Questions & Answers for LaCie 1TB Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Hard Drive
LaCie 1TB Rugged USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series Hard Drive
20 Questions + 29 Answers
20 Questions from the Community
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can i use my mini mac with os x ver 10.5.8 with the LaCie 500GB Rugged triple
- Asked by John W from Clinton
- Apr 15, 2013
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I need to back up files (mostly pics and videos) from a pc and a mac, what do you recommend?
- Asked by Roselyn F from Weehawken
- Mar 11, 2013
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is this drive bootable via Thunderbolt?
- Asked by David C W from Atlanta
- Oct 24, 2012
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Best AnswerYes.
You can use Disk Utility System Restore or Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your internal hard drive or any bootable volume to the Rugged.
It will be able to boot your modern Intel based Mac whether connected via USB 3.0, USB2.0, or Thunderbolt.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Oct 26, 2012
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can I boot on it?
Can this hold Mountain lion to be booted on??
- Asked by Tom F from Bedford
- Feb 12, 2013
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AnswerOnce you install an OS onto it (formatted with GPT partition scheme, and formatted as Mac OS Extended (aka HFS+), you can boot from the Thunderbolt port or the USB 3.0 port.
I have several drives, each with a different version of the OS and different applications.
You can either use the Installer, or clone an existing drive that is already bootable.
Just be sure to not connect both interfaces at the same time. Only one will work at a time.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Feb 14, 2013
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Would my iTunes work if I moved all music/movie files to this harddrive? I'm completely out of space on my Macbook Pro & am looking for alternatives.
- Asked by Katie B from Elizabethtown
- Feb 19, 2013
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AnswerYes. Follow instructions within iTunes for moving your Library to an external drive.
Of course, you will only be able to listen to your music or podcasts, or view your videos when drive is connected and available.
A better method is to give some consideration to move some of your less frequently needed documents to the external drive.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Feb 22, 2013
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If the disk speed is a maximum of 5400pm will there be a real difference in data transfer speed between USB 3.0 and TB?
I'm trying to decide if I really need to go down the Thunderbolt route, as opposed to USB3.0 if the disk speed will be a bottleneck whatever I choose!
I know that USB 3.0 data transfer speed is about 5GB and Thunderbolt 10GB but I have a sneaky suspicion that this academic if the drive is only 5,400 rpm.
Hopefully someone can put me right here!- Asked by Bob M
- Feb 17, 2013
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AnswerI can. I bought the drive and was shocked to only get 110 MB/s, which is faster than my Firewire 800 LaCie Rugged drives, but not by much. Compare that to my Pegasus R6 12TB Thunderbolt set to RAID5 which gets more than 600 MB/s.....I don't know if it is the 5400 rpm thing or not, but this is silly.
- Answered by Scot Y from Jamaica Plain
- Mar 12, 2013
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What is the Gb storage capacity?
- Asked by Claudia O from Royal Oak
- Oct 11, 2012
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Best Answer1 Terabyte (TB) = 1024 Gigabytes (GB)
Usually, you won't be able to use the whole 1024 GB because of the device software and such. You can say that you will get approximately 1000 Gigabytes.
I hope this helps. Have a good day.- Answered by Miranda E from Bradford
- Oct 13, 2012
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Does this work for the Snow Leopard Macbook, since it says thunderbolt?
- Asked by Grace R from Jersey City
- Jan 12, 2013
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No. 'display port' is NOT older Thunderbolt.
Thunderbolt is a new interface that happens to also support a display port monitor. You cannot use a Thunderbolt cable on an older Macbook. On that older Mac you can connect a display via the display port connection.
The Thunderbolt connected drive will not work with the older display port connector of the Macbook Pro.
You can however connect to the older Macbook Pro via the USB cable. Though the drive is USB 3.0, it is backward compatible to the USB 2.0 ports on the computer.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Jan 11, 2013
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For this drive - 110MB/s with Lacie 1TB Rugged (it's a 5400rpm drive inside). The Lacie SSD versions of this drive do around 350 MB/s
I believe thunderbolt itself goes up to 10Gb/s.- Answered by Steven B from Maylands
- Jan 13, 2013
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will the TimeCapsule make backup from both LaCie Rugged+Macbook pro?
I Have macbook pro and TimeCapsule 2TB. I want to buy Lacie Rugged for storage Aperture and iTunes library on it, and i need to make backup to TimeCapsule from both HDD macbook+LaCie. Will it work?
- Asked by Artem U
- Jan 8, 2013
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can it be connected to an airport extreme?
Can the LaCie 1TB drive be connected to an airport extreme so that it backs up wirelessly? My assumption is that the speed would be USB2. If I do the original backup using Thunderbolt it may not be a problem having a slower backup on an ongoing basis.
- Asked by Laura C from Palo Alto
- Jan 8, 2013
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Will this product work with iPad?
I currently need hard storage for my data and would like something that will work with my iPad 2?
- Asked by Callum W
- Oct 24, 2012
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Best AnswerNo.
This drive is intended to connect to your Macintosh computer via USB or Thunderbolt.
There is no simple way to connect an external drive to your iPad to expand the internal storage.
You could use your iPad to access files from your Macintosh via WiFi. Or you can access from iCloud.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Oct 26, 2012
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Is this drive optimised for use with Final Cut Pro?
I have had a Lacie thunderbolt drive before that just stopped rendering. I notice that G Drives have some sort of optimisation with Final cut Pro. Is this the case with this drive? I would like a portable thunderbolt drive for use with this program.
- Asked by Manjir S
- Nov 28, 2012
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AnswerWith thunderbolt connection, drive is as fast as an internal HDD. This is a very fast drive.
For even faster performance there is the SSD version.
Nothing really to optimize. Works fine with FCP and FCP X as long as it is formatted as Mac OS Extended. Don't use MS-DOS/PC format. That's really the only optimization.
Also, only desktop G-drives have Thunderbolt connection; no portable solutions.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Dec 4, 2012
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Can I use a PCMCIA card to upgrade my mid 2009 MacBook Pro to achieve USB 3 speeds with this external drive?
Can I use a PCMCIA card to upgrade my mid 2009 MacBook Pro to achieve USB 3 speeds with this LaCie external drive? Thanks
- Asked by John F from Glastonbury
- Nov 14, 2012
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Can you daisy chain multiple drives together?
- Asked by Chris W from Noblesville
- Oct 16, 2012
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Best AnswerNo.
Single port for Thunderbolt, and single port for USB 3.0.
Can only connect to one interface at a time.
If connected to Thunderbolt, cannot use USB 3.0 port.
If connected to USB 3.0 port, cannot use Thunderbolt.
I'm using to shuttle large media files between different computers. Much faster than using a network connection.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Oct 19, 2012
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Is this time machine ready? Also what is the difference between this one and the "SSD" version?
- Asked by Peter D
- Oct 26, 2012
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Best Answer"Time Machine Ready" simply means that the drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended and connects to your computer's FireWire, USB, or Thunderbolt port.
Since this drive can connect via USB3, USB2, or Thunderbolt, and is formatted for the Mac, then yes, it is Time Machine Ready.
This version of the drive uses a hard disk drive and will be slower than the SSD version of the drive.- Answered by Mike M from Beaverton
- Oct 28, 2012
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to use it with windows xp
I would like to clarify wrt:
1. "Easy cross-platform formatting utility", mean to use it with windows xp, do I need to re-formatted with NTFS?
Cause I use both windows and mac, laptop macbook air and desktop windows xp.
2. "Thunderbolt up to 10 Gbit/s", is it the speed equal to 312.5 MB/s?
Thanks.- Asked by Ardian F from Kuala Lumpur
- Nov 13, 2012
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which external hard drive is best.
what is the difference between thunderbolt and fire wall and all other systems for hard drive please?i need a good external hard drive for apple mac,dont know what to go for future proof as best as possible.and fast
- Asked by Shirley T
- Dec 17, 2012
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How do i get the spoftware...
Because I bought it from the Apple online store the Lacie rep said that I didn't have to enter in my serial number as they have some special arrangement with Apple, He said that I didn't have to register it, but I want to.. I can't get the software either that everyone says is great.. what am I doing wrong... When I enter in the S/N it doesn't except it... Weird.. Please Help
- Asked by Jason W from Hornsby
- Oct 16, 2012
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AnswerGo to LaCie Web site (for your region) and follow the support link to the downloads section, if the software you want isn't there let us know what you are looking for.
- Answered by Martin M from Poole
- Nov 4, 2012
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