External FW Drives PAUSE

[Dndobson]

didn’t work..darn

[Dndobson]

thanks, if it’s the daisey chaining, that might be the cheapest solution.

[Dndobson]

I’ll try three, see if that improves things. Thanks.

[Dean Sensui]

Another possible quick fix:

Split up your media. Put some of the frequently accessed media on all the drives. That way they’re all busy at frequent intervals and won’t get a chance to sleep.

Once you get past this problem, consider getting a SATA RAID with hot-swappable drives. They’re fast and, in the long run, cheaper than firewire drives.

Dean Sensui — http://www.HawaiiGoesFishing.com

[Dndobson]

Thanks – I was thinking the same thing.
Wondering if a Firewire Hub might help too…

Ah, SATA…if only. I’ve bought or caused to have bought some 20 of these Segate Firewire/USB Hard drives and it’ll be a while before I can justify swithching them all out.
I’m wondering also if i need to update the firmware on the drives or get upated drivers for the drives….doubt it, but who knows.