On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:34 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: > I have a brand new USB2 HDD, which I partitioned. > > Meanwhile, I'm using SuperDooper to back up to a one of the new, empty, > partitions.. The disk copied too has been blinking 24/7 for perhaps a week, > and SuperDooper reports an "Effective copy speed 0.97 MB/s" (and falling). I > just turned SuperDooper off.. > > Using SilverKeeper, I have been trying to back up to the other empty > partition. It runs for a while and stops writing. It does not say it's > quitting. It just quits. The bar no longer progresses. > > Disk Utility cannot > repair or verify either partition. It does not say it's quitting. It > just quits. The bar no longer progresses. > erase either partition. It does not say it's quitting. It just quits. > The bar no longer progresses. > re-partition. It does not say it's quitting. It just quits. The bar no > longer progresses. > quit. I must quit it thru Activity Monitor. > > Disk Warrior begins saying > Inspecting disk… > "Step 1. Searching entire disk in final rescue attempt." It does not > say it's quitting. It just quits. > Then, it will not quit. I must quit it thru Activity Monitor. > > All of this is troubling. > > I have no idea what I have done to cause this.
Return it and get another drive.
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