Re: Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-31 Thread Dave Sorg
007 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, >

Re: Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-30 Thread Joel Wiramu Pauling
Actually probably the sata to usb|ide to usb converter chip. Not all are made equal. On 31/12/2007, Joachim Schipper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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

Re: Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-30 Thread bofh
On Dec 30, 2007 9:00 AM, Marco Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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

Re: Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-30 Thread Marco Peereboom
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 driv

Re: Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-30 Thread Joachim Schipper
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. > > I know that my drive has a reported speed of 7200 rpm, but that it is > generally advised

Hard Drive Speed

2007-12-29 Thread Dave Sorg
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. 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