XPost: aus.computers
From: none@not.here
Axel wrote:
> Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> In aus.computers Axel wrote:
>>> Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>>> In aus.computers Axel wrote:
>>>>> So the sad tale thus far. But first, some detail. This PC (specs
>>>>> below)
>>>>> has LM 22.2 installed on a 1Tb NVME. It also has two mobile racks for
>>>>> easy insertion and removal of HD's. The lower rack I use for the
>>>>> Timeshift disk, and the upper one for the files disk, a WD 1Tb
>>>>> mechanical disk formatted in Ext4. It also has two external USB cases
>>>>> for additional hard drives. Following a process of trial and
>>>>> error, I've
>>>>> discovered that the problem of file errors only occurs when I
>>>>> write to
>>>>> the files disk in the mobile rack. I can read/write both ways NVME to
>>>>> USB without errors, and read/write both ways USB to USB without
>>>>> errors.
>>>> Does any of that mean you tried the most obvious thing of
>>>> connecting the "files disk" without using the rack, in case the
>>>> drive is faulty?
>>> not specifically, but the drive is new, and the problem was present
>>> with
>>> any drive in that bay
>> C'mon you just said: "today I tried an old 320 Gb NTFS HD in the
>> rack, and I could write to it without limitation". Which of you do
>> I believe?
>>
>>>>> I can also read from the files disk to write to either USB without
>>>>> errors. So my trouble shooting has been focused on the mobile
>>>>> rack. I
>>>>> replaced it, and also the cable, and swapped the cable to another
>>>>> motherboard (MB) SATA port. Since USB transfers work, and the USB
>>>>> boxes
>>>>> have their own power supply, I thought maybe it was a power issue
>>>>> within
>>>>> the PC. According to the newegg calculator
>>>>> [https://promotions.newegg.com/tools/power-supply-calculator/v2/ ] I
>>>>> need 600 -700 watts for this PC. The PS was only 550 watts so I
>>>>> swapped
>>>>> it out with a 750 watt PS. Having said all this, I can write to the
>>>>> Files disk if I transfer folders/files in small lots of up to about
>>>>> 10Gb, and today I tried an old 320 Gb NTFS HD in the rack, and I
>>>>> could
>>>>> write to it without limitation. ???
>>>> Sounds like you've just narrowed the issue down to the "files disk"
>>>> itself.
>>>>
>>> no, unfortunately
>> Unfortunately your story changes all the time...
>>
>
> no it doesn't. read the whole thread if you want the full story
>
or in a nutshell.. the question now is why did it write to that drive
and not others? is the size of the drive or it's software/technology
relevant? or is the problem now fixed since i replaced the PS? more
testing is needed. meanwhile.. Seasons greetings to you and all!
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