A progress bar that took exactly 90 seconds for a 500GB drive. The disk would unmount, a low whir would echo, then it would remount with a fresh, empty icon on the desktop.
Do not hunt for the LaCie Setup Assistant. It is a brittle, insecure, 32-bit PowerPC relic. Apple’s Disk Utility is more powerful, safer, and has been the official recommendation from LaCie themselves since 2014. The assistant has been dismissed. The disk is now just a coaster. Lacie Setup Assistant Mac Os X Download
A toggle: "Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) – Best for Time Machine and Performance" vs. "FAT 32 – For Windows Compatibility (4GB file limit)." A progress bar that took exactly 90 seconds
A text field pre-filled with "LaCie Disk." Users would inevitably name it something personal: "Media Vault," "Backup of G5," "PORN" (in 48pt lowercase, because OS X was cool). It is a brittle, insecure, 32-bit PowerPC relic
A blank LaCie drive shipped in – the lowest common denominator. This worked for everyone but had a fatal flaw: it couldn’t store a single file larger than 4GB. For a video editor working with 20GB QuickTime files or a DJ with a 10GB Logic project, FAT32 was a brick wall.