sharp1
10-07-2009, 09:21 PM
What USB->SATA interfaces have people used successfully for an S3 upgrade or dd_rescue?
I have a failing S3 drive that I am trying to recover. It still works, but we get occasional glitches, and clicking noise, so it's time is coming.
I want to swap it out while I still can keep all of my content. So I tried to use dd_rescue to duplicate it onto a new drive. I had both the old and new drives connected in Thermaltake BlacX USB SATA docking stations, and the dd_rescue failed with some kind of out of memory error.
I am guessing that it's the docking station, but can't be 100% sure. My comp has no SATA interface, and empty PCI slots, so I really need a USB solution.
Thanks for any help.
I have a failing S3 drive that I am trying to recover. It still works, but we get occasional glitches, and clicking noise, so it's time is coming.
I want to swap it out while I still can keep all of my content. So I tried to use dd_rescue to duplicate it onto a new drive. I had both the old and new drives connected in Thermaltake BlacX USB SATA docking stations, and the dd_rescue failed with some kind of out of memory error.
I am guessing that it's the docking station, but can't be 100% sure. My comp has no SATA interface, and empty PCI slots, so I really need a USB solution.
Thanks for any help.