XPost: aus.computers   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   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   
      
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