Lacie STFD2000400 User Manual

LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive User Manual

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Cont ent sCont ent s

1 Introduction

Box content

Minim um system requirements

2 LED Indicator and Cables

Status Light Information

USB-C

USB-C–to–USB-C

USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A

3 Getting Connected

STEP 1 - Connect the USB cable

STEP 2 - LaCie Setup Assistant

STEP 3 - LaCie Desktop Manager ( Optional)

4 LaCie Desktop Manager

Install LaCie Desktop Manager

LaCie Desktop Manager quick access

Info tab

Eco tab

5 Unmounting Your Drive

Mac

Windows

6 Optional Formatting and Partitioning

About file system form ats

Formatting instructions

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7 Frequently asked questions

All users

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Introducon

Welcome to the user manual for the LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive. This exciting family of hard drives combines Porsche Design’s sophisticated solid aluminum design with LaCie's cutting-edge technology. Connect its USB-C port to your computer for fast transfers of all your data.

Review this user manual for instructions on how to connect your hard drive to your computer. If this manual doesn't answer your questions or if you are having trouble, consult the Frequently asked questions section to help resolve common issues.

For advanced troubleshooting or to report a problem with your LaCie de vice, contact LaCie customer

support.

Box content

LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive USB-C–to–USB-C cable USB-C–to–USB Type A adapter cable (compatible with Type A USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports) Quick Install Guide Complete software suite: LaCie Private-Public, LaCie Backup Assistant, LaCie Desktop Manager (Eco Mode)

Minimum system requirements

You can connect your LaCie device to a computer that me ets the following minimum requirements:

Windows 7 or higher Mac OS X 10.7 or higher

Note: A PDF of this user manual and software utilities are pre-loade d on the drive.

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Important info: Save your packaging. In the event that the drive should nee d to be repaired or serviced, it must be returned in its original packaging.

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Note: For optimal performance, connect the product to a USB-C host port on your computer. To achieve full interface bandwidth, you can also connect the Porsche Design Mobile Drive to a USB

3.0 port on a computer or de vice. Connecting the Porsche Design Mobile Drive to a USB 2.0 port reduces performance to USB 2.0 transfer rates.

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LED Indicator and Cables

Status Light Informaon

Your hard drive features a status light that provides general information about the product. Refer to the chart be low for details.

Light behavior Status

On and steady Drive is on

Flickering Data access

On for 1 second, off for 30 seconds Eco mode

Off Drive is off

USB-C

USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. USB-C is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features.

Transfer rates can attain up to 5Gb/s as opposed to USB 2.0's 480Mb/s. This means USB-C is theoretically up to ten times faster than its predecessor.

Your LaCie drive is shipped with two cables for universal compatibility with all modern computers:

USB-C–to–USB-C USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A

USB-C–to–USB-C

Use the USB-C–to–USB-C cable to e nsure maximum data transfer performance when used with compatible ports. Connecting your product is e asy since the USB-C cable is identical on both ends.

Connector face Cable end

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USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A

Use the USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A cable for compatibility with computers that do not have a USB-C port. The USB-C e nd is connected to the LaCie hard drive and the Type A end is connected to the computer’s USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 Type A port. Drive performance is limited to USB 2.0 transfer rates when connected to a USB 2.0 port.

Connector face (to computer)

Cable end (to computer)

Cable end (to product)

Connector face (to product)

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Geng Connected

Installing your LaCie hard drive is easy thanks to LaCie Setup Assistant. Follow the setup steps in the orde r they are given to ensure that your LaCie hard drive's volume mounts correctly on your computer.

STEP 1 - Connect the USB cable

Before connecting the LaCie device, confirm the USB port on your computer. Your LaCie device is shippe d with two cables (see LED Indicator and Cables):

USB-C–to–USB-C: use this cable if your computer has a USB-C port. USB-C–to–USB 3.0/2.0 Type A: use this cable if your computer doe s not have USB-C port.

1. Connect the cable to the USB-C port on the back of the LaCie Porsche Design Mobile hard drive.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer. The image below shows a connection to a computer with a USB-C port.

Caution: Do not stack multiple LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive s as they may overheat.

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The image below shows a connection to a computer with a USB 3.0/2.0 Type A port.

The drive partition mounts on your desktop (Mac) or in Computer (Windows).

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STEP 2 - LaCie Setup Assistant

LaCie Setup Assistant must be launched before using your drive. It will allow you to:

Easily format the hard drive according to your needs. Copy the use r manual to the hard drive. Install software for added features. Register your LaCie de vice.

Launch LaCie Setup Assistant - Mac

Ope n the LACIE SETUP volume on your desktop and then double click LaCie Setup.

Note: If the drive does not mount on your computer, see troubleshooting topics in the

Frequently asked questions se ction to help resolve common issues.

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Important info: If you do not launch LaCie Setup Assistant or if you quit it after the formatting has be gun, your drive will not be ready to use and will require manual formatting. Additionally, the user manual and utilities will not be available and must be downloaded from the LaCie custome r

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Launch LaCie Setup Assistant - Windows

AutoPlay: Windows AutoPlay may detect your LaCie hard drive as soon as it is connected to your computer. If the AutoPlay window appears, choose Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer and double-click LaCie Setup.

Manual access: open the LACIE SETUP volume in Computer and double-click LaCie Setup.

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LaCie Setup Assistant steps

Follow the steps below to format your LaCie de vice for your operating system. LaCie Setup Assistant guide s you through formatting and registering your hard drive as well as installing LaCie software utilities.

You can also use your system's native disk utility program to format or partition your LaCie drive. If you use the disk utility, you can download software utilities and the user manual from LaCie customer support.

1. Select your language.

2. Read the license agreement be fore choosing Next. Selecting Next confirms that you accept the license

agree me nt.

3. Use the slider to partition your LaCie hard drive. There are two options for partitions:

LaCie Share: formatted as FAT32 for compatibility with Windows and Mac. LaCie: formatted for your operating system, NTFS for Windows or HFS+ for Mac.

Move the slider to the left to reduce the size of the LaCie Share partition. If you do not want the LaCie Share volume, move the slider all the way to the left.

Important info for Mac users: You may be prompted to enter your computer password to

continue with LaCie Setup Assistant.

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Important info for Windows users: While running LaCie Setup Assistant, generic pop-up windows may ask if you wish to change your computer's se ttings. This is a normal request when formatting a disk or installing certain software, such as Genie Timeline. To successfully complete LaCie Setup Assistant, LaCie recommends that you agree to change the se ttings.

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4. A prompt alerts you that the disk will be formatted. Se lect Yes to continue. LaCie Setup Assistant

formats the hard drive.

5. Register your LaCie de vice.

6. Choose the software utilities that you want to install. Certain software utilities may begin to install before

LaCie Setup Assistant has finished. Follow the software utility installer be fore completing LaCie Setup Assistant. If you do not install software utilities during this step, you can return to LaCie Setup Assistant at any time.

7. LaCie Setup Assistant provide s a summary of the installation. Choose Finish to close the program.

To install software utilities after the initial installation, you can run LaCie Setup Assistant again. Since the format is complete you are only prompted to choose software utilities. LaCie Setup Assistant is available on:

LaCie Share: if you created two partitions LaCie: if you created one partition

STEP 3 - LaCie Desktop Manager (Oponal)

LaCie Desktop Manager is a software utility available in LaCie Setup Assistant. It can help you manage your LaCie drive’s Eco mode and provide additional information. Se e LaCie Desktop Manager for de tails.

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LaCie Desktop Manager

LaCie Desktop Manager allows you to see advanced information about your LaCie drive and to configure Eco mode.

Install LaCie Desktop Manager

To confirm that LaCie Desktop Manager is already installed on your computer, check the following:

Windows: go to Search and type . If it appe ars, you can skip the installation steps. Mac: go to Go > Applications and look for LaCie Desktop Manager. If it appears, you can skip the installation steps.

If you do not have LaCie Desktop Manager, follow the instructions below to install it:

1. In a Windows Explorer window or on the Mac desktop, double click the LaCie hard drive partition with

LaCie Setup Assistant. The original partition name can be or . If you have changed the names of your partitions, perform a search on the partitions using your operating system.

2. Ope n the folder LaCie Setup.

3. Double click LaCie Setup to launch the installer.

4. Select your language.

5. Read the license agreement be fore choosing Next. Selecting Next confirms that you accept the license

agree me nt.

6. Register your LaCie de vice if you have not already registered it.

7. Select LaCie Desktop Manager to install the software and complete the setup.

The installer for LaCie Desktop Manager is also available at LaCie custome r support.

LaCie Desktop Manager quick access

You can access LaCie Desktop Manger by clicking its icon:

Windows: system tray

Mac: menu bar

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Info tab

LaCie Desktop Manager shows all compatible connected LaCie de vices on the left-hand column. Choose the drive you want to view and click the Info tab. On this page you can review advanced information about your drive such as de vice name, the internal hard disk serial numbe r (not the LaCie product se rial number), available capacity, connection type , etc.

You can also reformat the drive by clicking Reformat. LaCie Desktop Manager directs you to your operating system’s disk utility. For information on how to format your hard drive using the disk utility, see Optional

Formatting and Partitioning.

Caution: Formatting the hard drive deletes all of its data. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up the data on the hard drive before formatting it.

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Eco tab

By default, your drive e nters Eco mode after five minutes of inactivity in order to conserve e nergy. To exit Eco mode, access data on the drive and the disk automatically powers on.

You can manage this feature using LaCie Desktop Manager in the Eco tab.

Windows: dese lect box for Automatic Standby due to Inactivity to turn off Eco mode or se lect a period of inactivity after which the drive enters Eco mode.

Mac: Mac OS manages Eco Mode. You can click Energy Saver Settings to enter the System Preferences. Select “Put the hard disk(s) to slee p when possible” to conserve e nergy.

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Uninstall LaCie Desktop Manager

Mac

Click the LaCie Desktop Manager icon in the menu bar and then select Preferences. In the window that opens, click Uninstall LaCie Desktop Manager.

Windows

Use Control Panel to uninstall LaCie Desktop Manager.

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Unmounng Your Drive

USB external de vices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your LaCie storage can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. However, to prevent failures it is important to follow the steps be low when disconnecting your device.

Mac

Drag the storage de vice icon to the Trash. When the icon disappears from the desktop, the storage device can be disconnected.

The icon pictured below is a generic USB de vice icon. A photorealistic icon that looks like the device may represe nt your LaCie storage.

Windows

From the system tray on the lower right, click the plug icon. It has a white check mark inside a green circle.

A me ssage appears detailing the de vice s that can be safely unmounted.

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Select Eject for the device you want to unmount. A me ssage appears notifying you that it is safe to remove the drive .

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Oponal Formang and Paroning

You can use LaCie Setup Assistant to format your LaCie hard drive when it is first connected to a computer (Windows or Mac). LaCie Se tup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your nee ds.

Read the information be low if you:

Aborted LaCie Setup Assistant while it was formatting. Want to reformat your storage device after LaCie Setup Assistant has successfully completed. Own a LaCie storage device that doe s not feature Setup Assistant (for example, LaCie USB keys or RAID de vices).

About ﬁle system formats

Before following the instructions to format your hard drive, review the hard drive file formats available on your computer.

Mac

Mac OS Extended (HFS+): compatible with Mac only. Mac OS Extende d refers to the file system use d by

Mac OS X. exFAT: compatible with Mac and Windows. e xFAT is use d as an alternative to FAT32 since it does not share the same limitations. It is therefore an excellent cross-platform file system. FAT32: compatible with Mac and Windows. A FAT32 partition can reach 2TB when formatted on a Mac. The individual file size is limited to 4GB. FAT32 can affect your hard drive’s pe rformance.

Mac file system formats Use HFS+ if:

…you will be using the storage de vice on Macs only.

Use exFAT if:

…you will be using your storage device with both Windows and Mac computers.

Use FAT32 if:

…you will be using your storage device with Windows and Mac computers, and at least one of these computers is incompatible with exFAT.

Windows

NTFS: since it is the native file system for Windows, volumes created in NTFS are read and write with

computers running Windows. Earlier ve rsions of Mac OS X 10.5 or higher may read and write to the NTFS partitions with the help of third-party drive rs. There are two formats for NTFS, MBR and GPT. The maximum volume size for MBR is 2TB while the more recent GPT format does not assign limits to file or partition sizes.

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exFAT: compatible with Mac and Windows. e xFAT is use d as an alternative to FAT32 since it does not share the same limitations. It is therefore an excellent cross-platform file system. FAT32: compatible with Mac and Windows. A FAT32 partition can reach up to 32GB when formatted with Windows. The individual file size is limited to 4GB. FAT32 can affect your hard drive’s performance.

Windows file system formats Use NTFS if:

…you will be using the storage de vice only with Windows computers since performance is optimal when compared to exFAT or FAT32.

Use exFAT if:

…you will be using your storage device with both Windows and Mac computers.

Use FAT32 if:

…you will be using your storage device with Windows and Mac computers, and at least one of these computers is incompatible with exFAT.

Formang instrucons

The steps below can help you format and partition a storage device.

Windows

1. Make sure the storage device is connected to and mounted on the computer.

2. Right click on Computer and choose Manage. From the Manage window select Disk Management.

3. From the list of storage de vice s in the middle of the Disk Management window, locate your LaCie

de vice.

4. To create a new partition, right click on the volume and select New Simple Volume. Follow the on-screen

instructions when the New Simple Volume Wizard appe ars.

Mac

1. Make sure the storage device is connected to and mounted on the computer.

2. Select Go > Utilities in the Finder menu bar.

3. In the Utilities folder, double-click Disk Utility. All connected storage devices, partitions or disk images

are displayed in the left column.

4. Select the LaCie drive in the left-hand column.

Caution: Formatting erases everything on the storage de vice . LaCie highly recommends that you back up all data on your storage device before performing the steps below. LaCie is not responsible for any data lost due to formatting, partitioning or using a LaCie storage device.

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Note: Refer to your ope rating system's documentation for more information on formatting and partitioning storage devices.

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5. Click the Erase tab.

6. Choose a format from the drop-down window.

7. Enter the volume a name .

8. Click Erase and confirm your selection in the pop-up window.

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Frequently asked quesons

For help se tting up and using your LaCie hard drive, review the frequently asked questions below. For additional support resources, go to LaCie customer support.

All users

Problem: My ﬁle transfers are too slow.

Q: Are both ends of the USB cable firmly attached? A: Revie w troubleshooting tips for cable connections be low:

Check both ends of the USB cable and make sure that they are fully seated in their respe ctive ports. Try disconnecting the cable, waiting 10 seconds, and then reconnecting it. Try a different USB cable. If the drive is still not recognized, restart your computer and try again.

Q: Are there other USB devices connected to the same port or hub? A: Disconnect other USB de vice s and see if the drive's performance improves.

Q: Is the drive connected to a USB 2.0 port on your computer or hub? A: If your drive is connected to a USB 2.0 port or hub, the inferior performance is normal. A USB-C device

can only ope rate at USB-C performance levels when it is connected directly to a USB-C port or Type -A USB

3.0 port. Otherwise, the USB-C de vice operates at the slower USB transfer rates.

Q: Doe s your computer or operating system support USB-C or USB 3.0? A: Confirm that your computer and operating system support USB 3.0.

Q: Is your computer's internal hard drive limiting transfer speeds? A: A computer with a low-performance internal hard drive can limit transfer spe eds for external hard drives.

Problem: I'm receiving ﬁle transfer error messages.

Q: Did you get an "Error -50" message while copying to a FAT32 volume? A: When copying files or folders from a computer to a FAT 32 volume , certain characters in the names

cannot be copied. These characters include, but are not limited to: ? < > / \ :

Check your files and folders to ensure that these characters are not in the names.

If this is a recurring problem or you cannot find files with incompatible characters, conside r reformatting the

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drive to NTFS (Windows use rs) or HFS+ (Mac users). See Optional Formatting and Partitioning.

Q: Did you get an error message telling you that the drive has been disconnected when coming out of slee p mode? A: Ignore this message since the drive remounts on the de sktop despite the pop-up. LaCie drives conse rve power by spinning down when you set your computer to slee p mode. When the computer awakes from sleep mode, the drive may not have enough time to spin up, causing the pop-up to appear.

Mac

Problem: The drive icon does not appear on my desktop.

Q: Is your Finder configured to hide hard drives on the desktop? A: Go to Finde r and then check Preferences > G eneral tab > Show these items on the desktop. Confirm that Hard Disks is selected.

Q: Is your drive mounting in the operating system? A: Ope n Disk Utility at Go > Utilities > Disk Utility. If the drive is listed in the left-hand column, check your

Finder preferences to see why it is not displayed on the desktop (review the question above).

Q: Doe s your computer's configuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? A: Refer to the product packaging for the list of supported ope rating systems.

Q: Did you follow the correct installation steps for your operating system? A: Revie w the installation steps in Ge tting Connected.

Windows

Problem: The drive icon doesn't appear in Computer.

Q: Is the drive listed in Device Manager? A: All drives appear in at least one place in Device Manage r.

Windows 7 and 10: Click Start and right click on the Computer to select Device Manager. Windows 8: In the mode rn interface, type Device Manager and then click it.

Look in the Disk Drives se ction and, if necessary, click the plus sign to vie w the full list of devices. If you're uncertain that your drive is listed, unplug it and then reconnect it. The e ntry that changes is your LaCie drive.

Q: Is your drive listed next to an unusual icon? A: Windows Device Manage r usually provides information about failures with peripherals. While the Device

Manager can assist with troubleshooting most problems, it may not display the exact cause or provide a precise solution.

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An unusual icon next to the hard drive can reveal a problem. For example, instead of the normal icon base d on the type of device, it is instead an exclamation point, question mark or an X. Right click this icon and then choose Properties. The General tab provides a potential reason why the device is not working as expected.

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