Most Lacie drives are actually a Lacie brand name/enclosure covering a Seagate drive inside. Many aren’t aware that Lacie does not manufacture their own drives. Lacie drives beep when the read/write heads are stuck on the platter.
It's a bit pricey, but well worth the money.LaCie LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive Driver. This compact external hard drive packs a lot of speed and storage space into a sleek, stylish package. When it comes to tinier 2.5 drives made by Seagate, its motor won.
Click on 'Start' and type devmgmt.msc to open 'Device Manager'. Porsche Hard Disk.Keep the LaCie external hard disk connected to your PC. Adds new bridge firmware updates for LaCie d2 and Design by F.A.
We did, although not as much as we enjoyed the drive's compact size, lightness and quick USB 2.0 performance. Porsche-styled pocket Mobile Hard Drive. Restart the computer and then check out whether any device shows up as unrecognized or not.If you appreciate minimalist modern design, you'll like the look of LaCie's 100GB F.A.
If the unit doesn't draw sufficient power from the USB cable, you can plug in the included power-sharing cable to a second USB port on your computer to draw power from the USB bus. On the other hand, and far more importantly, the lightweight unit is a joy to carry around, although a protective carrying case would be handy.Installing the LaCie Mobile Hard Drive is as simple as plugging it in to the USB 1.1 or 2.0 or FireWire bus no AC adapter is required if your bus provides power, as most do. Weighing 200g, the hard drive is a bit too easy to jostle about on the smooth surface of a desk.
In addition to the 100GB unit we tested, the 4,200rpm version also comes in less expensive 40GB, 60GB and 80GB capacities. Of course, this might also be considered pretty good evidence that the USB/FireWire bus and the IDE translation chips are still the biggest bottlenecks in sustained transfer performance for external drives.LaCie sells a number of versions of the Mobile Hard Drive in various speeds and capacities. This performance was especially impressive since the 100GB version of the unit spins at only 4,200rpm compared to the Maxtor's 7,200rpm. Hard drive, is speedy indeed - second only to the full-size Maxtor OneTouch II, in our experience. Both a FireWire and a USB-to-mini-USB cable are included, but the 5V/2.5-amp AC adapter is optional, although it may be necessary for connecting to older computers.Our anecdotal USB 2.0 file-transfer tests proved that LaCie's unit, with its mobile 2.5in. The drive also ships with various versions of Silverlining, LaCie's proprietary disk management utility.
Lacie External Hard Drive For Free Technical Support
To qualify for free technical support, you'll need to register your product.LaCie Porsche Mobile Hard Drive USB 2. The Mobile Hard Drive's FireWire performance was quicker on our test system than it was with the Western Digital Media Center but barely so and still much slower than the LaCie's own USB performance.LaCie's Mobile Hard Drives carry a one-year limited warranty and the company's support Web site provides the usual selection of FAQs, driver downloads and tutorials.
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