I have persistent problems with small USB hard drives that I use for backup. The backup utility is the rsnapshot, which is set up to back up my system incrementally every day starting about 3:00am. The backup fails occasionally; when this happens the drive's file system is usually corrupted, which can be repaired using fsck. So far, there has been no perceptible loss of data. The drive also produces an occasional beeping sound: pitch about 340 cps (my best guess using a tuner), lasting about 250 msec. The beeps happen when the drive is in use, particularly when it's busy, and never when the drive is starting up. The problem has happened on at least 4 different drives: WD My Passport 1 Tb Seagate Backup Plus 2 Tb Seagate Ultra Slim 2 Tb Seagate Ultra Slim 2 Tb (replacement for above) It starts about 6 months to a year after the drive goes into use and persists thereafter. When the problem gets bad, I replace the drive. The latest drive is a replacement given to me by Seagate; they said that the drive had failed and had to be replaced, which they did, since it was still under warranty. It's not exactly new by refurbished. It started to beep after being used for about 4 days. Does anyone have an idea what's going on or how to prevent it? Many Thanks - Jon |
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