Comments on: The Death of a Hard Drive http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171 a blog for and by digital imaging specialists Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:29:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: andrewthurman http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-337 andrewthurman Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:19:21 +0000 http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171#comment-337 I also have a pile of D2 drives with personal images I can't even acknowledge I have lost. As for work I now capture to one drive and use software such as Carbon Copy Cloner to back up to another internal drive every 15 minutes and then back up to an external when I get to the hotel. When I get home I dump it onto a Drobo until I get a signed agreement from the client that I am no longer responsible for the files. Even with all that I still stress about it. Just like when I used to split the rolls from each shot into two FedEx boxes to the lab. Get insurance to cover your ass. I also have a pile of D2 drives with personal images I can’t even acknowledge I have lost. As for work I now capture to one drive and use software such as Carbon Copy Cloner to back up to another internal drive every 15 minutes and then back up to an external when I get to the hotel. When I get home I dump it onto a Drobo until I get a signed agreement from the client that I am no longer responsible for the files. Even with all that I still stress about it. Just like when I used to split the rolls from each shot into two FedEx boxes to the lab. Get insurance to cover your ass.

]]> By: Rick Allen http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-290 Rick Allen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:16:48 +0000 http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171#comment-290 Lately I've been buying 4 drives at a time. 2 from one manufacturer of the same model and 2 from another manufacturer. I then use them all as JBOD and duplicate drive A from manu A to drive A from manu B. I do this with chronosync after each job has been placed on to the first drive and verified. This saves me if Manu A or B has a bad week building drives and all from a batch has problems. Mostly I use WD 500gb and Seagate500gb bare drives in Seritek drawers. I read somewhere that there is a lot of error correction in the reading and writing of drives over 300gb (actually I think its more dependant on platter size) but at the rate in which I fill drives I've settled for 500gb with different manufacturers. Lately I’ve been buying 4 drives at a time. 2 from one manufacturer of the same model and 2 from another manufacturer. I then use them all as JBOD and duplicate drive A from manu A to drive A from manu B. I do this with chronosync after each job has been placed on to the first drive and verified. This saves me if Manu A or B has a bad week building drives and all from a batch has problems. Mostly I use WD 500gb and Seagate500gb bare drives in Seritek drawers. I read somewhere that there is a lot of error correction in the reading and writing of drives over 300gb (actually I think its more dependant on platter size) but at the rate in which I fill drives I’ve settled for 500gb with different manufacturers.

]]> By: Eric Isaac http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-289 Eric Isaac Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:16:28 +0000 http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171#comment-289 I like to buy drives in pairs so that i can do identical backups. However, I never considered that reason Jason. Good Point. Just to clarify, I don't usually by WD MyBooks. I needed to get a drive fast while out of town and this was the only option I usually go G-Drive or bare drive instead. I am going to route of bare drives now, buying in pairs. I like to buy drives in pairs so that i can do identical backups. However, I never considered that reason Jason. Good Point. Just to clarify, I don’t usually by WD MyBooks. I needed to get a drive fast while out of town and this was the only option I usually go G-Drive or bare drive instead. I am going to route of bare drives now, buying in pairs.

]]> By: Jason Phillips http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-288 Jason Phillips Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:28:49 +0000 http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171#comment-288 I remember reading of a person who always buys hard drives in identical pairs for this very reason. If one should fail they can swap the boards. I remember reading of a person who always buys hard drives in identical pairs for this very reason. If one should fail they can swap the boards.

]]> By: Michael http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-287 Michael Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:33:41 +0000 http://realworldworkflow.com/blog/?p=171#comment-287 Great article! I thought some of your readers might be interested in a SATA hard drive dock I just bought: it fits both 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives and has both eSATA and USB 2.0 ports (eSATA being much faster than Firewire 800, and of course USB 2.0). Of course you must have an eSATA card in your Mac or Windows machine. I like it because it's fairly compact. Of course this device would not help in the situation described in the article where there was a problem with the actual PCB board. Here's a brief article about the dock: "SATA Hard Drive Dock (USB + eSATA)" http://www.askmrtech.com/sata-hard-drive-dock-usb-esata/ You can order it directly from the site below (Disclaimer: this is not an "affiliate" link, I don't profit from the sale of this device!): 2.5" and 3.5" SATA HDD Dock (USB + ESATA) http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00469 Enjoy... Great article!

I thought some of your readers might be interested in a SATA hard drive dock I just bought: it fits both 2.5″ and 3.5″ hard drives and has both eSATA and USB 2.0 ports (eSATA being much faster than Firewire 800, and of course USB 2.0). Of course you must have an eSATA card in your Mac or Windows machine.

I like it because it’s fairly compact. Of course this device would not help in the situation described in the article where there was a problem with the actual PCB board.

Here’s a brief article about the dock:

“SATA Hard Drive Dock (USB + eSATA)”
http://www.askmrtech.com/sata-hard-drive-dock-usb-esata/

You can order it directly from the site below (Disclaimer: this is not an “affiliate” link, I don’t profit from the sale of this device!):

2.5″ and 3.5″ SATA HDD Dock (USB + ESATA)
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00469

Enjoy…

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