Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:20:29 -0700 From: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shopping for external harddrive Message-ID: <20090505162029.GE18204@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4A0050B6.8000400@otenet.gr> References: <b6c05a470905050622h175df3e9ve8fbf35e2877ee2@mail.gmail.com> <4A0050B6.8000400@otenet.gr>
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On Tue 05 May 2009 at 07:44:06 PDT Manolis Kiagias wrote: >I recently replaced my Lacie external hardrive (used for backup) with a >WD MyBook. The Lacie was about two years old and the USB interface >failed. The disk is still ok. I believe this came along as a result of >faulty design decisions: > >- The disk was on and spinning all the time, no matter if accessed or >not (it was only getting mounted for an hour or two a day) >- There was not enough space in the box and around the disk, very bad >cooling. I had the same problem with a 500GB LaCie external drive. The USB interface had been flaky for a while, and finally died one day when we had a windstorm and the power went out. I removed the drive from the housing and connected it directly via SATA, and it's been running like a champ ever since.
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