On Aug 13, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Fabian Fang wrote:
> > On Aug 13, 2009, at 6:33 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > >> Anyone have experience with NewerTech v2.5 SATA External Enclosure >> (with FW/USB Hub) & 1.5TB Seagates of the 7200.11 generation? These >> Seagates (or similar ones) are on Sale at BestBuy this week. >> >> The NewerTech is Oxford 934, and reportedly has issues with the >> larger >> drive, offering a workaround of dividing the 1.5TB drive into 2 x >> 750GB partitions. > > > If by "NewerTech v2.5" you mean the OWC miniStack Hard Drive Enclosure > Kit, it is more than "reportedly has issues with the larger drive." Yes. > > OWC warns clearly in a Special Note for the enclosure: > "Currently, Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB hard drives are not recommended > for use in Newer Technology FireWire enclosures due to a firmware > problem with the drive and the enclosure." > <http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/FWU2MSVS2/> Yes I read that just before I ordered one ... they now say it will probably not be corrected ... been that way for awhile ... and none of the components manufacturer's seem to want to fessup as to who's issue it is (Seagate's drives, NewerTech's enclosure, Oxford's 934). > If you have not done so already, a quick Google search about "Seagate > Barracuda 702.11 drives" will provide interesting reading. So you have no experience with the 7200.11s and the miniStack v2.5? i've already read a lot on the web, and it is mostly old stuff. Seagate's newer 7200.12 peaks out at 1TB. And I read recently, most of the 7200.11s have the new firmware already installed. Still curious about RAID across partitions ... does that work as a workaround on an external case such as the miniStack v2.5 and the 1.5TB Seagates. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
