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  1. 01-23-2012, 07:59 PM #1
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    USB cables can go bad!

    I ragged on my WD "My Book" ext HD a while back because it uses one of those mini-USB connectors on the back. It was very touchy & always disconnecting itself. Well, nope! I just put a new cable on it & that seems OK. I can wriggle as much as I want without hearing that "bee-doo" Vista sound when a USB device goes off line.

    We'll see, but could be problem is gone.

    One good lesson about this, though, is while that was happening the computer and the disk were happy to roll with the punches. Lost no data. Guess the USB connection is very, very robust and can tolerate adverse conditions very well. Very good to know!
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  2. 01-23-2012, 09:29 PM #2
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    Well, of course they can! They go bad if you don't keep them in the fridge ...
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    Undigested Salmon Bowels tend to go bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KG4CGC View Post
    Undigested Salmon Bowels tend to go bad.
    So THAT'S what I've been smelling!
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    Quote Originally Posted by W4RLR View Post
    So THAT'S what I've been smelling!
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    Hey, wasn't there a special on Fox? When Cables Go Bad!
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    I'd keep 'em in the fridge, but the computer always freezes up when I do that.
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