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I ordered a Seagate t-bolt connector.
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Yes, the Seagate Thunderbolt GoFlex 2.5" adapter allows hot swapping in both Windows 7 and OSX. The caveat with Windows is the Seagate Thunderbolt GoFlex 2.5" adapter must be connected prior to boot. You can eject a drive and NOT Thunderbolt. This allows you to hot swap another drive without restarting.
I have found velcro dots to be best.
http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Sticky...R&s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1340063707&sr
just 2 on the non-cable end.
keeps drive attached and stops it from bending down. also allows air flow.
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Got a hold of the sandisk extreme 240gb Ssd and it ran solid under the adapter. Benchmarked and performed numerous 50gb file/folder transfers without any connection issues. On the adapter it performs on par with my 8mnth old Hyperx Ssd so I would imagine it can do even better if it was made internal on my iMac.
Though it does use the Sandforce 2281 controller it has been reliable thus far.
Though it does use the Sandforce 2281 controller it has been reliable thus far.
I've been using the same drive as my boot volume for that past couple of months without any issues at all. First attached via Thunderbolt and more recently installed inside the Mini.
On a different topic, I wonder has anyone tried running a sata cable off the GoFlex adapter? I haven't tried it yet, but I would have thought you could attach a remote sata or esata drive by doing this. If so, this would make the GoFlex adapter a cheap (but ugly) e-sata adapter to attach a larger raid array or something. Just a thought.
I was able to connect my my OWC raid to the GoFlex adapter using a SATA Male to eSATA Cable (had to remove the plastic tabs on the SATA male side of the cable). Much faster than FW800! I used thick rubber bands wrapped around the GoFlex adapter to keep the cable from moving around. Not pretty but works great and cheaper than the LaCie eSATA hub.
That's good to know. I bought an sata to esata cable which arrived this morning and then found out about the tabs! Still, nothing a Dremel won't sort out ;-)
I finally got my 256GB Samsung 830 after my mushkin failed after 3 weeks of use. Out of the box I tried to restore from internal time machine to my goflex and it failed. Doing a carbon copy clone from an image mounted on the internal drive also failed (drive disconnected). Tried to copy a windows 7 image (49GB) by dragging and dropping from internal to goflex ssd and it also resulted in the drive disconnecting. Tried to do another CCC restore but this time, the ssd is plugged in via USB and it worked. Can this issue be fixed by a firmware update? I thought that I would be in the clear with a 256GB...
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yeah the t-bolt cable may be no good. the seagate adapter can be flakey . I put a seagate drive on it built for it yadda yadda yadda no go. I put a 1 tb toshiba naked 2.5 inch 12.5 mm hdd on it and it works.
Thanks for the input guys. I'll try and get a replacement cable from the apple store later today. Am I the only one that's having issues with a Samsung 830 256GB drive? I'd hate to return this again and go for the 128GB variant just to avoid this problem..
Thank you. I'll see if a new cable fixes the issue. I really hope it's not a power consumption issue like the larger ssd.
Got a new TB cable. Did a test transfer of a 10GB sparseimage file to and from samsung 830 256GB(goflex), internal 1TB hdd, and external usb drive. All worked fine. I started testing it some more by transferring my iPhoto library (46.7GB) from external USB to goflex ssd and it was successful. I then tried to copy that to my internal drive and it to was successful. Writing from internal drive to ssd however, failed on me (disconnected drive). Rebooted and tried the sparseimage again from internal to ssd and it failed this time... I noticed the TB end that goes to the goflex adapter and the adapter itself was a little warm so i let it cool down a bit. Tried the sparseimage test again and it worked. Moving to and from the slower usb drive didn't seem to bother the goflex adapter so much.
yeah big transfers can be a problem and there seems to be some cable issues on apples part. I went back to the lacie little big disks. I also sit the gear on a laptop cooler to manage heat better.
Magnet
I just received my Thunderbolt Adapter.
I didn't realize there was a magnet on the base, will this hurt my SSD that i am placing on it? Is there a way to remove this magnet?
Thanks.
I just received my Thunderbolt Adapter.
I didn't realize there was a magnet on the base, will this hurt my SSD that i am placing on it? Is there a way to remove this magnet?
Thanks.
I use velcro dots they lift the ssd off the surface allowing air to circulate and leeson the effect of the magnet. Also they keep the ssd well attached.
BTW a magnet will really not do a lot of damage. There are some tests on this if you google. you will find it takes a very powerful magnet in direct contact for a long time (months) to do any damage. The magnet in the adapter is not that powerful.
Thanks, and since this is an SSD i doubt it will do any damage at all, it's the HDD's that you need to be a little more careful with.
Is it safe to use the Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter (STAE122) with an SSD as my primary drive?
I read through the entire thread but I couldn't tell if anyone has reported issues with the Desk adapter, granted it has its own power supply. I hope to upgrade my 2011 iMac to an SSD without opening it up.
And if I understood correctly, the portable GoFlex has no problems with the Crucial M4 128GB?
Thanks
I read through the entire thread but I couldn't tell if anyone has reported issues with the Desk adapter, granted it has its own power supply. I hope to upgrade my 2011 iMac to an SSD without opening it up.
And if I understood correctly, the portable GoFlex has no problems with the Crucial M4 128GB?
Thanks
Is it safe to use the Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter (STAE122) with an SSD as my primary drive?
I read through the entire thread but I couldn't tell if anyone has reported issues with the Desk adapter, granted it has its own power supply. I hope to upgrade my 2011 iMac to an SSD without opening it up.
And if I understood correctly, the portable GoFlex has no problems with the Crucial M4 128GB?
Thanks
the crucial m4 128gb will work as it works fine on the stae 121 . I never got around to testing the big unit the stae 122.
I believe it will be more stable as it has its own power supply.
I should order one and play with it. I will tell you this the lacie little big disk is really stable and has its own power supply.
Thunderbolt with Wall Wart Power Supply work fine
and the Seagate FW800/USB 2.0 GoFlex Desk Adapter.
My Sammy 512 SSD and several 3.5" Hitachi 4TB 7200RPM Disc's have
all worked without issue. The Sammy used as my Primary Boot Disc
worked fine. I attribute this to both Seagate Adapters having their
own Wall Wart Power Supplies.
I have used both the Seagate STAE122 Thunderbolt GoFlex Desk AdapterIs it safe to use the Seagate GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Adapter (STAE122) with an SSD as my primary drive? Thanks
and the Seagate FW800/USB 2.0 GoFlex Desk Adapter.
My Sammy 512 SSD and several 3.5" Hitachi 4TB 7200RPM Disc's have
all worked without issue. The Sammy used as my Primary Boot Disc
worked fine. I attribute this to both Seagate Adapters having their
own Wall Wart Power Supplies.
Good Days
Hi Philip, I have good days and I have bad days,
mostly bad. But I'm hanging in their! Thanks for
asking. How about yourself and your loved ones?
Hi Philip, I have good days and I have bad days,
mostly bad. But I'm hanging in their! Thanks for
asking. How about yourself and your loved ones?
Just got a hold of the Seagate GoFlex For Mac 1TB kit, comes with the adapter and the thunderbolt cable. The cable is surprisingly short, at about twice the length of my palm.
The drive itself performs slightly better on the TB interface, measuring 110mb write and 110mb read. Comparatively my WD Black 1TB desktop drive gets 70mb read/write on the BlacX USB 2.0 interface.
For those in the US and Canada, you can price match/beat it at SIGelectronics.com as they are having a sale tomorrow for $128. Unbelievable price considering it costs $99 for the adapter and $50 for the cable itself.
The drive itself performs slightly better on the TB interface, measuring 110mb write and 110mb read. Comparatively my WD Black 1TB desktop drive gets 70mb read/write on the BlacX USB 2.0 interface.
For those in the US and Canada, you can price match/beat it at SIGelectronics.com as they are having a sale tomorrow for $128. Unbelievable price considering it costs $99 for the adapter and $50 for the cable itself.