If the lacie setup assistant is not provided on the drive depending on the model your hard drive is formatted mac extended hfs windows fat32 or windows ntfs.
Lacie rugged drive won t mount.
Start programs lacie network assistant.
Once lacie network assistant is installed launch the program.
I have been using a lacie d2 quadra for under a year.
The system powerfiler sees the device but is called unknown device with no other information attached.
Sthon asked on 2013 06 02.
Then to the computer.
Rugged copilot d2.
First to the drive.
The usb drive connected to my lacie network space won t mount on my computer.
Disconnect all cables connected to the drive.
Rugged copilot d2.
Go applications lacie network assistant lacie network assistant offers two options to mount your user folder.
Lacie external drive won t mount.
The icon is in the system tray.
Click on the lacie network assistant icon.
In the event that the drive is still not recognized take the drive to.
The drive shows up under devices but does not mount as a drive in windows 7.
I m trying to attach a 4 lacie quadra d2 hard drive on a laptop.
Print mail share.
If you have followed all of these steps and the drive is still not recognized shut down your computer wait 3 to 5 minutes restart your computer and try again.
It has all been working fine until today.
Connect the power cable to the drive.
If the drive is formatted fat32 it will mount on most.
If the drive is formatted mac extended you will not need to initialize the drive before use unless you wish to partition it.
Only use certified interface cables such as the cables provided with your lacie drive.
The drive powers up all fine but won t mount on my desktop or disk utility.