Is a USB3 ssd + Thunder bolt Lacie 256 gig drive compatible with a macbook 2008 with usb2 ports ?

Is a USB3 SSD + Thunder bolt Lacie 256 gig drive compatible with a Macbook 2008 with USB2 ports ?
I just purchased a Lacie SSD drive which ejects its self without any warning. Disappears from finder and disk utility. A message come up saying that the drive was ejected incorrectly when it is still shooing on desktop. I have tried both usb2 ports on mac with different cables ( usb2 to usb2 and usb3 to usb2 ) same problem.
Anybody have any ideas ?

with thunderbolt seagate it looks like it is power issue:  http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?102323-Vertex-4-on-seagat e-thunderbolt-adapter-2011-iMac

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