LaCie mini FIREWIRE 300996 User manual

EXPAND YOUR DIGITAL LIFE
So you’ve got a computer—an Apple®Mac mini for instance—
and are enjoying its ease-of-use, style and performance for
managing your digital life. Now it’s time to expand your digital
life by storing much more photos, videos, music, and files.
With your LaCie mini drive, you can back up your computer
or upgrade your storage capacity—whether it’s an Apple Mac
mini, a desktop computer or a laptop.
MAKE YOUR MINI EVEN COOLER
The LaCie mini drive’s 4-corner crown fits seamlessly into the
underside of the Apple Mac mini to create a stable, symbiotic
harmonious design. The crown is an important element that
prevents the drives from directly touching—thus avoiding the
danger of overheating. The LaCie mini drive was brilliantly
engineered to allow for a natural cooling airflow to move
between these two drives; both Mac mini and LaCie mini drive
stay cool and safe while in operating mode.
THE OPEN RELATIONSHIP
Although the LaCie mini drive was designed to fit with the Apple
Mac mini, its potential goes far beyond this configuration. Several
LaCie mini drives can be stacked under an Apple Mac mini for
additional capacity and it can also be used with any other
computer with FireWire interface.*
THE PERFECT PARTNER
The LaCie mini drive has all the attributes of a perfect partner:
reliable, flexible, easy to handle, and hard working. Installation
and use are quick and easy. Not only does it save desk space by
stacking with the Apple Mac mini and provide heat dissipation
but its fan-free operation is ultra-quiet so it’s totally non-intrusive.
• Upgrade storage capacity or back up your computer
• Store more photos, videos, music & files
• Designed to fit perfectly with Apple Mac mini
• Natural cooling airflow for stacking
20,000 MP3s :: 80,000 photos :: 5 hours of DV :: 16 hours of DVD :: 80 hours of DivX
80GB =
FIREWIRE
COMPANION
HARD DRIVE

FEATURES
• Compact and stylish aluminum design
• Fan-free quiet operation
• Easy plug & play
• Driver free for Mac OS X and
Windows XP/2000
PACKAGE CONTENTS
• FireWire standard length cable
• FireWire short length cable
• Power Supply Kit
• LaCie Utilities CD-ROM with Quick Start
Guide & User’s Manual
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Mac OS 10.4, Mac OS 10.3,
Mac OS 10.2, Mac OS 9.x
• Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows
2000, Windows XP or higher
• Intel Pentium II 350MHz-compatible
processor or greater
• Minimum 32MB RAM
*These LaCie drives are pre-formatted as HFS+ volumes for immediate use with Apple computers. For cross-platform use, Windows users will need to
reformat the drive in NTFS (Windows utilities) for Windows XP/2000 or in FAT32 (with Silverlining 98 for Windows 98SE/Me, or with Silverlining Pro for
Mac OS 9 or Apple Disk Utilities for Mac OS X). For more information about formatting, please refer to the User’s Manual.
Copyright 2005, LaCie. Apple Mac mini is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. FireWire, Mac, Mac OS and the Apple logo are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
STACK ITGET IT KEEP IT COOL
Item Number
Capacity**
Interface
Rotational Speed
Interface Transfer Rate
Max Data Transfer Rate
Average Seek Time (Write)
Cache
Dimensions (WxLxH)
Weight
Warranty
LaCie mini drive :: FireWire
300996 300997 300998
80GB 160GB 250GB
2 x FireWire ports (6-pin)
7200 RPM
400Mbits/s
Up to 40MB/s
<11ms
2MB 8MB or greater
6.5 x 6.5 x 1.77 in / 165 x 165 x 45 mm
< 3 lbs. / 1350 g
US: 1 year limited / Europe: 2 years limited
**1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available storage
capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10% less).