Will the performance/longevity of the LaCie drive improve by using a Trim enabling program like "TrimEnabler"? Any problems with using a Trim enabler?
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No experience with this, but suggest you give it a try if you are attempting to improve writing/retrieval speeds.
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I have no idea, I have the 500 GB HDD version, not the lower storage capacity SSD version.
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depending on the wear level a 64 GB drive should last a basic install a decently long time. as long as you limit the write-wear that you stress on it, it will survive.
1654821
Yes. However some reviewers have stated that the firmware in the controller does a better job than the OS-based TRIM. Either way, this drive has much better endurance than the first generation SSDs did.
1360025
After attempting to get the LaCie system up and running I ended up with a bare bones system. The LaCie was DOA. I replaced it with a dual drive mounted in a Icy Dock which does have the ability to go into sleep mode after being unmounted and/or energy saving mode during periods of non use.
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I've experienced no problems with backward compatibility in my system. (I even have a SCSI drive networked to the LaCie 3, and it works great!)
551911
Windows XP does not natively support TRIM, so my advice is to get a copy of Windows 7, to get full benefits from your ssd
999605
Yes if you run the JetDrive Toolbox and enable it. Apple only officially supports TRIM on their SSD's but the JetDrive Toolbox modifies the system to turn it on. There is a warning that you do it at your own risk though.
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Yes you can, It is a good and fast spinning hard drive which can handle video/audio tasks, however, my hard drive stopped spinning after about 6 months, and data recovery cost hundreds. So if you can; buy two and keep one for "only" storage and the other for running editing software. Lacie will replace the drive if it breaks, but the data is on you.
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I have the same problem with one of my LaCie's, I have 6 of them. I know the reason it doesn't work on Win7, and it's my fault. I didn't format the drive correctly when I first got it. All the others work great with all systems. So I can't blame the company.
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I use Win.7 Pro.with no problems and I also use Cyberlink software to burn and create discs. This drive works well, would not hesitate purchasing again.
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I suggest that you download the manual from here https://www.lacie.com/download/manual/UM_2big_USB_3_0_EN.pdf since it contains all the information that you will need to do this.
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What's really nice about the Lacie backup drive is that you get auto updates for free from the company. If it's 2, you can set the updates as a manual or auto update.
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I installed this drive on an old Sony Vaio laptop Celeron class, running WinXP. I did nothing but pull the old cranky drive out and put this one in. That was easy. Put a ghost image from years ago on it, and that was messy. The drive seemed to want to be reformatted, even though it checked out as formatted. I got another drive, different brand, for another machine and it acted the same way. So just always format it. Once the drive was reformatted it took the ghost image without incident. Since then the drive has worked almost flawlessly. Once it did seem to forget who it was and gave the "no operating system found" error. I re-imaged it from the ghost image and it has not failed since. With all of the issues that it seems to have had, I think the laptop is probably more the culprit than the drive. Its possible the original "cranky" drive was not as bad as I thought and maybe the laptop is just falling apart. With all of that known, would I buy the drive again. The answer is yes, since I already have. The drive sure is better than a 7yr old 4200, that has been bounced around for all of those 7 years.
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I don't think I use it any more. It has been awhile, but I recall having problems with it...but I can't be sure.Truth is you will see no real ("butt dyno in car-nut speak<G>) difference between the different specs in real world experience, so it is not worth pursuing IMHO.If on a system drive, go with an SSd -- even w/Sata2 the difference will wow you. 120GB is plenty big enough unless you had hundreds of application, then 240. $150 or less. Keep data off the boot drive.
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nope. Although the actual value of trim is questionable, there is no good supported or workaround trim option for Yosemite. SSD driver/extension signing means the necessary modifications risk making your machine unbootable, and only Apple can sign drivers/extensions in Yosemite (OSX 10.10.2) The recent versions of the JetDrive toolbox don't even include the unsupported option as the risk outweighs the benefit.
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I'm sorry: Mark's question is beyond by level of tech-savvy. I'm using my LaCie FDD with my PowerBook G4. It works equally well with our MacBook Pro. I use it too with an G3 and and iMac. Its versatility is marvelous. It accepts my floppy disks, of any vintage, without a blip. But as to its use with esoteric programs, I have no idea.I wish Mark well in his quest.
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Trim blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally.typical the way in which operating systems handle operations like deletes and formats resulted in unanticipated progressive performance degradation of write operations on SSDs.Trimming enables the SSD to handle garbage collection, this drive is big and you have plenty of space to do any work, the best setting is ssd to handle the booting and the main programs, then use a green HDD at lease 3tb to store any work, picture, videos etc. for my opinion trim is very important, My system is ssd (Crusial) for booting main programs and HDD to storage everything and so far is working for me. good lock ... Trim blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally.typical the way in which operating systems handle operations like deletes and formats resulted in unanticipated progressive performance degradation of write operations on SSDs.Trimming enables the SSD to handle garbage collection, this drive is big and you have plenty of space to do any work, the best setting is ssd to handle the booting and the main programs, then use a green HDD at lease 3tb to store any work, picture, videos etc. for my opinion trim is very important, My system is ssd (Crusial) for booting... » Read More Trim blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally.typical the way in which operating systems handle operations like deletes and formats resulted in unanticipated progressive performance degradation of write operations on SSDs.Trimming enables the SSD to handle garbage collection, this drive is big and you have plenty of space to do any work, the best setting is ssd to handle the booting and the main programs, then use a green HDD at lease 3tb to store any work, picture, videos etc. for my opinion trim is very important, My system is ssd (Crusial) for booting main programs and HDD to storage everything and so far is working for me. good lock ... « Show Less