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dalek53
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p.1 #1 · External drive question

Hi

Just bought a LaCie 500GB D2 HD Sata2 drive as back up for my MacBook Pro. The drive has just arrived and only has a sata2 cable, which is a port the MBP doesn't have.

Is there a way round this (like an adaptor cable) or do I just have to accept my own stupidity and return the drive for a different model?

Thanks for any ideas

Guy

Mar 28, 2008 at 06:23 PM

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p.1 #2 · External drive question

Just a caveat, I bought 5 Lacie Porsche drives and after two years of light use, 2 are dying, one is dead. They are used for archiving, stored in temperature controlled room and taken out a few times a year to access images. Needless to say, I haven't bought any more.

P.S. they were bought from different vendors over the course of a year. So I don't think it's a batch problem. I think it's a quality problem.

Edited on Mar 28, 2008 at 07:22 PM

Mar 28, 2008 at 07:21 PM

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p.1 #3 · External drive question

you should probably return it and get a firewire drive but you can get (for about 60-80 dollars) an expresscard that has a sata interface.

Mar 28, 2008 at 07:36 PM

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p.1 #4 · External drive question

Thanks guys.

Back it goes

Mar 28, 2008 at 09:53 PM

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p.1 #5 · External drive question

You can purchase an eSata card from Adonics for about
$50.

http://www.addonics.com/products/host_controller/adcb2sa-e.asp

eSata is MUCH faster than Firewire.

Duncan

Mar 29, 2008 at 10:17 AM

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p.1 #6 · External drive question

that particular expresscard has no Mac drivers so you'd need to find something else.

* Drivers for Window NT 4.0, 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP, Vista

Mar 29, 2008 at 11:55 AM

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p.1 #7 · External drive question

Is an eSATA card easy to fit? You just pop it in the slot and install the driver - don't need to open the case or anything?

Guy

Mar 29, 2008 at 02:40 PM

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p.1 #8 · External drive question

yes, you just pop it into the expresscard slot.

find a card that has a history of supporting the Mac (crappy drivers can crash the machine).

Mar 29, 2008 at 04:07 PM

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p.1 #9 · External drive question

I've been reading this up in the last twenty minutes - it seems that a lot of these cards can be problematic. Can't be doing with complex IT problems, so I'm back to thinking returning it is best - thanks for your comments.

guy

Mar 29, 2008 at 04:18 PM


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