Lacie external HD not 'spinning down' when Mac is put to sleep

I'm having the same issue with my 3TB D2 on a 2012 Mac mini. The drive won't spin down at all, even if I eject it or shut the Mac down. Like you, it's connected via Firewire 800.

Same here. Have three external enclosures (inXtron SK-3500 Super-S3) all connected via FireWire 800 and all of them do not spin down the drives on Sleep or Eject since upgrading to Mavericks. Tested with three different Macs (iMac 2008, MacBook Pro 2009, MacBook Pro 2011).

Used to work with Mountain Lion.

Funny thing is, when connecting the external drives via USB they DO spin down on Sleep or Eject.

Only workaround so far - full shutdown.

Hope to get some fix soon.

Yep, confirmed with a Western Digital MyBook that this isn't limited to LaCie drives. Both drives fail to spin down when mounted via FW800, but spin down fine under USB.

I'm having the same problem. Two external FW800 drives, one a LaCie, the other a SansDigital enclosure, which don't spin down when the computer goes to sleep. This happened after upgrading to Mavericks last night. I hope that there will be a workaround, since they are not the quietest of drives ...

Having the same issue. Two WD firewire 800 drives. Most times none of the drives go to sleep, some times only one will spin down (the same one each time) and it sleeps sometimes even while the computer is awake but the data on the dirive is not being accessed.

drives are being accessed via Thunderbolt to firewire converter.

➕FIrewire & Thunderbolt drives are having issues with Mavericks, avoid same until a fix is issued if you can.

many are reporting same, there is a firewire fault and TB HD on external HD from LaCie (Seagate) and from WD especially.

Technicians are looking into it.

Until there is resolution, consider setting up a USB ext. Time machine HD.

Until then consider confining Mavericks use with USB HD.

Ive tested a very long line of USB HD on Mavericks, all seem fine.

😊

I can confirm I have the same issue with two Lacie Firewire800 drives. None of the drives spin down, even when ejected or when the Mac is put to sleep.

I am struggling with this prooblem as well. I just hope that doesnt kill my FW hardrives!! I use FW drives for work. Not USB! 😢

Already sent feedbacks to the OSx team. Hope updates is on the way. In the meanwhile, does anyone know a workaround? Tried ejecting via disk utility. No luck as expected.

No work around yet no. Don't use same until resolved. Backup by other means

In addition here a problem wih USB: When shutting down my USB drive keep alive and doesn't spin down :-( Anyone else? 27" iMac early 2013

Can confirm same is happening with my Neil Poulton Lacie 1TB via FW800 on Late 2011 Macbook Pro.

Mavericks has been a nightmare so far stopping my audio interface (Focusrite Saffire6) from working properly and causing my music software to freeze up.

Wait until .1 if you can!

DasBoot23

Can confirm same is happening with my Neil Poulton Lacie 1TB via FW800 on Late 2011 Macbook Pro.

All indications are that most Thunderbolt and FW ext. drives are affected as per the sleep issue.

Connect as needed, until then use formatted USB drives with NO control software, .........extensive testing shows this is perfectly fine on over 30+ drives on 2 diff. machines in 10.9

Attach NO RAID arrays of HD either. 😊

I have four external drives (InXtron SK3500 with different drives inside) attached via Firewire 800 and I am having the same issue with my iMac 2007. The two USB 3 drives (WD) attached to my Mac mini 2012 don't have these problems.

So I am hoping for a quick fix from Apple!

@all:

WD has data loss when the enclosed software is installed. All, including Lacie, have "issues" in (M)Lion and Mavericks when the enclosed software is installed.

Uninstall all software that is delivered with disks, uninstall completely. Mac OSX does not need that, nor do you.

Then restart the computer.