Problem: USB hard dks disconnect

[trader007]

unfortunately, i would suspect the usb hub itself.

i had two days of frustrating headaches. it would work, then the usb hdd would suddenly disappear. i thought maybe the sata-usb adapter i was using was drawing too much juice from the pi, so i cut the power wires out of it and supplied them directly from my step down converter.

worked great, for 5 hours. right back to problems. so frustrating. at this point, i tried a new hdd. worked fine for about 2 minutes. i was about to freak out because every time i plugged the damn thing into my computer it popped up and worked great.

last resort, i just tried a different sata-usb adapter. same model and everything (el cheapo $3 one off ebay). bingo. much, much faster and two full days now without a single hitch and its been running 24/7. i just had a bunk adapter it looks like. or at least one that just wansnt quite right.