[X-Newbies] Re: OS 10.1.5 to Tiger(?)

[Daniel Carter]

at 12:37 PM, 7/29/05, Randy B.Singer wrote:

>Daniel Carter said:
>
>>now, once again, I wonder how crucial it is that I update firmware on
>>my Lacie d2 80GB hard drive (is LaCie Update Tool v1.3.3 the proper
>>download?)? what precautions should I take?
>
>
>I think that that question is best asked of LaCie.  There were some nasty
>problems associated with drives that used the Oxford 911 chipset, and
>LaCie provided updates to handle them.  According to MacFixIt, there were
>even some problems that apparently were unique to LaCie.
>
>However, none of us know exactly what is in the LaCie firmware updaters,
>only LaCie does.  So you can either take it on faith that you need to
>install the firmware updaters that they say that you need to install,
>following their instructions exactly, or you can ask them why you need to
>install them, and if there are any risks associated with doing so.
>
>
>
>Randy B. Singer
>Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
>
>Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
>http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html


thank you for your very helpful comments, re: LaCie. I shall 
investigate and inquire, accordingly.

meanwhile, is there an external hard drive (160 to 250GB) that you 
could heartily recommend?




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