How to update the Firmware on an old LaCie network drive.
Hardware: LaCie 2 big Network v.2 2 TB Gigabit Ethernet Professional 2-Bay RAID Hard Drive 301507U
Purchase date: February 2011
Current firmware version: 2.2.9.3 (applied in 2012)
Latest firmware version: 2.2.13.3 (released in 2015)
Current date: January 2024
Process:
Firmware updates 2.2.10.1, .2.12.2, and 2.2.13.3 are currently (still) available from LaCie here:
https://www.lacie.com/support/network-storage/2big-network-2/
The first two updates need to be installed using the LaCie Network Assistant tool which I found on a download site. The tool no longer works on macOS since support for 32 bit apps was dropped. I installed it on a VirtualBox running Windows 7. Set the networking to use a "Bridged Adapter" to get network shares working. Use the tool to apply the updates:
The 2.2.13.2 update can be installed by coping the file to a specific location on the drive. See the PDF file in the zip for details.
