Swapin out HD on USB external?

[jtsnow]

Is there any issue with swappin out a HD on an older Lacie USB external?

The drive inside now is a Seagate EIDE 5400RPM 60GB.

Id like to get a on sale a 300gb to put in it.

Assuming power supply is beefie enough, you think that will work ok?

thanks

 

[Will Dormann]

Is there any issue with swappin out a HD on an older Lacie USB external?

The drive inside now is a Seagate EIDE 5400RPM 60GB.

Id like to get a on sale a 300gb to put in it.

Assuming power supply is beefie enough, you think that will work ok?

Probably not. If it doesn't support 48-bit LBA, you won't be able to
use a drive over 120GB.

 

[jtsnow]

ok...good point.

thanks!

Probably not. If it doesn't support 48-bit LBA, you won't be able to use
a drive over 120GB.

 

[o-chan]

ok...good point.

thanks!

Lacie should be able to tell you what drives are supported for that
model. Alternatively, external enclosures for 3.5" IDE drives are as
cheap as $20.