Re: [Sheflug] external hard drive.

[Marc Kelly <marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

robert fallis wrote:
> I've just had a major crash, reinstalled now,but lost a lot of data.
> I'm thinking of putting my Data on to an external hard dive, in the hope
> that it will not be lost, Will this work? and is thier anything I should
> be aware of in doing?

My only point is be aware some of the smaller 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 inch ones
claim to power from the USB.. by using a Y splitting USB cable for extra
current, I have seen those do weird things under heavy use.

I back up to one and on some systems the USB won't provide the juice all
the time under heavy load. Caused it to vanish from USB bus, and
reappear moments later. Use external power, all is fine.



-- 
/\/\arc Kelly
..Just your average physicist trying to get by in a world full of normal
people...

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