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    From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 25 21:06:17 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    Had an Orico 4 TB SSD delivered yesterday. Fitted it this afternoon and formatted it. Bit odd, my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted, this was
    3. 64 TB. Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting files. Windows "repaired" it but it did the same again.

    Being collected for refund Monday.May be a one off, will probably never
    know.

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Remember, the Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

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  • From jon@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sun Jan 26 07:52:52 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    On Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:06:17 +0000, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    Had an Orico 4 TB SSD delivered yesterday. Fitted it this afternoon and formatted it. Bit odd, my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted, this
    was 3. 64 TB. Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting files.
    Windows "repaired" it but it did the same again.

    Being collected for refund Monday.May be a one off, will probably never
    know.

    I just plug my SSDs and M2s into the USB ports.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sun Jan 26 09:11:56 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    On 25/01/2025 21:06, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    Had an Orico 4 TB SSD delivered yesterday. Fitted it this afternoon and formatted it. Bit odd, my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted, this
    was 3. 64 TB. Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting files.
    Windows "repaired" it but it did the same again.

    Being collected for refund Monday.May be a one off, will probably never
    know.


    Isn' t it 'baulked'? In the UK?

    However nice word to use...

    Brings a vision of the drive throwing up its hooves with a big whinny
    and saying 'I've had enough!'

    And that's why I only buy drives from brands I have heard of that
    actually have a reputation to lose


    --
    “People believe certain stories because everyone important tells them,
    and people tell those stories because everyone important believes them.
    Indeed, when a conventional wisdom is at its fullest strength, one’s agreement with that conventional wisdom becomes almost a litmus test of
    one’s suitability to be taken seriously.”

    Paul Krugman

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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sun Jan 26 09:06:11 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    Jeff Gaines wrote:

    my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted,
    this was 3. 64 TB.

    3.73 / 3.64 = 1.024, so some are quoted in Terabytes, others are in
    Tebibytes

    Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting files.
    Windows "repaired" it but it did the same again.
    If it had happened at 2.0TB rather than 1.4TB, it would point to an MBR
    vs GPT issue, it could be a motherboard firmware issue, or the drive has
    faked its size ...

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Philosopher on Sun Jan 26 10:39:21 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    On 26/01/2025 in message <vn4u8s$3k0li$1@dont-email.me> The Natural
    Philosopher wrote:

    On 25/01/2025 21:06, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    Had an Orico 4 TB SSD delivered yesterday. Fitted it this afternoon and >>formatted it. Bit odd, my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted, this was >>3. 64 TB. Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting files. Windows >>"repaired" it but it did the same again.

    Being collected for refund Monday.May be a one off, will probably never >>know.


    Isn' t it 'baulked'? In the UK?

    However nice word to use...

    Brings a vision of the drive throwing up its hooves with a big whinny and >saying 'I've had enough!'

    And that's why I only buy drives from brands I have heard of that actually >have a reputation to lose

    Funny you should say that. I used "baulked" but my spell checker wanted "balked".

    And it's done it again it baulked at baulked", I will add it to the
    dictionary.

    I did some research and Orico do produce a lot of memory kit, perhaps I
    was unlucky. Anyway it is in a cardboard envelope with a stylised arrow on
    the front which in this case means return to sender!

    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    Most people have heard of Karl Marx the philosopher but few know of his
    sister Onya the Olympic runner.
    Her name is still mentioned at the start of every race.

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  • From The Natural Philosopher@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sun Jan 26 12:44:05 2025
    XPost: uk.comp.homebuilt

    On 26/01/2025 10:39, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    On 26/01/2025 in message <vn4u8s$3k0li$1@dont-email.me> The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    On 25/01/2025 21:06, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    Had an Orico 4 TB SSD delivered yesterday. Fitted it this afternoon
    and formatted it. Bit odd, my other 4 TB SSDs are 3.73 TB formatted,
    this  was 3. 64 TB. Anyway at 1.4 TB it balked and stopped accepting
    files.  Windows "repaired" it but it did the same again.

    Being collected for refund Monday.May be a one off, will probably
    never know.


    Isn' t it 'baulked'? In the UK?

    However nice word to use...

    Brings a vision of the drive throwing up its hooves with a big whinny
    and saying 'I've had enough!'

    And that's why I only buy drives from brands I have heard of that
    actually have a reputation to lose

    Funny you should say that. I used "baulked" but my spell checker wanted "balked".

    That's US spelling. Atre you using the right dictionary.

    And it's done it again it baulked at baulked", I will add it to the dictionary.

    I did some research and Orico do produce a lot of memory kit, perhaps I
    was unlucky. Anyway it is in a cardboard envelope with a stylised arrow
    on the front which in this case means return to sender!

    Lol!

    I have to say I nearly always buy Kingston direct from Kingston.



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    "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
    that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

    Jonathan Swift.

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