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> No, I don't want to buy one, I want to try one in my MDR24/96.
\n>
\n> I tried a Maxtor 20G drive today, it formatted OK, flunked the real
\n> time speed test but said it was OK for backup. When I tried to back
\n> up a project to it (which should be under 5 GB), before it was 10%
\n> complete, it quit, telling me the disk was full. (it wasn't). I
\n> exchanged the drive for another of the same type and got the same
\n> result. The drive seems to be OK in a PC. It's in a Lian Li RH-58
\n> carrier, and it's my first experience with a removable drive in this
\n> recorder.
\n>
\n> Tech Support could only suggest doing the BIOS update, but when
\n> pressed for details, said it "just made things run a bit smoother",
\n> so it's not likely to help in this case. They've never heard of the
\n> error.
\n>
\n> I'm curious to find out if this drive is just a complete dud with the
\n> MDR24/96, or if there's something wrong with my MDR that's keeping it
\n> from working even with a genuine Mackie M90 in the external drive
\n> bay. If someone in the neighborhood has one with 5 GB of free space
\n> that I could try, I'll buy you lunch. I'll bring the recorder to you
\n> or you can bring the drive to me.
\n>