I have a couple of 1TB usb based backup disks which I alternate between home and my daughters house. They are Samsung HJ103UJ disks in a Lacie enclosure.
Both have developed a fault in which I can read files for about 10-20s but they then freeze. I have tried reformatting one (ext4) but then running fsck on the reformatted disk fails after about the same amount of time (although the time does vary between different runs). I guess it is the end of the line for both disks but it seems odd that it has happened to both and in both cases the electronics seems fine up to the point of failure. (I then have to remove the power before I can mount and read them again). Does anyone know of an obvious cause for this type of failure - dust, movement, overheating - or how to get into the enclosure (to clean) without destroying it? Regards, David Webb. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
