XPost: aus.computers   
   From: none@not.here   
      
   Paul wrote:   
   > On Wed, 12/24/2025 1:41 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >> In aus.computers Axel  wrote:   
   >>> 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?   
   >> Maybe that drive (or the NTFS driver) is just too slow for whatever   
   >> signal issue you have with the rack to be triggered.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not sure if they still do it on new HDDs, but maybe there's a   
   >> jumper setting on the other drives to limit the speed?   
   >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SATA#SATA_1.5_Gbit/s_and_SATA_3_Gbit/s   
   > No guarantees, but maybe an   
   >   
   >     lsusb   
   >   
   > and check the detection on the rack, would give   
   > some idea of the controller being used.   
   >   
   > That would make it easier to quantify what the rack contains.   
      
   the rack has no electronics in it. it's a straight pass through from the   
   drive to the cable via a connector board at the rear   
      
   >   
   > $ lsusb   
   >   
   > Bus 002 Device 004: ID 045e:076c Microsoft Corp. Comfort Mouse 4500   
   > ...   
   > Bus 006 Device 002: ID 174c:1053 ASMedia Technology Inc. USB3.0 Device   
   >   
   > bullwinkle@Legacy:~$ sudo dmesg   
   >   
   > [    1.681416] scsi host8: uas   
   > [    1.681686] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas   
   > [    1.682244] scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ASMT     2105               
   0    PQ: 0 ANSI: 6   
   > [    1.683985] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 15628053168 512-byte logical blocks: (8.00   
   TB/7.28 TiB)   
   > [    1.684041] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] 4096-byte physical blocks   
   > [    1.684193] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off   
   > [    1.684237] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00   
   > [    1.684384] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled,   
   doesn't support DPO or FUA   
   > [    1.725872] sr 2:0:0:0: [sr0] scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram   
   cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray   
   > [    1.725929] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20   
   > [    1.730920] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Preferred minimum I/O size 4096 bytes   
   > [    1.730995] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Optimal transfer size 33553920 bytes not a   
   multiple of preferred minimum block size (4096 bytes)   
   > [    1.777719]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 sdb5   
   > [    1.778021] sd 8:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk   
   >   
   > *******   
   >   
   > The 174c:1053 gives:   
   >   
   >      ASMedia Technology ASM1053 SATA 3Gb/s bridge   
   >   
   > and it is detecting some 8TB drive.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
   >   
   >   
      
      
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