Re: External HDD
From: Dr. Indera (dr.indera.bugoff_at_cant.spam.me)
Date: 08/09/04
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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 02:31:33 -0400
i also had a problem with an external usb drive not being detected on a
regular basis. i called the vendor and because the year warranty wasn't up,
they sent me a new one, which works just fine.
-- Indera * * * * * * * * * * Don't just live life. Live life well. "M" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:uckH2b$eEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... : I have had problem with external USB 2 drives not always being detected with : Windows when my PC boots. I know use an external Firewire drive which is : much more reliable. I would recommend that you spend a bit more and get one : with both USB 2 and Firewire. The read and write speeds may well be slower : than an internal drive but its fast enough for everything I use it for : including movie playback so I don't think that speed is a big issue. : "Ed H" <w.whatkey@comcast.net> wrote in message : news:OVFYsS5eEHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... : > I'm thinking of adding an external HDD as a redundant back-up system. I'm : > not up to the likes/dislikes of these and would like some opinions. I'd : > expect that they are slower than an internal HDD but are they okay? Can I : > format them to NTFS? Are they basically reliable? : > : > Thanks. : > -- : > Ed H : > Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Professional SP1 : > 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz. : > : > : > : :
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