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Can't back up to external hard drive via USB 1.1 - System freezes
I just bought and installed a Maxtor 160 GB 5000DV external drive for
backing up my computer. I can not copy large files (for example, 200 MB) or large numbers of files (system froze repeatedly while writing 50 files, seeming to freeze on ones larger than 10 MB, but finally freezing permanently and having to be rebooted) to the drive without my computer freezing, requiring a reboot. Here are relevant system details: Dell XPS B733r Pentium III PC with 256 MB of memory; running Windows 98SE using available USB 1.1 port; 15 GB of available disk space on C drive; running Norton internet security with Norton anti-virus autoprotect enabled. I installed the Maxtor drive and software per instructions using USB cable shipped with drive. I attempt to backup or copy drives after fresh boot with no other apps running. Whether using one touch backup or simply copying a file from internal drive, the copy or the large file progresses for several minutes and then freezes, freezing the computer and forcing a reboot. I have tried several copies of different large files (200MB,400MB) using one touch backup, copy and paste, and the copy command in DOS, but the write to the external drive fails each time. I had the same problem with a Western Digital external hard drive and returned the drive thinking there was a problem with it. Before returning this drive, I'd like to know if there is anything I can do to successfully backup my computer via USB 1.1. Installing a USB 2.0 card is not an option; I don't have an available PCI slot. One other possibly relevant detail: Writes to floppy on this computer are very slow; took ten minutes to write system files while creating a boot disk. Thanks in advance. |
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