- Dec 16, 2008
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I use a HDD and External Enclosre combination:
ICY DOCK MB664US-1S 3.5" Pearl White SATA I/II/III USB2.0 & eSATA Screw-less External Enclosure
Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Alright here are my 2 issues:
1) The HDD will automatically disconnect sometimes. It won't turn off, because I can still hear the HDD running, but the light on the Enclosure will shutoff. I am not sure what the problem is. I don't know if it is connected to a power problem (with the Enclosure), my laptop, my Sata cord, or the HDD itself.
2) Slow write speeds. When I am moving/copying big files to my HDD, it will start off really fast (90-60 MB/s) then it will slow does to about 25-35 MB/s. And this is with a Sata connection.
Some background:
- I am using a laptop. Both devices are connected to a surge protector.
- I use this HDD as a media device for my TV and it has not disconnected itself on the TV. It plays all my video files and audio files without a hiccup via USB 2.0.
- My Sata cord is bent in 2 places so it can fit in my computer desk better.
- It's been having these issues for a while (at least 2 years).
- Also, when I am putting things on the HDD, the enclosure light will turn off (i'm not sure if it is supposed to do that).
- It doesn't automatically disconnect in certain intervals, it could happen when I click on a file. It could happen when moving a big file to the HDD. I've been using it for a couple of hours now and it hasn't disconnected. Come to think of it, it seems like I a get a longer connection after it disconnects and I restart the drive and connect it again.
- I'm not ruling out that my laptop my be at fault. B/c as I said, it's been working good on my TV. And I remember my external hard drive would be working better after I do a factory restore on my laptop, then over time the disconnection issue will come back. And my laptop already writes slow to SDHC cards and USB drives.
ICY DOCK MB664US-1S 3.5" Pearl White SATA I/II/III USB2.0 & eSATA Screw-less External Enclosure
Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Alright here are my 2 issues:
1) The HDD will automatically disconnect sometimes. It won't turn off, because I can still hear the HDD running, but the light on the Enclosure will shutoff. I am not sure what the problem is. I don't know if it is connected to a power problem (with the Enclosure), my laptop, my Sata cord, or the HDD itself.
2) Slow write speeds. When I am moving/copying big files to my HDD, it will start off really fast (90-60 MB/s) then it will slow does to about 25-35 MB/s. And this is with a Sata connection.
Some background:
- I am using a laptop. Both devices are connected to a surge protector.
- I use this HDD as a media device for my TV and it has not disconnected itself on the TV. It plays all my video files and audio files without a hiccup via USB 2.0.
- My Sata cord is bent in 2 places so it can fit in my computer desk better.
- It's been having these issues for a while (at least 2 years).
- Also, when I am putting things on the HDD, the enclosure light will turn off (i'm not sure if it is supposed to do that).
- It doesn't automatically disconnect in certain intervals, it could happen when I click on a file. It could happen when moving a big file to the HDD. I've been using it for a couple of hours now and it hasn't disconnected. Come to think of it, it seems like I a get a longer connection after it disconnects and I restart the drive and connect it again.
- I'm not ruling out that my laptop my be at fault. B/c as I said, it's been working good on my TV. And I remember my external hard drive would be working better after I do a factory restore on my laptop, then over time the disconnection issue will come back. And my laptop already writes slow to SDHC cards and USB drives.
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