Comments on: Icy Box IB-360 Review http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/ Software and opinions roaming wild in China Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: lee http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-44000 lee Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:30:38 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-44000 I NEED HELP! i have just bought an icybox ib360 to put my maxtor 200gb into it but i cant acces my documents my brothers and dads are fine but i cant get into mine where i have loads of songs and film it says myfolder is empty can you help me find them. i went onto properties and itsays there is 120gb used so they are clearly there somewhere but i cant find them. mine was the onli account with a password does this have anything to do with it by any chance? Lee I NEED HELP! i have just bought an icybox ib360 to put my maxtor 200gb into it but i cant acces my documents my brothers and dads are fine but i cant get into mine where i have loads of songs and film it says myfolder is empty can you help me find them. i went onto properties and itsays there is 120gb used so they are clearly there somewhere but i cant find them. mine was the onli account with a password does this have anything to do with it by any chance?

Lee

]]> By: John http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1676 John Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:47:13 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1676 Peter, it sounds like you need to partition and format the drive. You can do that from the 'Drive management' section of the 'Computer Management' icon in the 'Administrative Tools' section of the control panel. Once formatted you then assign the drive a letter, and it will appear in My Computer Peter, it sounds like you need to partition and format the drive. You can do that from the 'Drive management' section of the 'Computer Management' icon in the 'Administrative Tools' section of the control panel. Once formatted you then assign the drive a letter, and it will appear in My Computer

]]> By: PETER http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1670 PETER Sat, 25 Feb 2006 13:16:33 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1670 Hi John, I'm having the same trouble with the icybox as Tom had, the disk is recognised in sytem administration via control panel but I cannot see it through 'my computer.' The device does the same for firewire as it does with usb. I have tried uninstalling it and letting windows reinstall it but this does not work either. If you know what else might be the reason for this I would love to hear it. Best wishes, Peter Hi John, I'm having the same trouble with the icybox as Tom had, the disk is recognised in sytem administration via control panel but I cannot see it through 'my computer.' The device does the same for firewire as it does with usb. I have tried uninstalling it and letting windows reinstall it but this does not work either. If you know what else might be the reason for this I would love to hear it.

Best wishes,
Peter

]]> By: John http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1652 John Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:53:23 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1652 Actually, since updating Windows XP with the latest patches I've not been able to use the Firewire connection on the Icybox - the dreaded 'Delayed write' error occured far too frequently. I've swapped to the USB connection and it seems fine, but I no longer trust it. Actually, since updating Windows XP with the latest patches I've not been able to use the Firewire connection on the Icybox - the dreaded 'Delayed write' error occured far too frequently. I've swapped to the USB connection and it seems fine, but I no longer trust it.

]]> By: Johannes http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1639 Johannes Wed, 22 Feb 2006 06:42:15 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1639 Hello everyone. (lots of text in this reply) I recently bought an icybox, <a href="http://www.raidsonic.de/en/pages/products/external_cases.php?we_objectID=2548" rel="nofollow">Link to official website</a>, to use with a western digital 320GB drive. I actually bought 2 drives, one to put inside my computer for storing all my pictures, and one for backing them all up externally. I first installed one of the drives into the icy box to test it and see those nice blue leds ligthing up. All went well installation wise and the drive was performing very well. Until I tried dropping some large files onto it, that's when I got the "delayed write error" wich freaked me out. Thinking that it was a faulty drive, I then plugged the other disk into the icybox. Tested it by importing massive amounts of video footage and it remained stable. I was satisfied and started planning on sending the "faulty" drive back to the retailer. Well, the healty drive is now dead, it wo'nt spin up even when installed internally in the computer, just giving me an awful clicking sound. The "faulty" drive is undergoing a full sector scan as I'm writing this. All I can say is, Icy Box is nice looking but other than that a pile of ****. Do NOT consider buying it unless you can find proof that the issue with "delayed writing" has been fixed. (there are probably other issues as well) I will never use it again even if there is a supposedly "fixed" firmware or whatyamacallit. I've setup a file-server in my basement wich I've connected with gigabit lan. I might consider using an external hdd-case in the future but I will make sure it's in no way related to the Prolific PL-3507 chipset. Over and out. Hello everyone. (lots of text in this reply)

I recently bought an icybox, Link to official website, to use with a western digital 320GB drive. I actually bought 2 drives, one to put inside my computer for storing all my pictures, and one for backing them all up externally.

I first installed one of the drives into the icy box to test it and see those nice blue leds ligthing up. All went well installation wise and the drive was performing very well. Until I tried dropping some large files onto it, that's when I got the "delayed write error" wich freaked me out. Thinking that it was a faulty drive, I then plugged the other disk into the icybox. Tested it by importing massive amounts of video footage and it remained stable. I was satisfied and started planning on sending the "faulty" drive back to the retailer. Well, the healty drive is now dead, it wo'nt spin up even when installed internally in the computer, just giving me an awful clicking sound. The "faulty" drive is undergoing a full sector scan as I'm writing this. All I can say is, Icy Box is nice looking but other than that a pile of ****. Do NOT consider buying it unless you can find proof that the issue with "delayed writing" has been fixed. (there are probably other issues as well)

I will never use it again even if there is a supposedly "fixed" firmware or whatyamacallit. I've setup a file-server in my basement wich I've connected with gigabit lan.

I might consider using an external hdd-case in the future but I will make sure it's in no way related to the Prolific PL-3507 chipset.

Over and out.

]]> By: John http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1305 John Thu, 26 Jan 2006 01:55:36 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1305 Try removing the USB device from your system settings, and then refreshing and letting your system re-install the driver. Also, take a look in System Administration/Computer Management from the Control Panel and see if the drive exists in the Drive Management section Try removing the USB device from your system settings, and then refreshing and letting your system re-install the driver. Also, take a look in System Administration/Computer Management from the Control Panel and see if the drive exists in the Drive Management section

]]> By: Tom http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-1226 Tom Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:21:11 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-1226 Hey, i got an Icy Box IB 351StUS but i cant get my laptop to reconise it. Just comes up with the drive for a matter of seconds then an unknown USB device. Any ideas how to get it working? Hey,

i got an Icy Box IB 351StUS but i cant get my laptop to reconise it. Just comes up with the drive for a matter of seconds then an unknown USB device. Any ideas how to get it working?

]]> By: Alec http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-506 Alec Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:12:14 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-506 Why did I buy the IcyBoxes? They look cool and run quiet (no fans). A better choice for those based in Europe are the <a href="http://www.mapower.de/english/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Mapower firewire drive cases</a>. They come with solid aluminum cases which are even more solid and can also run without fan. Why did I buy the IcyBoxes? They look cool and run quiet (no fans). A better choice for those based in Europe are the Mapower firewire drive cases. They come with solid aluminum cases which are even more solid and can also run without fan.

]]> By: Alec http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-505 Alec Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:06:43 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-505 John, if you value your data, use only the USB chipset on this drive. I lost (count them) three drives, I had put into IcyBoxes. They didn't die completely on the spot (sometimes they would mount, sometimes not) - but within a month all were dead, even when put back into reliable cases. I am using OS X, but OS X is built from the ground up for firewire so I wouldn't take the chance. Look for firewire cases with the Oxford chipes (911 for firewire 400 or 912 or 922 for firewire 800), they are far more reliable. Data backup is not the place to cut corners. John, if you value your data, use only the USB chipset on this drive. I lost (count them) three drives, I had put into IcyBoxes. They didn't die completely on the spot (sometimes they would mount, sometimes not) - but within a month all were dead, even when put back into reliable cases.

I am using OS X, but OS X is built from the ground up for firewire so I wouldn't take the chance. Look for firewire cases with the Oxford chipes (911 for firewire 400 or 912 or 922 for firewire 800), they are far more reliable. Data backup is not the place to cut corners.

]]> By: John http://urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360-review/#comment-355 John Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:41:51 +0000 http://www.urbangiraffe.com/2005/07/09/icy-box-360/#comment-355 I'm using Acronis Trueimage - I think almost identical software to Norton Ghost. Using the incremental backup option I make several backups that represent a weeks-worth of activity. This is just in case I want to restore something I deleted several nights ago. As my internal drive is much smaller than the external then the image covers everything, including photos and mp3s. I'm certainly not going through the pain of trying to recover a lost drive again! I'm using Acronis Trueimage - I think almost identical software to Norton Ghost. Using the incremental backup option I make several backups that represent a weeks-worth of activity. This is just in case I want to restore something I deleted several nights ago.

As my internal drive is much smaller than the external then the image covers everything, including photos and mp3s.

I'm certainly not going through the pain of trying to recover a lost drive again!

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