Problems with external SATA disk

[jd1008]

On 10/03/2014 04:35 PM, Frank McCormick wrote:
> On 10/03/2014 02:17 PM, jd1008 wrote:
>>
>> On 10/03/2014 12:01 PM, Frank McCormick wrote:
>>>
>>> I am running Fedora 20 (updated from 19) and have started having
>>> problems with an external SATA disk. It's connected through a USB
>>> adapter.
>>>
>
>> Been there and done that. I was plagued
>> with this problem for many weeks until I
>> kicked the drives off of usb.
>> USB is the poorest type of connection for disk drives.
>> That's why I use an eSATA PcCard with 2 eSATA-3 ports
>> and connect the drive to the eSATA ports.
>> This of course requires that you have an enclosure which
>> provides eSATA ports.
>> After I did this, all such problems as you report totally disappeared.
>>
>>
>
>   Disappointed to hear that - strange the problems didn't start
> until Fedora 20. Running under 19 I never had errors of any kind
> with the same disk...it was slow, but that's USB.
>
>
>
One of the reasons why usb has not been reliable for me is because
the plug does not fit snugly, and relatively rigidly inside the socket.
Thus slightest movement of the connecting cable for any reason
leads to loss of connection with the laptop, and the disk get unmounted.