Michael Glockenstein wrote: > Hello, > some weeks ago I reported an error where my drive makes strange sounds like > spinning up in 6 or 7 sequences, then noise, then spinning up again and the > slug did respond anymore for login. Because nobody replied, I thought it was > a one time accident, but three days before it happended again :-( > So now I think about a solution the slug running all the time instead of shut > it down > in the evening and wake up in the morning. I have connected a 3.5" hd to port > 1 > with an external power supply in the moment. But this is power consuming too > much. > Is it possible to have a 2.5" notebook hd without external power supply > connected > to the slug and the usb port spends enough energy for that drive? > Regards Michael > >
Might be the drive recalibrating its head-positioning hardware, which signals a failing drive. Very non-repeatable, at least until whatever is prompting the event dies completely. :( Regardless of the answer to your question, I'd procure a backup storage source and put it to work right now. And don't shut the ailing drive down until you have all the data safely off of it--- it might not restart. b.g. -- Bill Gatliff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
