1. Topics
  2. Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

John Holcomb II
 

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health that
kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me look up what
kind of drive it might be.
John
Sharon Hooley
 

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit
www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health that
kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me look up what
kind of drive it might be.
John
John Holcomb II
 

It an HDD not an SSD.
Source: the specs at:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-my-passport-5tb-external-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-black/6380848.p?skuId=6380848&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=589&ref=212&loc=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll5Q7V66Je7P11tyuo6NbnuzfTaJS4vNG8j7b-Y28mMWL9jUmZf1e1BoC7uQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
John

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 3:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me
look up what kind of drive it might be.
John
Monte Single
 

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me
look up what kind of drive it might be.
John
John Holcomb II
 

I've not felt a drive vibrate or hum since what. The mid 90s??
John

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me look
up what kind of drive it might be.
John
Janet
 

Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?

Janet

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me
look up what kind of drive it might be.
John
Monte Single
 

I have a 4 t b my passport external u s b drive . It is 1 year old.
It is sitting a few inches from my right hand, right now.
As I am not using it, nothing is being moved to or from the drive.
If I started moving files to or from the drive, or processing material on the drive,
, I could lift it a fraction of an inch, as in a few millimeters, and I would feel a slight vibration as the drive is spinning, because it is a mechanical drive, not a s s d drive.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of John Holcomb II
Sent: August 21, 2021 6:11 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I've not felt a drive vibrate or hum since what. The mid 90s??
John


-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me look
up what kind of drive it might be.
John
Monte Single
 

No, I meant humming as in the sense of a steady vibration, it is the spinning of the drive I refer to.
You will only detect this spinniong if it is a mechanical drive and the drive is in use.
An external drive can be plugger into your p c sith the usb cable and you will detect no spinning if no activity is happening on the drive.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Janet
Sent: August 21, 2021 6:43 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?

Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@gmail.com> wrote:

Smart where is software that you install to check the drives health
that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me look
up what kind of drive it might be.
John
Mike B. <mb69mach1@...>
 


Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















Gene
 

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.
 
Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















Mike B. <mb69mach1@...>
 


This is all a matter of how well your sensitivity to feel / touch is.
 
The only comparison I can give is to try holding or lightly squeezing a flashdrive, and you won't feel anything because they're SSD, so to speak.
 
If you hold an SSD external drive like the Western Digital or SeaGate HDD's it's very noticeable in comparison.  But, as I said, depending on an individual's sensitivity to feel / touch. 
 
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















Gene
 

I have very good sensativity.  I wouldn’t assume that all brands and models produce enough vibration to be definitely felt.
 
Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
This is all a matter of how well your sensitivity to feel / touch is.
 
The only comparison I can give is to try holding or lightly squeezing a flashdrive, and you won't feel anything because they're SSD, so to speak.
 
If you hold an SSD external drive like the Western Digital or SeaGate HDD's it's very noticeable in comparison.  But, as I said, depending on an individual's sensitivity to feel / touch. 
 
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















Mike B. <mb69mach1@...>
 


You may very well have good sensitivity, but that doesn't mean that everyone else does.  I have both the Western Digital and SeaGate drive in various models in 1, 2 & 4 TB sizes, probably 10 or 12 in total.  You can feel when any one of them is running or not, and this goes for the several that have bit the dust in the past.  There is not an HDD external drive I've felt yet I couldn't tell if it was running or not and this includes Hitachi and Toshiba HDD's.  But, as you say I haven't seen them all , or felt them all , but that doesn't mean they all will.
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I have very good sensativity.  I wouldn’t assume that all brands and models produce enough vibration to be definitely felt.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
This is all a matter of how well your sensitivity to feel / touch is.
 
The only comparison I can give is to try holding or lightly squeezing a flashdrive, and you won't feel anything because they're SSD, so to speak.
 
If you hold an SSD external drive like the Western Digital or SeaGate HDD's it's very noticeable in comparison.  But, as I said, depending on an individual's sensitivity to feel / touch. 
 
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















Monte Single
 

HI list,

 

 

I have 2 external u s b hard drives, a 2 t b Toshiba, and a 4  t b w d passport.

When I lift them a few mm of the desk, I fell them spinning,  if any data is being processed.

That’s how I know it is safe to disconnect them;  nothing is happening.

These are u s b powered mechanical drives I am talking about.

 

Cheers,

 

Mont

 

P s,  the 2 t b Toshiba Canvio drive is now 8 years old.

Very  low mileage;  I’ll see how long it lasts.

 

From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: August 21, 2021 9:19 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

You may very well have good sensitivity, but that doesn't mean that everyone else does.  I have both the Western Digital and SeaGate drive in various models in 1, 2 & 4 TB sizes, probably 10 or 12 in total.  You can feel when any one of them is running or not, and this goes for the several that have bit the dust in the past.  There is not an HDD external drive I've felt yet I couldn't tell if it was running or not and this includes Hitachi and Toshiba HDD's.  But, as you say I haven't seen them all , or felt them all , but that doesn't mean they all will.

 

Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gene

Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:47 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

I have very good sensativity.  I wouldn’t assume that all brands and models produce enough vibration to be definitely felt.

 

Gene

-----Original Message-----

From: Mike B.

Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 9:22 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

This is all a matter of how well your sensitivity to feel / touch is.

 

The only comparison I can give is to try holding or lightly squeezing a flashdrive, and you won't feel anything because they're SSD, so to speak.

 

If you hold an SSD external drive like the Western Digital or SeaGate HDD's it's very noticeable in comparison.  But, as I said, depending on an individual's sensitivity to feel / touch. 

 

 

 

Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gene

Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:08 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.

 

Gene

-----Original Message-----

From: Mike B.

Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

Hi Janet,

 

Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.

 

 

Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Janet

Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

 

Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>















Gene
 

I never said everyone else does.  I’m saying that you can’t assume that drives in general vibrate enough to be detected.  I don’t know how many do and how many don’t.  You may have tried detecting this with a few drives.  How many  hundreds or thousands of mechanical drives are there?
 
and I’m not saying how many you can detect.  I’m saying that you don’t know and can’t assume based on a small number of drives.
 
Therefore, what I’m saying in conclusion is that if someone can detect vibration on their hard drive, that tells them that they have a mechanical drive.  Not detecting vibration doesn’t tell the person anything because we don’t know how many drives produce so little vibration that it can’t be detected or can barely be and not certainly.
 
Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
You may very well have good sensitivity, but that doesn't mean that everyone else does.  I have both the Western Digital and SeaGate drive in various models in 1, 2 & 4 TB sizes, probably 10 or 12 in total.  You can feel when any one of them is running or not, and this goes for the several that have bit the dust in the past.  There is not an HDD external drive I've felt yet I couldn't tell if it was running or not and this includes Hitachi and Toshiba HDD's.  But, as you say I haven't seen them all , or felt them all , but that doesn't mean they all will.
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I have very good sensativity.  I wouldn’t assume that all brands and models produce enough vibration to be definitely felt.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
This is all a matter of how well your sensitivity to feel / touch is.
 
The only comparison I can give is to try holding or lightly squeezing a flashdrive, and you won't feel anything because they're SSD, so to speak.
 
If you hold an SSD external drive like the Western Digital or SeaGate HDD's it's very noticeable in comparison.  But, as I said, depending on an individual's sensitivity to feel / touch. 
 
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

I’m nnot sure you can generalize.  My hard drive produces so little vibration that I’m not sure if I feel any.  Iff you do , then the question is answered for your drive.
 
Gene
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike B.
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Janet,
 
Monte explained the spinning drive, but an SSd has no moving parts, so you would feel  nothing if you were to hold a working SSD drive.
 
 
Stay safe & take care.  Mike.
Just once, I want a username and password prompt to say:  "Close Enough!"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Janet
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive
 
Hi Monte,
May I please ask you what is the difference between vibration and humning on a passport? So, if I hear humning on my Passport external drive, what will that tell me, Will that tell me if my Passport is a SSD or macanical drive?
    
Janet
-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2021 7:04 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Hi Sharon,

A western digital my passport drive can be wither mechanical or s s d.
As I wrote earlier, do you feel any vibration or hum from the drive when you connect it to your computer?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
Sent: August 21, 2021 1:41 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Question about a W D Smart ware external drive

Is a drive is called my passport

Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids?  Visit www.CochlearAmericas.com

> On Aug 21, 2021, at 11:59 AM, John Holcomb II <jhii926@...> wrote:
>
> Smart where is software that you install to check the drives  health
> that kind of thing. That doesn't tell me anything to even have me 
> look up what kind of drive it might be.
> John
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
















1 - 15 of 15