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irock

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Jan 8, 2004
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Hi, I got this drive. I make sure it's the one with encryption so my data will be better protected. This thing is also cross-platform so I think this is just what i need... NOT.

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10690

After I initialized the drive with FAT32 (the default and the only option) and copied some files into the 80GB partition, I couldn't copy any files back to the same Mac, let alone another PC/Mac. At the beginning of the trasfer, the progress bar popped up but didn't show any 'progress'. The drive seemed to stuck at ZERO byte forever. I had to unplug the USB connector before Tiger returned control to me. :confused:

FYI, the drive has been initialized and probably went through some type of hardware encryption engine to protect data using DES or Triple-DES. I tried both, but neither worked. The product page above has more.

I truely have no idea why this might happen. Any help is GREATLY appreciated. :confused:
 
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