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• • dave_the_nerd reacted to mikeymikec's post in the thread Question USB devices "flapping" during disk activity. with Like.

    In the last year I've experienced a spate of USB2 A-B cables dying of apparent old age. The Seagate Ironwolf NAS 4TB drive in my PC...

    Saturday at 3:26 PM
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread Question USB devices "flapping" during disk activity..

    Well... that's weird. I got the package with the new USB 3 cable, replaced the USB2 cable, and it's working fine now. ::throws USB2...

    Saturday at 3:00 PM
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread Question USB devices "flapping" during disk activity..

    The DVD works fine by itself, yes. Two different hubs, different models but both USB 3. (One Amazon basics the other some weird store...

    Saturday at 2:40 PM
  • dave_the_nerd posted the thread Question USB devices "flapping" during disk activity. in Peripherals & Components.

    I have a powered USB 3 hub, AC adapter is plugged in. Have a USB DVDRW attached. Was working fine. DVD drive also has its own external...

    Saturday at 1:29 PM
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread What the hell happened to good ol' ice cream flavours?.

    You chew the gum while you eat the ice cream, you heathen.

    Apr 19, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread What the hell happened to good ol' ice cream flavours?.

    Everywhere got vanilla and chocolate. But I was enjoying spumoni, bubblegum, and “blue moon” (sort of a blue raspberry flavor I guess?)...

    Apr 19, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to Paperdoc's post in the thread Question If you have USB 3 or above devices ... with Like.

    YES. There are two levels here. USB3.2 (ALL USB3 systems) uses NINE wires and contacts in the connecting cables, whereas USB2 used only...

    Apr 17, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to dullard's post in the thread victim of Illegal "reshipping" NO POLITICS allowed with Like.

    I doubt that anything will come of this. Unlikely that the sheriff will find anything or that you'll have any true harm come from it...

    Apr 17, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to yottabit's post in the thread The Dystopian Robotic Future thread with Like.

    There will definitely be some eventual re-evaluation of economic principles and consideration over who should own “the means of...

    Apr 6, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to sdifox's post in the thread Question Weird smell from old Primera Bravo Pro Xi2 with Like.

    Smell is normal

    Apr 2, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd posted the thread Question Weird smell from old Primera Bravo Pro Xi2 in Peripherals & Components.

    So a friend of mine needed some CDs burned, and I dug out an old CD duplicator I had from years ago, a Primera Bravo Pro Xi2. After a...

    Mar 29, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread Reverse first-world problems: What *good* thing happened to you today?.

    First paycheck from new job, and first pay in four months. Woof.

    Mar 27, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd replied to the thread Question Drive dying?.

    Out of dozen or so “bad hdd/ssd” scares I’ve had over the years it was bad cable all but one time.

    Mar 27, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to bba-tcg's post in the thread Question Drive dying? with Like.

    Could've been a cable, too, if you didn't use the same cable it was originally connected to. It's always amazed me how a cable can just...

    Mar 27, 2025
  • dave_the_nerd reacted to igor_kavinski's post in the thread Question Drive dying? with Like.

    Please post a CrystalDiskInfo screenshot. It's possible that the writes are close to being exhausted, particularly if heavy database...

    Mar 27, 2025

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