Macbook Pro and Final cut x 10.1.1 ext Hard drive issues

Every time I have an external drive on my macbook pro final cut pro x 10.1.1 hangs up is this common

External drives work just fine with FCP X 10.1.1.
There is something else going on with your system.
Do you know the format of the drive?
What type of connection does it use?
Al

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Hi there,
I have a 13 " macbook pro 7,1. I meet all the requirements for the Final Cut Pro X editing software. My questions are:
1. Will it work fine although I have only barely met the requirements (will it be too slow or worth running on the computer?)
2. Looking on my graphics information my computer says its "pixel depth" is 32-bit. In the advertisement on the software it mentions something about 64-bit
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/professional_applications/final_cut_pro_ x

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