On Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:29:46 +0200 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > If this was a slim drive in a fancy flat USB box i'd ask whether it gets > its electrical power via USB cable. > There have been cases that drives fell unconscious while speeding up > the disc because the computer did not deliver stable voltage. My pioneer USB powered slim drive actually works flawlessly. I can use dvdbackup (as an example) to read and decrypt a dvd with that drive. So I guess my algorithm is to always use the pioneer for DVD and the LG/OWC box for everything else. > But WH16NS40 is a 5.25 inch drive. Matching boxes usually have an own > power supply (which wastes energy by staying warm). > > What model of OWC box exactly do you have ? This one bought via amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XRCCV44/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 With this LG drive installed: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7B08MS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
