Re: [PLUG] Weird drive quantum states

[jeff <jeffv@op.net>]

On 10/13/2011 05:46 PM, Casey Bralla wrote:
> USB drives are not as reliable as you might think. I've known people who
> have had them "crash" and lost everything on them. It may be getting
> flaky and about to fail.

these have misbehaved since new.
One is a recently opened 1.5g ext drive, which actually got eaten while 
connected via esata.

I'm thinking it's something else but I appreciate the input.
It's almost like they overheat or get overloaded.  It never happens when 
idle - only in the middle of an xfer.

[electron grease!]


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