On Nov 20, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Dan wrote: > At 5:06 AM -0800 11/20/2010, Geke wrote: >> Somehow, this reminds me of the trouble with MSDOS-formatted floppy >> disks: when they are written to on several computers, and especially >> on a mix of Macs and PCs, they get corrupted easily. That was because >> of the drive heads being aligned slightly differently, I thought. But >> some things seem to remain... > > Two issues: > > Cheap memory sticks are made from cheap flash chips. They tend to have a > short life. Cheap vs Inexpensive. The market is flooded with crap nand > memory these days.
What Dan said. Even well made ones die. Happened to me with a Sandisk one just yesterday. Suddenly just won't mount, no lights nothin. Toss it and get another one. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
