LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 About the LaCie Biggest Quadra, Minimum System Requirements, Windows Users

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2. About the LaCie Biggest Quadra

2.1. Minimum System Requirements

Windows Users

❖Pentium III or higher compatible processor

❖128MB RAM or greater

❖Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Win- dows XP or Windows Vista

❖Available eSATA*, USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire 800* interface port

Technical note: Windows 2000 Users! In order for the LaCie Biggest Quadra to be recog- nized by your computer using the FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface, you must have Windows Service Pack 3 installed on your operating system. To en- sure that you have the correct configuration, right click on My Computer and select Properties. The System Properties dialog box will appear. Click on the General tab and this will list which version of the Windows operating system you are currently running.

Mac Users

❖G3 and later or Intel Core processor

❖128MB RAM or greater

❖Mac OS 10.2.8 or later

❖Available eSATA*, USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire 800* interface port

*Most computers do not come from the factory with FireWire 800 or eSATA ports, so you may need to purchase a PCI, PCI-X or PCI-Express card to be able to connect your Big- gest Quadra via these interfaces. LaCie offers a wide se- lection of eSATA and FireWire 800 cards. Visit the LaCie website at www.lacie.com/accessories

Technical note: Mac Users! USB Con-

nectivity: For optimal performance under the Mac OS, it is recommended that you use the FireWire interface unless you are using a G5 or are run- ning Mac OS 10.2.8 or later on a computer with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PC or PCI card. All versions of the Mac OS before Mac OS 10.2.8 do not support the transfer rates of Hi-Speed USB 2.0, and all data transfers will be made at the slower USB 1.1 rates.