Esata Problem - WD MyBook Studio locks up computer

[motoracer11]

I have an ASUS P5k-E Wifi and have two Esata drives connected- A WD MyBook Studio Edition 500gb and a Cavalry CAXA3701T0 1TB (has WD drive inside). I basically have no faith in that WD MyBook drive, so I have been trying to copy data from it to the new 1TB drive. Lately when I have been trying to copy a folder over Windows starts the transfer and then the drive just shuts down and then the computer locks up. I am running Windows XP Pro 64bit. I have a feeling there is something wrong with my MyBook drive- but its frustrating me because this would be the THIRD RMA I would have to do on this drive. This drive was working fine before, just now once I have been trying to copy data to the new 1TB drive it decides its going to lock up. When files do copy over the transfer is slow, but I haven't been able to get the exact transfer rate because it has been locking up lately. Any suggestions? System specs are:

ASUS P5K-E Wifi
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 Ghz
2GB Corsair 800Mhz RAM
External Drives: WD My Book Studio 500gb, and Cavalry CAXA3701T0 1TB
Windows XP Pro 64bit

 

[montyuk]

i would try copying files to a internal drive first, then moving from there to the new drive.

the lock ups could be caused by read errors on the drive which wouldnt be a good sign, do the drives have usb connectors aswell? could be worth giving them a go if they do.

out of interest have you tried using another machine to run the transfer?

 

[motoracer11]

I forgot to mention that I did get a Delayed Write Failure (twice). They drives have USB connectors but I bought these drives specifically for Esata and want to use them that way, so if there is a problem with Esata then I need it fixed. I unfortunately don't have another machine with two Estata ports to try the transfer on.

 

[montyuk]

well whilst i understand you wanting to stick with esata, until you've rescued all your data on the wd drive its better to try every option.

give the usb connector a go (it cant hurt to try) and copy the files to your main machine rather than directly to your second drive.

 

[goonting]

firmware upgrade? did you ever go to WDC site?

 

[goonting]

you might need upgrade on My Book Studio. My 1TB studio is doing well with Firewire though.

 

[Dennnis]

Hi, i've got exactly the same problems with my WD Mybook Studio(from the moment i bought it).
What i would like to know is what the average speed u guys have when it is connected with a firewire cable? mine is about 40-50 KB/S which is about the same when i use USB and also the same with ESATA! However when it is connected with USB or firewire i dont have any "lock-ups"(= like it goes into hybernation mode after 10 mins doing nothing, and "activating" it takes about 5 mins).
I've already updated it with the newest firmware without any problems.

OS: Vista Ultimate (tried Windows 7)
Mobo: Asus P5K Pro
Disk is connected via a PCI/Esata card.