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the macimum · Apr 17, 2006, 10:38 AM

Ok, I am buying a 160 gig Lacie D2 off my friend for 60Bucks! I have a PowerBook 12" (the only one wihtout Firewire 800) and a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0).

I have never owned a lacie before.. i will be getting it this week.

Is there any way to hook the D2 up to the PowerMac and the PowerBook at the same time, and have both machines accessing it at the same time, or at least have them both mount it at the same time? I would probably be hookin it up the the Powermac with 800 (i guess it would make no sense not to) and to the powerbook with 400.

And also, have any problems with yours? If so, are there any easy ways to fix it or aviod it? Know any good tips for optimal useage or connection or any thing like that? Because I know that most of you do own one, or at least a back up ext HD.

Thanks.

harrisjamieh · Apr 18, 2006, 12:52 PM

I was using a LaCie bigger Disk extreme, a 1TB at school, and it would not mount on more than 1 mac / pc at a time. And yes, we did have a problem with it, a couple of weeks back. lost 600 GB of data, and its now at LaCie being fixed. I think, however, the smaller capacity LaCies are more reliable - this 1TB is renowned for failing.

angelmb · Apr 18, 2006, 04:09 PM

One nice thing about the d2 models is that it is not that hard to replace the hard disk, my d2 came with a 80 GB hard disk and now it has a 160 GB Seagate inside. I also like its robust construction.

I can not share it between my Macs, you would need a Network model like the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini.

mduell · Apr 18, 2006, 07:52 PM

No, you can't share a Firewire LaCie drive between two computers simultaneously.

the macimum · Apr 21, 2006, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by angelmb

One nice thing about the d2 models is that it is not that hard to replace the hard disk, my d2 came with a 80 GB hard disk and now it has a 160 GB Seagate inside. I also like its robust construction.

I can not share it between my Macs, you would need a Network model like the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini.

Could you tell me how to that, or link me, I don't want to screw up if I don't need to.

angelmb · Apr 21, 2006, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by the macimum

Could you tell me how to that, or link me, I don't want to screw up if I don't need to.

I don't know if there are links about this on-line, but some guys over here have done it, myself included, if you can not find a 'how to' @ the web, I would try to take some pictures about it.

But in a nutshell… you just have to unscrew it and the case is going to slide letting you get into the inners of its construction. Once there, it is just a matter of de-attach the hard drive and replace it. It is attached to the d2's rear part, just a couple of screws there to remove.

It is easy, I have done it with some other stuff in the past like cd/dvd drives from QPS and even those grey and purple old plastic made LaCies, and this d2 is so far the easiest one.

the macimum · Apr 21, 2006, 08:47 PM

Thanks, I just didn't know if there were like some kinda of special tools to use or something.