[NTLUG:Discuss] USB hard drive question

[Daniel Hauck]

Fred James さんは書きました:
> Robert Citek wrote:
> 
>> Your hard drive is failing.  Time to get a new one.
>>
>> Regards,
>> - Robert
>>
>> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> All
>>> Old Dell laptop (circa Pentium 4 Mobility) with two external hard drives
>>> (USB attached) ... been running swimmingly (for a year at least), until ...
>>>
>>> This event has happened only twice (Tuesday and today) - lost the USB
>>> hard drives ... message in syslog:
>>>
>>> May  8 11:53:44 bandaid kernel: usb 2-1: USB disconnect, address 2
>>> May  8 11:53:44 bandaid kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x70000
>>>    
>>>
> Robert Citek
> Remembering that this is two separate USB hard drives dropping off 
> simultaneously on both dates, I ask:  What are the odds?
> Regards
> Fred James

If it's not the device(s) then it's likely to be something failing along
the way.  I would look at power draw, cable quality, USB hub devices or
even the port you're plugging into.