On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 8:04 PM, apvr wrote: >> 1. Did it behave like this from day 1 or after some usage? > It worked fine for one week. > >> 2. Is it attached to a laptop or a desktop? > Laptop. > >> 3. Have you tweaked any power saving mode in the BIOS and/or the >> desktop settings? > I did not change any settings. > > Will it be due to any power fluctuations ?
Could be. Your lappie usb ports may not be able to sustain the current draw by the hard disk. BTW, is the lappie running on battery *or* power? Some devices come with a Y USB cable wherein there are two USB connectors that go into two USB ports on the system. The extra connector is for additional power draw (I have an external DVD Writer with such a cable). Do you have such a contraption? I suspect power issues or some intermittent hardware failure in the external disk system. I have had dry solder problem with a branded external disk drive case, when connected it exhibited symptom similar to your experience. Connect the disk to other systems (if you have access), use the on board USB ports. See if the problem manifests. -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
