Dr1zzen Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 hey . so recently my external hard drive has been writing files very slow and i need to backup alot of files . please if u have any idea on how to fix this please post. the hd is a 320 gb hp pocket media drive thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBat Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 what is it rpm and what manor is it attached to your machine? Also how big are the files in relation to the the connection between the comp and the external device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Run a HD test it on to check health, likely it's going bad and you need a new one/rma. http://www.hdtune.com/download.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBat Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 appertly Terry Taco knows his stuff better than I so i will let you talk to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Oh and just to add to what Terry Taco said, since USB is shared amongst all your devices. If you have multiple (high-bandwidth) devices plugged in, you will notice a considerably slower transfer rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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