With theoretical transfer rates that can reach up to 10gbs, the esata hub is the perfect adapter. I have tried several external hard drives with the esata port but most of them dont work. Sync files in a folder on your computer with a folder on your storage device. Lacie s latest balances a decent turn of speed in most of our tests alongside software which gives quick access to the most common options thanks to intuitive. Whats even more interesting is that lacie has also designed a new esata hub using thunderbolt in order to hook up to 2 esata drives to a thunderbolt interface at full esata speeds.
No firmware updates available for the owc enclosure nor the lacie esata hub at least, not that i could find. This label includes the drive and part number, shipping firmware revision, and other drive specifics. Usb, firewire, thunderbolt, and esata external devices feature plug. In addition, the hub includes another thunderbolt port for daisychaining making it possible. Buy lacie d2 quadra v3 hard disk 3 tb esatafirewire800 usb 3. External sata esata hard drive quick start guide, data sheet and downloads. Samsung also joins the chorus and they have released a firmware update, or. Enter your serial number to find firmware downloads for your drive. Lacie esata external hard disk drives for sale ebay.
Ablegrid ac dc adapter for lacie esata hub, lacie wireless space, lacie porsche hard disk p9230 p9231 p9233 36w12v3a hdd power. The software suite for your lacie rugged raid is preloaded on the hard drive. Comments esata device performance when connected to a thunderboltcompatible computer via the esata hub thunderbolt series may vary from one computer to another and from one esata storage device to another. According to lacie this hub will not support all raid drives fully, only some. Personally i use lacie however i wouldnt hesitate with gtech or owc. Ssds, and the related hardware and software that makes these. Raid modes, software raid compatible using 2x esata drives. Lacie setup assistant easily format and create partitions for use on mac, pc, or both. A pdf of this user manual and software utilities are preloaded on the drive. I was also curious to see how daisy chaining would work and whether the lacie could output a mini. The esata hub thunderbolt series is about the size of a portable drive and comes with two esata ports and two thunderbolt ports. The icy dock enclosures support both usb and esata. Welcome to the user manual for the lacie esata hub thunderbolt series. While it is possible that your external hard drive may have come with bundled software that may be incompatible with newer operating systems, this is typically just back up software, and the drive is not dependent on that software to function.
Lacie used the 2012 ces to announce some new thunderboltdriven drives. Get the best deals on lacie esata external hard disk drives when you shop the largest online selection at. Lacie desktop manager monitor hard drive health and configure email alerts. Lacie esata hub user manual, installation, troubleshooting tips, and downloads. Lacie big disk quadra hard drive 2 tb firewire 800.
Lacie hub now shipping, connects esata drives via thunderbolt. He writes troubleshooting content and is the general manager of lifewire. Lacie big disk quadra hard drive 2 tb firewire 800 firewire usb 2. Junior is the lacie esata hub we saw at ces, and its job is to connect a pair of external esata drives to a thunderbolt port like the one you might have. The new 2big thunderbolt series delivers speed, flexibility and capacity, while the esata hub thunderbolt series allows users to connect external esata drives to mac computers.
Lacie, gtech and owc all provide very high quality products. Daisy chain for conveniencethunderbolt technology supports daisy chaining, so you can connect a display or other thunderbolt device to the esata hub. Lacies twodrive rugged raid shuttle offers the choice of high capacity and fast. If your product does not include an adapter cable in the. However when comparing make sure you are comparing features to. Software raid compatibility allows you to combine a minimum of two drives for awe. Desktopbound and portable platterbased storage has never been cheaper.
I used an external 3 tb 7200 rpm hard drive from gtechnology for the tests. Lacie hub now shipping, connects esata drives via thunderbolt thursday april 5, 2012 2. Buy lacie rugged allterrain 500 gb 7200 rpm esata usb 2. Get support now speak with a lacie expert by phone or email. Complete software suite included esata 3gbs, usb 3. Seagate backup plus hub is a very popular option in the middle of the external hard drives price range. So it seems that there is a conflict with the lacie software, the 3t drive itself and the dell xps. I noticed that the lacie esata thunderbolt hub was for sale at the apple store and decided to give it a try. Ill get one of those babies and connect the drives that way. Support usb printer, pen drive, usb hub, and usb ups etc. Lacie hub connects esata drives to thunderbolt macs sunday january 8, 2012 4. How to check if a raid enclosure is working as raid.
Download industry leading disk drive utilities, formatting tools, and data backup management applications. Its in the top 3 bestselling external hard drives and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as wd my book or wd my book. Ceva announces senspro new high performance sensor hub ip origin. There are several reasons why an external hard drive may not be accessible or detected when you connect it to your computer.
I looked around for a hub to get my esata raids to work with thunderbolt and found the lacie esata hub with two thunderbolt and esata connections. At the 2012 consumer electronics show in january, lacie announced a new product for thunderbolt users. Software downloads browse and download the latest software, apps, utilities, plugins, and firmware content. I have been trying to work out if the hub is seeing the drives as raid or is only accessing a single drive from each pairing. Booting from a crucial m4 ssd in an owc sata enclosure connected to a lacie esata thunderbolt hub which is connected to the imac. The lacie esata hub thunderbolt series lets you conveniently connect two esata drives to any thunderboltenabled mac. I have a precision t7500 workstation which comes with an external sata port. Clean the firmware off it, delete all the partitions, convert it to gpt, create one simple volume of 3 tb, and away you go. The os will see the drive but as soon as i try to access it, the drive will dis. Lacies esata thunderbolt hub pushes data transfer to the.
Check out lacie d2 quadra v3 hard disk 3 tb esatafirewire800 usb 3. Lacie this is a device about the size of a portable external drive. Firmware, software, and hardware are differentbut how. Startechs new adapter brings esata storage to thunderbolt. Samsung updates the firmware of ssd 830 series, fixes bsod issue. Compatibility information for lacie hardware and software is listed below. Help with lacie esata thunderbolt hub apple community. Imho one brand isnt better than the other so you wont make a mistake choosing one over the other. When lacie came out with their esata thunderbolt hub i thought, awesome. Lacie reveals new drives and hubs with thunderbolt technology. Lacie update tool for mac free download and software. External hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The bottom of the drive is very clean in appearance, with all surfacemount components facing towards the bottom of the drive.
Connect the lacie esata hub thunderbolt series to new macs with better. Lacie d2 network disk and external esata apple community. Lacie d2 quadra v3 hard disk 3 tb esatafirewire800usb 3. Visit lacie 2big thunderbolt 2 software to download your free suite of utilities including. This means you can connect, for example, your highend lacie 324i display and your esata hub to your mac via a single thunderbolt cable.
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Download icons for some of your favorite lacie external hard drives. Hi, ive just got a new lacie network d2 disk, and its all up and working fine. It may also differ from the performance achieved when connecting the same esata storage device directly to an esata compatible computer. So last friday my lacie esata thunderbolt hub was delivered and i proceeded to hook the two icy docks up via esata. Lacie esata hub thunderbolt series drive stand for upright use external power supply quick install guide. Thunderbolt was designed with a number of usage models in mind, one of which is. I figured this would at least make what i have work until i want to upgrade to media drives with thunderbolt. With the esata hub, you can put those valuable drives back to use by connecting to the fastest port on your mac the thunderbolt port. Lacie hub connects esata drives to thunderbolt macs. Lacies pricey esata hub connects two drives to your.
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