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That's interesting (14 MB/Sec MAX).
I am working on a program that is generating over 2 TB of data. At a transfer rate of 14 MB/Sec that would be:
219,023,255,552 BYTES
149,796 seconds
2,496.6 minutes
41.6 hours
1.7 days
I guess that I should not try to back this up, especially since I make test runs several times a day.
Dave.
PS. And then my external hard drive (4 TB Seagate) refused to read one of the files during verification - CRC error), and these are just several months old.
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Member 4194593 wrote: 1.7 days
The one I mentioned is for Home use, you should buy the business line of NAS products like Cisco / Drobo / Synology (they have much higher transfer speed). or if you have the budget then setup SAN.
Member 4194593 wrote: (4 TB Seagate)
After a lot of research I have found that we are not ready for HDD > 2 TB yet. The manufacturers are still struggling with the firmware to support higher density. And the most reliable HDD in the market right now, is the Western Digital Green 2 TB.
But you should try upgrading the firmware of your 4 TB HDD, if available.
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I contacted Seagate. Some Script Kiddy suggested that I try chkdsk. I had already done that, but I tried again with the same result - no errors. I then tried a scan for bad sectors. It was scanning at a rate of about 1 file a second.
The drive had 374517 files
scan time 374517 seconds
6241.95 minutes
104.03 hours
4.33 days
I decided to kill the scan.
Still waiting for the next response.
I had asked about whether a single bad file this early indicated a surface defect. No response yet for that.
I allowed that I was renaming the directory with the bad file as "BadSpace", re-creating the directory, moving the good files preceding the bad file and the good files following the bad file to the re-created directory, then recalculating the bad file data (a 4 minute process vs 44 hours to rebuild all of the files), then never releasing the bad file to free up the bad space. No response yet for that.
I do not want to return the drive to Seagate under warranty, too much personal data, would take too much time to clear all of my personal backup data, and much to much time to secure erase the 374517 files. I'll just eat the bad drive if necessary and buy a new one.
Dave.
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You must have a big case for that lot
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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pkfox wrote: You must have a big case for that lot
Mid Tower have brackets to install the 3 x Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB HDD in the 3 available 5.25" DVD bays.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Rutvik Dave wrote: All your important stuff should be on a non-portable place, otherwise, the fire and/or flood won't be able to get it
Precision in all things, Glasshopper.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You are right. 
But I still prefer different locations over portability.
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I know the feeling
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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Depending on how much you value your collection, there are forensic data recovery places that will actually disassemble what's left of your broken hard drive (in a clean room) and recover the data... Very expensive option, though!!
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If you're not willing to pay hundreds+ on recovery you can sometimes recover a clicking drive long enough to get data off by sticking it in the freezer for a while (differential thermal expansion moving parts around inside). It's only a short term-until it warms back up againbut should be long enough to copy stuff off option; and doing so will reduce the chance of any pros being able to get your data back.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Years ago I had an old hdd that's heads were stuck and was making a similar clicking noise. I strung it up (horizontally) and gave it a few good spins to appky some centripetal/centrifugal force and was able to recover some data off it. Worth a try at least. Google has some other suggestion for stuck hdd heads as well, although in your case it might be too physically damaged.
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Tut! Tut! Who's a silly boy?
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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virang_21 wrote: Lesson learned : Always backup the backup..
Your post seems to be implying that you do not have a backup so I am confused
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I was just told that I get to go to a client site for two days a week minimum. My biggest objection is not having dual monitors. How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in. Has anybody ever heard of one, cause I would like to make it required equipment before I go there to work 
Hogan
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Get a docking station and two monitors (client may have spare screens). or try to find Lenovo W700ds[^] somewhere.
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That is exactly what I'm talking about! Now if it was only affordable. Either way, I just put in a purchase request for one. I know the response, but its worth asking
Hogan
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I forgot to mention that It is a very old model (3-4 years old, I remembered because it is the only dual screen laptop), I don't think it's available for purchase now.
Also even if you can find one, in the same price you can get a docking station, dual 24" monitor and a whole new laptop.
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You can plug a monitor into the video port of your laptop and use both the screen on your laptop as well as the external one.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I do that.... it works fine.... the only problem is that the laptop screen is 15" and the external one is 19"....
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
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I didn't say it was optimal - I wanted to point out that technically, you don't need to spend money on a docking station.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I remember reading about Lenovo coming up with something like that a while back. I went searching for it and lo and behold, it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^]
They also have a pretty wicked multi-monitor setup with their docking stations, too: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-76617[^]
** Update **
Okay, I didn't see that anyone else had responded, and as soon as I posted it showed me the first response was the same one I was thinking. Great minds, and all that jazz
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Morgan Estes wrote: it really does exist! ThinkPad W700ds[^]
WOW! It's got a non-fondleable fondle-slab on the side!
And it's got Vista, too!
Verily, we have found the Holy Grail!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You had me at "fondle Vista". 
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Another option: You can hook up as many VGA -> USB adapters as you have USB ports. I'm running 3 monitors off of my Surface Pro, and with USB3, I see no slowdown whatsoever.
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snorkie wrote: How fantastic would it be if there was a laptop that had dual monitors built in
Hwa?
It would hardly be a laptop, then.
I'm on a laptop now, with an umpty-tum inch monitor plugged into it -- that's "dual", even if the screens are different sizes.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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