From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 5 16:33:49 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 794E51065675 for ; Tue, 5 May 2009 16:33:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from corky1951@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.80]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 262A18FC36 for ; Tue, 5 May 2009 16:33:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from corky1951@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.51]) by QMTA08.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id nmCz1b00216LCl058sLRJR; Tue, 05 May 2009 16:20:25 +0000 Received: from comcast.net ([98.203.142.76]) by OMTA06.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id nsLX1b00A1f6R9u3SsLYoc; Tue, 05 May 2009 16:20:33 +0000 Received: by comcast.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 05 May 2009 09:20:29 -0700 Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:20:29 -0700 From: Charlie Kester To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090505162029.GE18204@comcast.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4A0050B6.8000400@otenet.gr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A0050B6.8000400@otenet.gr> X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.x/OS X 10.5.x X-Composer: VIM 7.2 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: Re: Shopping for external harddrive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 16:33:49 -0000 On Tue 05 May 2009 at 07:44:06 PDT Manolis Kiagias wrote: >I recently replaced my Lacie external hardrive (used for backup) with a >WD MyBook. The Lacie was about two years old and the USB interface >failed. The disk is still ok. I believe this came along as a result of >faulty design decisions: > >- The disk was on and spinning all the time, no matter if accessed or >not (it was only getting mounted for an hour or two a day) >- There was not enough space in the box and around the disk, very bad >cooling. I had the same problem with a 500GB LaCie external drive. The USB interface had been flaky for a while, and finally died one day when we had a windstorm and the power went out. I removed the drive from the housing and connected it directly via SATA, and it's been running like a champ ever since.