[Leica] External Hard Drives

Fri May 3 10:37:45 PDT 2024

Thanks so much, Frank, for your detailed answer.  There is a lot of
information there that I did not know.

Since the APC was out of warranty, I went ahead and ordered a newer, more
powerful one.  The new brand is CyberPower and it gets good reviews.  The
one I have now is an APC brand.  I will do my best to set it up as you
recommend.  I have printed off your whole e-mail so I can follow it.

If I run into problems, I'll get back to you.

The LUG always comes through!

Thanks,

Tina

On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 1:20 PM Frank Filippone <bmwred735i at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are several problems that I can see going on...
>
> A UPS (UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY) works this way..... It brings in
> power from your house wiring, and turns that power into stored (saved)
> power in a battery,  It then turns the battery power into a signal that
> your computer ( or any other household item) can use.  It is ALWAYS
> WORKING.  You are ALWAYS working off the battery.  The battery is always
> being charged.  When house power goes off, then the battery is not being
> charged but it is still producing power for your computer.  When the
> battery is out of power, your computer will be effectively starved and it
> will not work.  ( Until you supply house power again and the battery is
> charged.)
>
> Yes,, the APC (UPS) is/are not functioning.  They have an internal battery
> which can easily be replaced.  Take about 5 minutes,  Replace the battery..
> batteries.  ( This is required every 2-4 years IME)
>
> The fact that your HDD work at all tells me the UPS is probably not dead.
> It most likely has a bad battery.  Tell me the model of the APC brand UPS
> and I will tell you which battery to buy.... usually Amazon has these
> cheaply available.  If your UPS is not good enough ( powerful enough or
> does not have a USB connection) any more, then you should install a bigger
> or newer unit.
>
> NOTE :  When a properly setuo UPS has lost house power,, it usually makes
> a terribly annoying and loud noise as a warning.  If it did not make this
> noise, your SW setup is WRONG.  See next paragraphs.
>
> If you are buying a NEW UPS, get one with a USB cable that allows the
> computer to talk to the UPS and controls the UPS intelligently.  Most UPS
> above the 500W level will have this but check.
>
> Your SW setup of the UPS is wrong.  These things come with a setup that
> allows the user to choose HOW MUCH TIME of no house power to allow before
> the UPS goes on battery power only.  I set mine for 2-5 minutes.  BUT THIS
> IS DETERMINED BY HOW MANY AND TYPES OF PERIPHERALS YOU WISH TO PLUG INTO
> the UPS.  You should plug in the computer plus and external HDD you use
> plus any power you need for peripherals... NOT THE PRINTER!  Your monitor
> probably should be plugged in, but it is optional  The more you have
> depending on the UPS the less time the UPS should wait before going on
> Battery.
>
> Your external HDD are not setup correctly.  This is why the drive letters
> are changing.  This can be fixed in a few minutes.  You use Windows.
> Probably WIndows 10 or 11.  The setup of your external HDD should be setup
> to include a name and a drive letter.  YOU need to establish these, the
> computer will not do this on its own.  Too detailed for this group, but I
> can walk you through this to make it work right.
>
> To summarize:
>
> Replace UPS battery (batteries).  Cost is in the $20-50 range each.
>
> Fix the UPS installation SW to establish time for house wiring to go out
> and when the UPS goes on battery power only.  Make sure the AC POWER
> FAILURE setup is set correctly.
>
> Fix the USB HDD name assignments.... If you wish, I can give you my phone
> number and we can do it together once the rest is done.
>
> Frank FilipponeBMWRed735i at Gmail.com
>
> On 5/3/2024 6:30 AM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote:
>
> I looked up my APC and the warranty expired last year.  Of course, it
> quit.  I've ordered a new one that will be here tomorrow.
>
> Thanks, everybody.
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 12:09 PM Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com> <don.dory at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> In fairness my external drives are plugged into an APC and have not had
> problems.  However, I have also named my drives rather than letters and the
> names have stuck in an OS universe.
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2024, 9:45 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> LUG:
>
> Every time the power goes out, as it did this morning, when it comes back
> on all of my 7 external hard drives have changed their designation letter
> arbitrarily.  It really messes up my LR catalog and takes hours to fix.
>
> Current (G) becomes Current (J) and all photos in LR have to be "found"
> again.
>
> Is there any way to permanently assign these designations so they don't
> change??
>
> TIA
>
> Tina
>
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