Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Frank, I got some good inputs from friends on the Olympus list. My machine is a Dell desktop, purchased in 2005. The Serial ATA drives of that era were referred to as SATA 150, and had a speed of 1.50 Gbps. These drives are no longer produced. The current SATA drives, referred to in various ways, have a speed of 3.00 Gbps. Though some sources refer to them as backward compatible, it appears that this is only possible if the drive is equipped with a jumper that can be repositioned to limit the transfer speed to 1.50 Gbps. And, I have read of cases where that did not work with some controllers. So, the choices appear to be: 1) Buy a refurbished drive, if it can be found, from whatever source can provide it 2) Buy a modern drive that is jumper-equipped, and hope it will work with the Dell controller 3) Buy a new or refurb Win7 box, and replace a lot of software. As I said, I am still working the problem. Any supporting information would be appreciated. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash > Brian once said that Enterprise drives are built tougher..... They are > used > mostly for server apps. He also said that the most common failure mode > for > a drive is the power supply. (yes, it confused me too.....). > > What type of computer are you putting this into? Mac? Wintel? > > You mention SATA I drives.... .. explain your issue....maybe someone > here > can help..... > > >>From Wikipedia..... > To address interoperability problems many manufacturers allow to switch > drives to the SATA1 mode. For example, Seagate/Maxtor has added a > user-accessible jumper-switch known as the Force 150, to switch between > 1.5 > Gbit/s and 3 Gbit/s operation. Western Digital uses a jumper setting > called > OPT1 Enabled to force 1.5 Gbit/s data transfer speed (OPT1 is used by > putting the jumper on pins 5 & 6). Samsung drives can be switched to 1.5 > Gbit/s mode by using software downloadable from the manufacturer website. > This needs a SATA2 controller to use temporarily while programming the > drive. > > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Jim > Nichols > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 9:34 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash > > Bob & Frank, > > Thanks, guys. I have spent a good part of the evening searching for the > best, most reliable, replacement. I've learned a lot about problems, but > little about solutions. As I said, I'm still working the problem. > > Most direct replacements currently on the market are refurbs, and many of > them are shown as "out of stock". Some SATA II drives have a jumper that > will allow them to be used with some SATA 1 controllers, but the > clarifying > info is hard to find. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash > > >>I completely agree, Jim. >> Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.rgaphoto.com >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wed, June 8, 2011 9:21:00 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Strictly OT: System Crash >> >> Wrong approach.... The drive had a fault. If you wait long enough, it >> will >> totally fail. >> >> Buy a new HDD, do a cloning ( while it still functions), and toss the >> old >> drive in the garbage. Now. >> >> Think of the first mild problem as a warning. >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> Thanks, Warren. Insofar as I can tell, the HD is working normally. I'm >> still checking things. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >