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The FastKey is the perfect tool for all your portable storage needs: n Easy to use - Plug & Play n Compatible with all modern computers - USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 n Compact - 26cm3 fits on any keychain n Durable body - strong aluminum build n Large capacity - up to 120 GB n USB 3.0 speeds for Windows and Mac - Solid State Drive (SSD) Technology with a DRAM cache n Lightning fast - Up to 260MB/s n Secure encryption - Protect your most important data using Advanced Encryption Standard 256 (AES 256) Thi

5 LaCie User Manual Mac users Double click on the LaCie icon on your desktop. LaCie User Manual 6 All users Follow the on-screen instructions to partition your storage device and install preloaded software. You will be given the choice of creating a single partition called “LA-PUBLIC” or two partitions called “LaCie” and “LA-PUBLIC”. Once you have selected, LaCie Setup Assistant will format your LaCie storage device. Please see About File System Formats to learn more about file system formats. n

2. Click twice on the LA-PUBLIC icon on the desktop or open it using the Finder. 11 LaCie User Manual 3. If your computer does not have MacFUSE, a window will prompt you to install it. Click Download MacFuse 4. Follow the MacFUSE links to download the .dmg file. LaCie User Manual 12 5. Once downloaded, click twice on the MacFUSE.pkg file. 6. Follow the MacFUSE installer to completion. LaCie recommends accepting the licensing terms in order to finish the MacFUSE installation. MacFUSE must be inst

The LA-PRIVATE volume will appear in My Computer/Computer (Windows) or in the Finder (Mac). 7. Copy and paste, drag and drop, or retrieve existing files from your encrypted LA-PRIVATE volume. 23 LaCie User Manual UNMOUNTING AND LOCKING LA-PRIVATE Important Info: You may wish to unmount both LA-PRIVATE and LA-PUBLIC at the same time. For your security, LA-PRIVATE must be unmounted before LA-PUBLIC. Your operating system will alert you when attempting to unmount LA-PUBLIC first. Unmounting LA-PRIV

The LA-PRIVATE partition is password-protected and it uses strong AES 256 encryption to keep your most important data safe from unauthorized users. You may also use Disk Management (Windows) or Disk Utility (Mac) to format and partition your LaCie USB Key. Please note that formatting any storage device will delete all of its data. Therefore, LaCie highly recommends copying all data stored on LA-PUBLIC and LA-PRIVATE before partitioning the USB key. Do not forget to copy the LaCie Private-Public

Note: Refer to your operating system's documentation for more information on reformatting and partitioning your storage device. 39 LaCie User Manual Windows Users Technical Note on volumes larger than 2TB: Windows XP 32-bit - This version of Windows will not recognize volumes larger than 2TB; Windows XP x64, Vista and 7 - All of these versions of Windows can recognize volumes greater than 2TB. However, disks must be converted to the GPT file system before partitions greater than 2TB can be creat

These characters include but are not limited to: ? < > / \ : Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of characters are not being used. The easiest solution is to check for incompatible characters in file names, change them, then resume file transferring. Q: Did you receive an error message telling you that the device has been disconnected directly after the disk exited sleep mode? A: Please ignore this message. Mac OS X Users Problem: The storage device icon does not appear on my

LaCie Private-Public is protecting the data stored on LA-PUBLIC from being erased by limiting the size of LA-PRIVATE. n You formatted LA-PUBLIC as FAT 32. Due to system format limitations, LA-PRIVATE cannot exceed 4 GB on a FAT 32 partition. You must recreate the LA-PUBLIC partition as NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac) in order to create a larger LA-PRIVATE volume. Please note that formatting a storage device will delete all of its data. Follow the steps below to create a new LA-PRIVATE volume: 1. Co

Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products. n Do not place the LaCie device near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays, televisions, or speakers. Magnetic interference can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie device. n Never use excessive force on your LaCie device. If you detect a problem, consult the troubleshooting section in this manual. n Protect your LaCie device from excessive exposure to dust during us