Questions & Answers for LaCie 2TB USB 3.0 Porsche Design P'9233 Desktop Hard Drive
LaCie 2TB USB 3.0 Porsche Design P'9233 Desktop Hard Drive
18 Questions + 17 Answers
18 Questions from the Community
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When this is full can I plug another into my computer without having to remove the full one? I'm looking for a kind of "linked" system?
I'm looking for a storage solution - I'm a photographer so constantly move client images from my mac to external devices to save the memory on my mac. However I have several external hard drives floating around and forget whats on each device. Is there some way I can link all the drives together and search them from my computer without having to unplug one and plug in the next one every time I'm looking for files?? Thanks so much.
- Asked by Lauren M from Kurnell
- Apr 4, 2013
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Can I use this with a windows PC? I want a hard drive specifically for video and iTunes. Will usb3 work on a PC with only usb2 connections?
- Asked by M. Catherine C from Rio Rancho
- Mar 26, 2013
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Yes to both questions. As part of the set up you first partition with an easy slider how much of the disk to be used by Mac, PC or both. USB 3 connections are backward compatible to USB 2.
- Answered by Timothy B
- Mar 27, 2013
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Can this be used with a Windows PC as well?
Can this be used with a Windows PC as well?
- Asked by Weiyu X from Singapore
- Jan 16, 2013
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The setup process that comes with the disc allows you to partition the disc for use with PC, Mac or both with an easy slider scale.
- Answered by Timothy B
- Mar 27, 2013
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I am looking at using the LaCie 3TB USB 3.0 Porsche Desktop harddrive to do network sharing through my Airport Express. Will this work?
I am currently using a Seagate Hard drive that uses a wall power supply, however after reformatting, the Airport Extreme doesn't recognize the hard drive.. I just want to make sure if i go out and buy a new one, that it will work.
- Asked by Ryan S from Edmonton
- Apr 8, 2013
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Can two computers share the same external hard drive?
- Asked by Kenneth S from Darlinghursst
- Oct 18, 2012
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Yes, and no...
Two computers can use the drive, but not at the same time. You'll have to "eject" the drive from the desktop of one computer, then physically unplug it before it can be used on the next computer.
Time machine can store backups for both computers on the drive, but can only do it one machine at a time.- Answered by Glenn T from Lemont
- Oct 26, 2012
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Is it compatible with a late 2009 iMac?
- Asked by Hope B from Salmon
- Feb 3, 2013
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I just installed it on my mid 2007 iMac. It appears to work fine.
- Answered by Francois M from Ottawa
- Mar 12, 2013
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Can the P9233 be powered by USB port to the Macbook? Or does it need an external power cable to the power socket? Thanks
- Asked by Choon Seng N
- Aug 27, 2012
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This hard drive does need an external power supply to work. However they do make a portable version, the P'9223, which doesn't need an external power supply. Only downside is the maximum size is 1TB.
- Answered by Chris W
- Aug 28, 2012
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Can this hard drive be partitioned to seperate itunes and iphoto storage?
- Asked by Jeremi S from Williams Lake
- Dec 8, 2012
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Yes. You can use disk utility to formatted partition anyway you would like
- Answered by Mark G from New Canaan
- Jan 24, 2013
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Can I use this with time capsule and also stream my iTunes and iPhoto to IMac, iPhones, Air?
Currently I have my music and photos stored on several locations but would prefer it stored in one location and update all devices when I add/remove items.
I use my time capsule as a backup storage unit.- Asked by Ameesh S
- Feb 17, 2013
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can I use this drive to just back up my iphoto.
- Asked by Margaret P from Felton
- Dec 31, 2012
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Of course you can. Just point iPhoto to wherever you need to store your photos. Actually, if you can locate your current iphoto library on your hard drive, simply move it to your new drive (copy/paste) location. The next time you launch iPhoto, it will ask which library you wish to use, and will list the new location in the drop down box. Just click on it to save and point iPhoto and you'll be good to go.
- Answered by Junior T from Houston
- Jan 31, 2013
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Is this truely an addressable (read write) external drive or is it only addressable by backup software such as time machine?
- Asked by William G from Pleasanton
- Jan 2, 2013
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It is a fully functional hard drive. You may use it as storage or backups or both. Its a great drive that is very quite. Have had no issues with mine.
- Answered by Kurt R from Louisville
- Jan 5, 2013
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connecting two in series
I want to use two La Cie external hard drives, the first baccking up my mack and the second providing backup to the first. Can this be done by simple connection in series?
- Asked by Glen C from Qualicum
- Nov 5, 2012
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It is not done by one drive backing up the other but by two drives backing up your Mac, The result is the same. Below are two ways of doing this.
Do you have Mountain Lion? If so, it allows you to designate two drives to which to backup your Mac. It will alternate its hourly backups between the two LaCie drives and will continue backing up to one if the other is disconnected.
If you do not have Mountain Lion and do not want to buy it, then you can use Disk Utility to configure two LaCie drives as a RAID 1 volume, then designate that volume as the backup target for Time Machine. TM data will then be written to both disks so if one fails your backup will still be on the other one.- Answered by David V from Bowral
- Nov 10, 2012
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I emailed the manufacturer about the drive. They said that the LaCie USB 3.0 drivers used with PCI cards are currently not compatible with Mac OSX Mountain Lion and there are no plans to update these drivers at this time. The P’9230 should otherwise work on Mountain Lion via USB 2.0.
The P'9233 works with USB 3.0 on Mountain Lion. That's the difference between the two.- Answered by Dan S
- Aug 16, 2012
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What is the warranty period for this Hard Drive ? (LaCie 2TB Porsche Design P'9233 USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive)
- Asked by John L from Orpington
- Nov 14, 2012
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It is 2 years, you can register the drive with lacie on their site so you will always no how long you have left.
- Answered by Pete L from Manchester
- Jan 1, 2013
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Can I connect the P9233 to a Time Capsule for additional storage space? Our time capsule is out of space. We have an iMac and a Macbook Pro. Thanks
- Asked by Michael B from Portland
- Dec 5, 2012
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Can the LaCie 3TB USB 3.0 Porsche Design P'9233 Desktop Hard Drive be connected as an external USB drive to a 2nd generation time capsule?
- Asked by Russell K from New Orleans
- Aug 28, 2012
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Is this drive compatible with the imac computer 2T with mountain lion
- Asked by John B from Toronto
- Sep 14, 2012
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