Just to add some more information: This is the hard drive I am using. http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=336
This is the case I am using it in. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817332016 ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:00:35 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: Hard Drive Speed > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 09:03:49PM -0500, Dave Sorg wrote: > > I have a 1TB hard drive in an external box. When I use USB 2.0 to write to it, > > I eventually get read/write errors. When I use USB 1, I don't. > > Then it is likely a cable issue. Try getting a fancy USB 2.0 cable. > > > > > I know that my drive has a reported speed of 7200 rpm, but that it is > > generally advised to only run at 5400 rpm, and I believe that this is the > > problem. My question is: how do I set it up to use USB 2.0 at 5400 rpm? > > If it is a 7200 it runs at 7200. The only time these drives slow down > is low power modes but only very few mfgs actually implement this. > > I'd bet money setting the drive speed isn't your problem. You could > send a dmesg; maybe there are some more hints in there. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > im is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a > > difference. > > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect > > _________________________________________________________________ The best games are on Xbox 360. Click here for a special offer on an Xbox 360 Console. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/wheretobuy/
