Ashley M. Kirchner wrote: > Colin Brace wrote: >> This and some weirdness I was having with another USB drive earlier >> this fall have me wondering whether this interface is really robust >> enough for continual use. (I have used up the four internal SATA >> interfaces in my box which is why I am using an USB drive.) > My two suggestions are: > > a) Is this a USB powered drive, or a self-powered one? On other > words, does it pull power from the computer or does it have it's own > power adapter? If it pulls from the USB bus, the computer might not be > providing enough power. You may consider something that's > self-powered. This is also valid if it's connected to a USB hub that > pulls power from the system bus. You want a hub that's self-powered. > Now, if everything is self-powered and you're still having problems, > then something else is happening and it's hard to point a finger at any > one particular thing. > One other thing to keep in mind is that a lot of self-powered drives only power the hard drive. The electronics are still powered from the USB bus. You can still run into power problems while using self-powered drives, especially with cheap USB cards. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
