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Re: USB External hdd issues



On Sunday 04 January 2009 17:01:02 Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 01/04/09 06:11, Clifford W. Hansen wrote:
> > On Sunday 04 January 2009 12:48:40 Andrei Popescu wrote:
> >> On Sun,04.Jan.09, 10:22:15, Clifford W. Hansen wrote:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>> My problem is that when connected via USB2 (which the drive is
> >>> supposed to be), the drive disconnects:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> Could be hardware problems. Can you try the drive on USB2 in another
> >> computer?
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Andrei
> >
> > Sorry forgot to mention that, I have tried it on a couple of linux boxen
> > with the same result.
> >
> > I have also tried a couple of cables aswell with the same result.
>
> Either the USB circuitry in the enclosure is faulty, or the drive is
> dying.

That was one of my thoughts, although this is a new drive (less than 4 months 
old).

Hopefully still under warranty... (except that I repartitioned and Linuxified 
it, ext3++ :p )
-- 
Thank you,

Clifford W. Hansen
PHP Developer / Linux Administrator

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