Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian once said that Enterprise drives are built tougher..... They are used mostly for server apps. He also said that the most common failure mode for a drive is the power supply. (yes, it confused me too.....). What type of computer are you putting this into? Mac? Wintel? You mention SATA I drives.... .. explain your issue....maybe someone here can help..... >From Wikipedia..... To address interoperability problems many manufacturers allow to switch drives to the SATA1 mode. For example, Seagate/Maxtor has added a user-accessible jumper-switch known as the Force 150, to switch between 1.5 Gbit/s and 3 Gbit/s operation. Western Digital uses a jumper setting called OPT1 Enabled to force 1.5 Gbit/s data transfer speed (OPT1 is used by putting the jumper on pins 5 & 6). Samsung drives can be switched to 1.5 Gbit/s mode by using software downloadable from the manufacturer website. This needs a SATA2 controller to use temporarily while programming the drive. Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 9:34 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash Bob & Frank, Thanks, guys. I have spent a good part of the evening searching for the best, most reliable, replacement. I've learned a lot about problems, but little about solutions. As I said, I'm still working the problem. Most direct replacements currently on the market are refurbs, and many of them are shown as "out of stock". Some SATA II drives have a jumper that will allow them to be used with some SATA 1 controllers, but the clarifying info is hard to find. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash >I completely agree, Jim. > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wed, June 8, 2011 9:21:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash > > Wrong approach.... The drive had a fault. If you wait long enough, it > will > totally fail. > > Buy a new HDD, do a cloning ( while it still functions), and toss the old > drive in the garbage. Now. > > Think of the first mild problem as a warning. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > Thanks, Warren. Insofar as I can tell, the HD is working normally. I'm > still checking things. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information