On 2021-07-07 18:30, Stefan Monnier wrote:
I got a cheap SATA to USB external adaptor and used it to look at a 500Gb[...]Might I think that there is something amiss with the USB/SATA adapter thing ?In my experience, USB<->SATA adapters are not super-reliable (cheap or not), the main problem stemming from power delivery, so you might like to retry it on other USB ports, the more power it can deliver the better. [ Obviously, I presume that your adapter does not have its own power source. ]
has 12v supply, I've ordered another one and see if any different. mick -- Key ID 4BFEBB31