Goodsounds;356432 Wrote: > Help me if I'm missing something, but I think in many cases these are > the same drives no matter where located or configured. I believe people > who have "external" drives are mostly using either the popular > all-in-one package, which are 2.5 inch drives (also used internally in > laptop PCs, Ipods, etc)just in a different package, or they are using a > desktop "internal" drive with one of those connection box do-hickies. > Same manufacturers, same drives. Seagate, Toshiba, WD, etc. > > If my understanding is right, why would you think there would be a > difference (in reliability) based on the physical configuration? > > If my understanding is wrong, thanks in advance for setting me > straight.
I've already given an explanation- it's down to USB chipset in your computer, drives, and USB chipset in the HD enclosure itself. It's not just on my system but certain USB controllers and USB chipsets. I've had lots of problems with 2 types of Prolific enclosures, yet another enclosure with Prolific of another model has been fine. Still I know there was a directory, I waited until files where written, safetly disconnected, moved to another PC connected and the directory was gone. Also sometimes the HD is not detected, sometimes it works fine for ages and another time it took dozens of times to detect the drive. Plugged into another computer and worked fine. USB ports working in both computers. Bloody rubbish, so decided to move to NAS's for data storage. I would not trust important data on a USB HD. Firewire was just as bad, again not detecting itself. -- badbob ------------------------------------------------------------------------ badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54534 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
