From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 14 12:33:37 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09C00A0D for ; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:33:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D489EEB9 for ; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:33:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r1ECXVI6020102; Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:33:31 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:33:31 -0600 (CST) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <201302141233.r1ECXVXx020101@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: joar.jegleim@gmail.com Subject: Re: 3 TB disk troubles Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:33:37 -0000 On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:21:38 +0100 Joar Jegleim wrote: >I could be completely off mark here, but does that external drive have >eSata too ? No, it only has Firewire 400 and USB 2.0 sockets. >Your problem resembles a lot something I struggled with a while ago. >I'd bought an external hd case + a 3TB drive for my girlfriend , the >external hd case supported eSATA and usb . > >I had a lot of problems when connecting that 3TB drive to my laptop >via usb (I didn't have eSATA), the drive showed up as only 2TB . >It turned out that the external drive case required to be connected >via eSATA for +2TB drives, the manual said so, I had only forgotten >about that . Unfortunately, mine did not come with a manual. :-( I suppose I could try it on a USB 2.0 port to see if that makes any difference. > >Via eSATA the drive was recognized as 3TB, I think the 'problem' was >OS agnostic, since the same happened on my girlfriends mac. > The confusing thing is that the kernel says it's a 3 TB device, but the utility programs say otherwise. Thanks for your reply, though. I may have to take the device back to the store I bought it and ask them to demonstrate to me that it actually works for them as a 3 TB drive. Sigh. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at mp.cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************