Should I now dump my SCSI drives in favor of LaCie D2 FW drives?

limey222 · 15th April 2006, 04:27 PM

Hi,

I just opened up my DAW PC thinking that i had one more spare PCI slot and discovered that i was using them all. I need to install another Lynx AES-16 card desperately. I have recenlty begun to use LaCie Exreme D2 firewire drives and so far they seem to be working well. I have 4 large capacity SCSI drives as well but I have not been powering them up in recent months, just been using them as a form of file backup. If I were to pull the Adaptec SCSI card I would have the spare PCI slot that I need .

So my question is do you think that multiple LaCie D2 FW drives are reliable enough to hold not only my audio files but also my samples and backup files? I have a FW 800 card installed

djui5 · 15th April 2006, 10:52 PM

U should use SATA internal 10K drives if your gonna dump SCSI. I use one, and it works great. I have firewire drives for back-up that stay turned off and disconnected from the computer when not in use.

XSergeantD · 16th April 2006, 06:35 AM

Been using external FW drives for many years now with little to no problems: had an average of one FW bridge death about every 4 years, but thats multiple FW drives in each room; 10 rooms and 5 mastering suites. I'd say they're reliable, but I've now moved to external fiberdrives with FW drives still being used for backups
SATA drives are the future, but if you need portable, well, I checked the prices recently and I'd save some $ and stay w/ FW till prices come down some

gsilbers · 16th April 2006, 10:36 PM

not a fan of Lacie drives. had problems with 2 250gb drives. the porche and the regular. i heard others have problems with em too.
try OWC, those are really good.

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15th April 2006, 04:27 PM	#1
limey222 Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 570	Should I now dump my SCSI drives in favor of LaCie D2 FW drives? Hi, I just opened up my DAW PC thinking that i had one more spare PCI slot and discovered that i was using them all. I need to install another Lynx AES-16 card desperately. I have recenlty begun to use LaCie Exreme D2 firewire drives and so far they seem to be working well. I have 4 large capacity SCSI drives as well but I have not been powering them up in recent months, just been using them as a form of file backup. If I were to pull the Adaptec SCSI card I would have the spare PCI slot that I need . So my question is do you think that multiple LaCie D2 FW drives are reliable enough to hold not only my audio files but also my samples and backup files? I have a FW 800 card installed __________________ Michael Cubbon Owner/Producer/Engineer Dithering Heights Studio Portland, OR

15th April 2006, 10:52 PM	#2
djui5 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,680	U should use SATA internal 10K drives if your gonna dump SCSI. I use one, and it works great. I have firewire drives for back-up that stay turned off and disconnected from the computer when not in use. __________________ _________________ "What is a crossfire hurricane & why wasn't I born in one?" Randy Wright http://www.myspace.com/djui5

16th April 2006, 06:35 AM	#3
XSergeantD Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,003	Been using external FW drives for many years now with little to no problems: had an average of one FW bridge death about every 4 years, but thats multiple FW drives in each room; 10 rooms and 5 mastering suites. I'd say they're reliable, but I've now moved to external fiberdrives with FW drives still being used for backups SATA drives are the future, but if you need portable, well, I checked the prices recently and I'd save some $ and stay w/ FW till prices come down some __________________ - Brent - www.StudioAtThePalms.com Without music, life would be a mistake - Nietzsche Cake or Death? [/SIGPIC]

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16th April 2006, 10:36 PM	#4
gsilbers Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,365	not a fan of Lacie drives. had problems with 2 250gb drives. the porche and the regular. i heard others have problems with em too. try OWC, those are really good.