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Subject: [Leica] USB HDD Question.....
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:21:50 +0100
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PMFJI, I have only just picked up this thread, so excuse me if this is a 
repeat.
Are the 2 drives bus powered (usual for portable 2.5" drives) or self 
powered?
Not all computers have enough capacity on their USB power supply to use 2 
drives at once.
cheers,
Frank Dernie

On 28 Aug, 2010, at 19:31, James Laird wrote:

> Frank,
> 
> Sounds like a hardware problem. Have you had Windows check the drives?
> Also, I had one of my USB cables get flaky on me, it just wore out and
> eventually the WD wouldn't even connect. Have you tried a different
> cable?
> 
> Jim Laird
> 
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at 
> earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I have tried to copy ( backup using Windows COPY Command) one external USB
>> HDD to another without luck.  The copy stops, as if the feed drive is not
>> keeping up with the other.
>> 
>> Have others had the same luck or is there a trick to doing this?
>> 
>> Note: Vista, plugging the usb directly into the computer ( not using a
>> bridge)
>> Drives are a mix of WD (500 + 640GB ) and Seagate (1.5GB )
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> Red735i at earthlink.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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