD Available Capacity
4.5. USB Questions & Answers
What Are the Benefits of the USB Interfaces?
Troubleshooting
5. Troubleshooting
Manual Updates
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5.1. Mac Users
Problem
Solution
Question
Solution
Troubleshooting
Problem
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Solution
Troubleshooting
Problem
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Troubleshooting
5.2. Windows Users
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Problem
Problem
2. Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW for more information
Troubleshooting
Solution
Before You Contact Technical Support
Where to Find Information
6. Contacting Customer Support
Contacting Customer Support
User Manual
6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts
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Contacting Customer Support
Note to Australian Customers
7. Warranty Information
Warranty Information
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