> > I actually had this unit for long time, connected as an IDE, never had > > any problems with it. > > I'm putting it in an enclosure because it started to overheat inside > > the case with that new > > hardware I got recently. > > Perhaps the enclosure: > 1. allows the drive to overheat. Does the enclosure have a fan?
Doesn't seem like the drive is struggling. They don't have a fan, but have a heat dispersing casing. The drive feels cold anyway. I was able to dd a dvd into /dev/null without any errors. > 2. Can't move data fast enough for the burner. What interface? USB 2.0, it's a umass0: DMI USB2.0 Storage Device, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 2