Disk Utility doesn't recognizes my disk brand

I'm trying to format my LaCie 500 GB USB. When I run disk utility it shows the disk as a Samsung HD501LJ. It's thefirst time that happens. I tried disconnecting, repairing disk, etc. Any thoughts on that?

Samsung or others. LaCie, like most other disk packagers, does not make the hard drive itself. There are only a very few companies in the entire world that make the actual drive; Samsung, Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi and Fujitsu are about it. Everyone else just builds the case (or buys a case and puts their own label on it), buys the hard drive, and assembles and sells it as a complete unit.

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