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All my old USB drives work with my new computers. There's no USB 2 to USB 3 converter nor is one necessary. Your drive needs nothing special to connect via USB (other than a standard USB cable of course). I do not think your wanting to implement USB 3.0 will work. LaCie is USB 2.0 it won't work because of the built in chipset being USB 2.0. I'd appreciate any thoughts on how I can make it work before I give up and buy a new one.ĭoes it work with a USB 2.Cable? MBA should be backward compatible. I use it only to store and play back music. I don't see a good reason - as yet - to get a new one. It's the best external hard drive I've owned. I went to a Micro Center and bought a USB 2.0 to USB 3.0 cable that didn't work (the LaCie would not mount on my desktop). The guys at the Apple store couldn't help me out. The Air doesn't have FireWire ports, and I'm using the Thunderbolt port for an external monitor.

I'd like to connect the hard drive via the USB 3.0 port on the Air. It has three ports: USB 2.0, Firewire 400 and Firewire 800.

Hard drive performance is limited to USB 3.0 transfer rates when connected to a USB 3.0 port and USB 2.0 transfer rates when connected to a USB 2.I have an old LaCie external hard drive. The USB-C end is connected to the LaCie hard drive and the Type A end is connected to the computer’s USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 Type A port. Use the USB 3.1 (USB-C)–to–USB 3.0/2.0 (Type A) cable for compatibility with computers that do not have a USB-C port. Further, the USB-C ports on your LaCie hard drive and computer are conveniently rounded to accept the cable end no matter how it is connected. Connecting your product is easy since the USB-C cable is identical on both ends. Use the USB-C cable to ensure maximum data transfer rates with compatible ports.

USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB-C)–to–USB 3.0/2.0 (Type A)įor optimal transfer rates via USB, connect LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C to a USB 3.1 Gen 2 port on your computer. LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C also supports connections to computers with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports.

Your LaCie hard drive is shipped with two cables for universal compatibility with all modern computers: Models with hard drives are USB 3.1 Gen 1. The USB-C port on LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C is USB 3.1 Gen 2 for models shipped with SSDs.

Hi-Speed USB 2.0: transfer rates up to 480Mb/s.

SuperSpeed USB 3.0: transfer rates up to 5Gb/s.

USB 3.1 Gen 1: transfer rates up to 5Gb/s.

USB 3.1 Gen 2: transfer rates up to 10Gb/s.

Thunderbolt 3: transfer rates up to 40Gb/s.

USB-C is the latest implementation of this standard and it provides higher bandwidth and new power management features.

#Power cable for lacie external hard drive serial#

USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer.

#Power cable for lacie external hard drive install#

Windows users must connect the product via USB and install drivers before using the Thunderbolt cable. Doing so can invalidate the product warranty. Holding, dangling, or transporting Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C by its integrated cable is strongly discouraged. Remove the interface cover and gently unwind the Thunderolt cable before attaching it to your computer. Thunderbolt cableįor ease of access, the Thunderbolt cable is integrated on LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C.

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At 10Gb/s, a full-length HD movie can be transferred in less than 30 seconds. Thunderbolt technology supports two 10Gb/s bi-directional channels from a single port. LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C features an integrated Thunderbolt cable that connects directly to your computer. You can connect LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB-C to your computer using Thunderbolt or USB.