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Table of Contents
LaCie Slim DVD±RW D esign by S am H echt
User Manual
Trademarks
LaCie Slim DVD±RW Design by Sam Hecht
Foreword
Copyrights
LaCie Slim DVD±RW Design by Sam Hecht
Health, Safety & General Use Precautions
Health & Safety Precautions
General Use Precautions
Foreword
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
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User Manual
Quick Links
Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
Troubleshooting
1. Introduction
Linux Users
1.1. Minimum System Requirements
Windows Users
Mac Users
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1.2. Box Content
Quick Install Guide
Box Content Setup Steps
2. Drive Activity LED
1.3. Views of the Drive
Front View
Rear View
USB Icons
1.4. Cables and Connections
1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB
USB 2.0 Y Cable
Format
1.5. Supported DVD and CD Formats
1.5.1. DVD and CD Media Format Definitions
Table 01 - Supported DVD and CD Formats
Mac Users
2. Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
2.1. Connecting the USB 2.0 Y Cable
Getting Connected
3.1. Inserting Discs
3. Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
3.2. Accessing Discs
Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
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3.3. Ejecting Discs
3.4. Emergency Disc Ejection
Using Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW
Helpful Technical Information
4. Helpful Technical Information
4.1. DVD and CD Software
4.2. File System Formats
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4.3. DVD±RW Writing Methods
Table 02 - DVD±RW Writing Methods
RO PW
What Are the Benefits of the USB Interfaces?
4.4. About DVD/CD Available Capacity
4.5. USB Questions & Answers
4.6. Data Transfers
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5. Troubleshooting
Manual Updates
Troubleshooting
Question
Problem
Solution
5.1. Mac Users
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
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Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Problem
5.2. Windows Users
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Troubleshooting
Solution
2. Connecting Your LaCie Slim DVD±RW for more information
Troubleshooting
Problem
Contacting Customer Support
Where to Find Information
6. Contacting Customer Support
Before You Contact Technical Support
Contacting Customer Support
6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts
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User Manual
Contact us
7. Warranty Information
Warranty Information
Note to Australian Customers