500GB, 1TB, 2TB Lacie Hard Drive Take Apart, Upgrade [HD]

[CityofManhattan]

this guy suck and far from funny. confusing video

[MacReviewzOnline]

@CityofManhattan because you're slow in the head - and can't even write or spell, moron.

[MrYannstube]

I tried doing this with a seagate barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM (Model: STBD3000100) drive but it only came up as a 801GB.

I noticed that the buffer is 64MB vs 32MB on the one you used. Can that be the problem?

Is 2TB the max that this lacie will support?

Thanks for your help...

[MacReviewzOnline]

@MrYannstube 2TB is officially the maximum, based on heat configuration and design. 64MB buffer should definitely NOT be a problem. what format did you use? (FAT, NTFS, HFS+ ?)

[shane8109]

Great info

[Superluro]

It is possible to replace a 7200rpm 500GB sata for a 2TB one? Will it work properly?

[MacReviewzOnline]

@Superluro Yes, absolutely - that's what I did here. Been working fine here, after upgrading to a 2TB 7200 Enterprise class SATA drive. In other words, keep the enclosure, and swap the drive,just like Lacie does, when they upgrade to a different internal Hard Drive.

[Thecricster]

focus!!!!!?????

[MacReviewzOnline]

@Thecricster the limitations of the Flip Mino in close combat became apparent. Sorry :)

[ebbulk]

Why did u pick a hitachi over a seagate? I understand that the seagate's are actually better.

[MacReviewzOnline]

@ebbulk In this case I picked an Enterprise 5 Platter design HArd Drive - which is a lot more reliable / better than a Seagate or Hitachi consumer drive (costs a lot more). As for consumer drives, check reviews of individual drives these days. No one manufacturer is "better" - it often depends on which model you look at. Example - i found out (speed tests) that my Hitachi 5400 laptop drive, is a lot faster than my new Seagate Momentus 7200 rpm laptop replacement drive in Mac Book Pro.

[HaraldZ0r]

I'm considering to upgrade my 400 gb Big Disk, which is quite similar to yours in the video. I have read that Lacie sometimes apply firmware ID locking, which would make an upgrade nearly impossible from what I have understood. Was this anything you experienced from your upgrade?

Thanks for uploading this video!

[DemonAMVs]

lol macs can't even support E-Sata and sata? Sata has been around forever.

[DutchDrummerNL]

@DemonAMVs thunderbolt is taking over.. waay better and faster than esata

[DemonAMVs]

@DutchDrummerNL Is it an Internal style hard drive with motherboard support? Or is this tech only limited to external devices. Because if its external then its rather limited to USB speed as thats what everyone uses, very little people have E-Sata on there computers.

[DutchDrummerNL]

@DemonAMVs i guess its internal... the speed is supposedly 10Gbps... i have it on my 2011 macbook pro but its relatively new so there are no products out now at the moment.. but check out the apple site if you're interested in thunderbolt.. theres a lot more info there than what you can find on youtube :P

[renatosamba]

hi ! I also have the Lacie Quadra. my 1tb has some number on the power that are not matching the 2TB i tried to install... and as the result is that it did not work...

My old broken HD reads:

RATED 5V 420mA. 12V 700mA

a 2tb that i want to put in the LACIE reads:

RATED 5V 400mA 12V 850MA

which one do you find compatible with that Lacie Quadra?

Do these information need to be the same?

thanks

[JamuZ1234]

so boring .. no offense

[MacReviewzOnline]

@JamuZ1234 lol, a boring subject indeed. some1 's gotta do it ;)

[dwiloch03]

FOCUS your camera.......

[MacReviewzOnline]

@dwiloch03 it's a flip mino - if you get too close, the focus isn't as good anymore. i didnt want to reshoot from further away.

[MacReviewzOnline]

before you call somebody idiot you should check yourself into a clinic for whatever issues you have . i won't physically kick your wimpy butt, but do it by telling you that 3 out of the 4 eSATA chipsets have been disabled by Apple - meaning that the 3/4 express cards out there do FIT but will CORRUPT your hard drive if you connect it. There is currently one chipset and brand left that would work , it costs 199, and can be disabled by apple anytime. We have ran many tests, none worked.

[MacReviewzOnline]

@kawaiiultraneo before u call someone an idiot - you should read teh reports that they work with many errors on MACS. this is an old issue... fu$kTard!

[theebob2008]

@MacReviewzOnline DON'T FEED THE TROLL!!!!!!

[theebob2008]

@kawaiiultraneo TROLL!!!!!!!!!!

[spareassannie]

long, boring, annoying chirps, clumsy hands, poor focus, but really useful if you're like me and have tons of old Quadras. Thanks. i think.

PS. dude....even Rocky had a montage. Speed things up a bit

[MacReviewzOnline]

@spareassannie chill - no rush here, lol - enjoy it.

[yutwob]

f***, focus your camera

[massivebeatzz]

@yutwob lol, i think you need better glasses or a faster internet connection. switch to hi-res...i see everything clear...

[tldtoday]

*yawn*

[MacReviewzOnline]

@tldtoday tldtoday - a guy who never opened up a computer in his life, lol. i bet it yawns you.