Speed up initial TM backup

Hi,
I've just bought a Lacie d2 Network drive which I intend to use with Time Machine via ethernet. I have been assured that the drive is TM compatible but keeping my fingers crossed.
I am using a network drive so that I can backup my garden office computer via ethernet cable back to the new drive in my house (off site - sort of). I have two questions...
1. Data transfer speeds via network seem to be quite slow but the drive also has a USB connection. My first initial TM back up is going to be quite big (about 300G). Can I do the initial back via the USB connection and then switch over to the network for the subsequent incremental backups?
2. If I won't to use TM to backup additional drives connected to my computer, is it best to Partition the Lacie backup drive accordingly or is this really not necessary and TM will cope quite happily backing up the two drives onto the one Lacie disc?
Many thanks, if anyone has any knowledge these issues.

PROBO wrote:
Hi,
I've just bought a Lacie d2 Network drive which I intend to use with Time Machine via ethernet. I have been assured that the drive is TM compatible but keeping my fingers crossed.
assured by who? the ONLY officially supported NAS for TM backups is a Time Capsule. it also works with drives attached to AEBS. anything else is not officially supported.
I am using a network drive so that I can backup my garden office computer via ethernet cable back to the new drive in my house (off site - sort of). I have two questions...
1. Data transfer speeds via network seem to be quite slow but the drive also has a USB connection. My first initial TM back up is going to be quite big (about 300G). Can I do the initial back via the USB connection and then switch over to the network for the subsequent incremental backups?
you can start a network backup, stop it once it starts using TM menu->stop backup. then move the drive to a USB connection and restart the backup using TM menu->backup now.
2. If I won't to use TM to backup additional drives connected to my computer, is it best to Partition the Lacie backup drive accordingly or is this really not necessary and TM will cope quite happily backing up the two drives onto the one Lacie disc?
TM can only have one backup volume and will back up all drives to it. it can only back up directly attached drives formatted mac os extended.
Many thanks, if anyone has any knowledge these issues.

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