PROBLEMS WITH HDDs

habanajoe69

habanajoe69

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Hello, everybody! :)
I'm kindly asking for some advice/ideas on this matter :unsure:

I'm kind of a Torrent addict :LOL:... for some time I've been using a 1 TB Samsung HDD to store (and share) my files, with NO problem at all (y) Unfortunately, I needed some extra space, so I bought a 4 TB Western Digital HDD... A disaster!!! :eek:

My U22 most of the times recognises the WD HDD, but sometimes it doesn't :sick:... And when I try to copy something from WD to Samsung HDD, it takes (when possible: most of the times it just crashes!) 1 hour to copy a 1 GB file :mad::censored::censored:

Is the 4 TB HDD too much to handle? Or maybe WD HDDs don't "get along" with the U22? :unsure:
Thanks in advance to anybody who will answer this :giggle:(y)
 
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habanajoe69 said:
Hello, everybody! :)
I'm kindly asking for some advice/ideas on this matter :unsure:

I'm kind of a Torrent addict :LOL:... for some time I've been using a 1 TB Samsung HDD to store (and share) my files, with NO problem at all. (y) Unfortunately, I needed some extra space, so I bought a 4 TB Western Digital HDD... A disaster!!! :eek:
My U22 most of the times recognises the WD HDD, but sometimes it doesn't :sick:... And when I try to copy something from WD to Samsung HDD, it takes (when possible: most of the times it just crashes!) 1 hour to copy a 1 GB file :mad::censored::censored:

Is the 4 TB HDD too much to handle? Or maybe WD HDDs don't "get along" with the U22? :unsure:

Thanks in advance to anybody who will answer this :giggle:(y)
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What's the file system? NTFS?

Try with exFAT.
 
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Villa said:
You have both of these connected to the U22-XJ ?

Are they self-powered (have their own PSU)?
Or are they drawing power from the device?
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Yes, they are both connected to the U22 (actually, they are connected to a USB-multiplug which is, in turn, connected to my U22)
 
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habanajoe69 said:
NO... Jesus, I feel like a moron! :eek::censored::poop:
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I think a lack of power is the issue!

I connected a USB powered 500GB 2.5" HDD, file system NTFS, directly to the U22-XJ. Reading and writing works fine.

I suggested exFAT because I recently found the T5 doesn't appear to like NTFS. :unsure:
 
Villa said:
I think a lack of power is the issue!
I connected a USB powered 500GB 2.5" HDD, file system NTFS, directly to the U22-XJ. Reading and writing works fine.
I suggested exFAT because I recently found the T5 doesn't appear to like NTFS. :unsure:
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Any suggestions about volts, amperes, etc (for the USB hub)? :unsure:
 
habanajoe69 said:
Any suggestions about volts, amperes, etc (for the USB hub)? :unsure:
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What is the USB hub you are using?
Does it have provision for external power?

Some have a DC barrel type socket and others have a Micro USB socket.

I have a USB Hub that came with a PSU rated 5V 3A (just like the MINIX android device PSUs).

Take a look at the specs of the HDDs you are using. The 500GB one I tried says DC5V 1.0A.
So that would mean I could use 3 of these comfortably with the same hub.
 
I use some USB drives for backup but always reformat to ext3/ext4 file system. NTFS is MUCH slower than nearly any other choice.
 
habanajoe69 said:
Finally! :D I bought a powered hub and looks like everything's fine (for now, at least)... :sneaky:
I'd like to thank everybody who helped... And a special thanks to Villa! ;)
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He can be useful once in a while ;) :LOL::ROFLMAO:.

Glad you're now all sorted & hopefully this thread will serve as a reference for others too :). (If they bother to actually search of course ;).)
 
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