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[David Champion]

I have a couple of 2.5" USB HD's, a WD 250, and a generic "Mad Dog" 
enclosure with Travelstar drive in it. I've left both of them plugged in 
for a day or more, and they're still accessable. This was on a Mandriva 
2009 or 2010 distro, so it's going to be more "modern" than the Fedora 9 
distro you're using.

Does the drive you're using have an optional 5v power input? Some drives 
come with a 2nd USB to barrel connector for additional power if your PC 
doesn't supply enough power. My Mad Dog drive has this type of connector. 
It works with just the USB connector on some PC's, but on others I have to 
use the 2nd power input. It also has a Firewire port, it works all the 
time.

You could also try plugging it in through a powered USB hub, this may take 
care of any power issues.

-dc

lvl at omnitec.net wrote:
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But, it's hard to tell when it happened [of course]. The bottom line is, I
believe, that Seagate drives [nor any USB attached drive IMHO] should
not be used for 'permanently' attached storage.

 	Lee