Problem: USB hard dks disconnect

[mp3ireland2]

(13th Mar, 2013 03:03 PM)trader007 Wrote:  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.

Yeah I got a new adaptor http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GXR6XO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 arrived this morning but has great reviews so I think it should work.

Yeah my usb hub back powered the pi which I don't think was a good sign. It didn't power two portable hard drives at a time, but not sure if most will do this? I also found the pi slow, but in my old place i'd a NAS connected to the pi via a wired connection so thought it might be just that usb is slower. Hopefully it will speed up now! was going to buy an NAS to improve speed, hopefully that won't be needed now!

A little off topic but do I have to connect the hard drives to the same port on the hub to get my movie and tv show art?

Thanks for your info