On 2/28/19 4:41 PM, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote:
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
Hi Jonathan,
I have noticed that my customers who go out and buy external
USB mechanical drive drives for backup never have any
"last". They always go bad. Some so bad that they hang
the USB port and the computer won't boot or is really
slow. SMART sheds tears. The drives and just *TOO* cheap.
What I have been lately, is building my own with drives
with Rosewill backup cases (RX304-APU3-35B). I populate
them with Western Digital drives. Had one Blue drive
go bad. I have since switched to Red and Black drives
and haven't had an issue.
The Rosewell cases come with USB 3.0 and eSATA including
an internal eSata bracket and eSata and USB cables.
And a temperature controlled cooling fan, which add a
YUGE amount to reliability. They are a class act.
El-chepo-o external drive just cook in place, probably
why they go bad so fast.
Oh and be careful of WD's tech support. It STINKS.
But their drives are the most available at my suppliers and
their reliability is better than Seagate, based on cloud
studies I have seen.
HTH,
-T
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