Part of it is USB and part of it is equipment.
I have four different thumb drives.
2-1 GB
1-4 GB
1-16 GB
I move stuff back and forth all the time.
I have tried to sue the 16GB drive to move large files (video etc.)
from computers but have given up. It will not take sustained writing
of large files. It is a Kingston (normally a reliable brand) and it
just cannot do it.
it does not matter what port I use on my laptop it just does not seem
to be able to take the constant read write that goes on.
The other three I have no problems with. So I have to assume it is
that particular stick and the make up of it.
However that being said. I also have an external HD that i built out
of a IDE/USB/Firewire box. I consistently had problems transferring
stuff via USB with that box, but when I did firewire it worked
fine. Same scenario, large consistent file writing caused it to
crash. (error out and be no longer recognized by the computer)
What I have to conclude from this is that some implementations of the
USB standard are faulty and do not work the way they are supposed to.
Stewart
At 12:21 PM 4/7/2009, you wrote:
I wasn't forgetting your vast experience. I'm just telling you that
USB does not have this problem normally. Clearly there's something
wrong somewhere. If you're being paid to fix it, I hope you've come up
with a better solution than to install 1394 in all those machines.
Actually, I see my own choice more as between USB2 and eSata. But so
far my experiments with eSata have been less than stellar.
True, we could count on one hand the number of working USB3 devices in
existence right now. But when that's laid to silicon - late 2008 we
hope - you won't be able to say this any longer.
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:[email protected]
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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