Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/31

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Subject: [Leica] Seagate
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:47:47 -0400
References: <200907311902.BSU39530@rg4.comporium.net> <c7c8cf880907311227kbc4ece5wc1f4b8b11d268495@mail.gmail.com> <200907311938.BSU43042@rg4.comporium.net> <1ADB92E8-CFFC-4C70-A0C3-9AA83EE5D972@frozenlight.eu> <7ac27f4f0907311312o749c4d95tdf17a7dc0230da58@mail.gmail.com> <96711794-F0DC-4EFF-90C9-69760DCE430F@aotera.org> <200907312112.BSU51987@rg4.comporium.net> <00d401ca123d$e8e9ec70$babdc550$@net>
 
At 08:20 PM 7/31/2009, you wrote:
>Gang,, she is having problems with the connector on the drive.    Read what
>she says.....
>
>The solution is NOT to unplug it every day.  You are wearing out the
>connectors, which have a finite ( and not too long) a life.....

But I have never unplugged the connection that failed.  I always 
unplug the USB connection end at the USB hub, not the end on the 
drive.  After the first one failed, I have been very careful and even 
bought a special carrier to transport the drive back and forth.  I 
unplug the hub end of the cord and wrap the rest of the cord around 
the drive to keep it from twisting and put it in a padded carrier.  I 
don't know what else I could do to protect that connection.  It seems 
like it's just a particular weak spot in these drives.

Tina


Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com
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