inexpensive network attached storage options?
i have an older wd mybook live (it has an rj45 rather than usb connector). i've already replaced the 3tb hard drive 1 time (and the firmware / boot partition is on the hard drive so i had to do some work to install firmware on the hard drive).  this 2nd drive died.debating if i bother redoing the firmware / setup on a 3rd drive or look to all new hardware.seems that usb drives are more common these days?  anyone know of inexpensive nas devices that if the hard drive dies down the road, the firmware is not stored on the hard drive? you can just drop in the new drive?i see wd mycloud and other products but they don't say where the firmware is stored.just looking to have this at the far side of a building to be the backup target for machines elsewere on the lan.  so in case of fire or theft, both this drive and the computers might not both be involved.thanks!
left over pc running freenas.firmware and settings are on a usb stick, not the drive.lots of features/options you don't need, but does what you want simply and cheaply.    slightly more $$ in terms of electricity cost unless the leftover pc is a laptop, but zero $ outlay, and your data is portable and accessible.
it sounds like you broke the silver usb adapter from the board. if that is so, there is a chance that this could be soldered back on. it all really depends on the damage to the actual pcb at this point. if you've got a good soldering iron and a magnifying glass (or a microscope) you should be able to just solder the connectors back on. 

if however there is extensive damage to the pcb, there is a chance that you might need to do something a bit more advanced to get to your files. i would not recommend meddling with your usb drive past the soldering of the usb adapter back onto the pcb to make sure that you don't damage something else on there. there is a sea of data recovery companies out there on the internet that do just that, fix broken flash drives. on such company that i have personal experience with is eprovided data recovery. this guys are really affordable when it comes to recovering data (usually under $70).

if that soldering fix fails, give them a shot. this is their website: http://www.eprovided.com/d1/usb-drive-recovery.html when you get them on the line, ask a bunch of questions, they should be able to help you.

good luck. highly unlikely.
unless there is a specific bios update that adds this functionality, it will not work.

and there does not appear to be:
https://www.asus.com/motherboards/m5a88v\_evo/helpdesk\_bios/

just put in a sata iii ssd, 2.5" format. that will work, and on a board that old, you'll not see any actual performance difference vs an nvme drive. try that drive with another computer. if it doesn't work, it's probably dead. that's exactly what it is. the ports you use for hdd's and so on. the pcie lanes are shared between them so if you use the m.2 slot, you lose the ports that share the lanes. 

it's only 2 and you still have 4 more :)

love my aorus pro wifi btw. snazzy board that works well and looks good doing it only thing i can think of is to maybe reflash the firmware. not very hard to tell, you have one with a caution so that is a good sign there is an issue with the drive. 

does not mean you need to replace it right away, that is what backups are for. use the drive, if it fails replace it and restore from backup. or contact the drive vendor support and see what their criteria for a warranty replacement is, do the same thing if they exchange it, restore from backup. if you don't have backups today is a good time to start. hi there floriann software,

first of all, i would say that it is always a better idea to open up a new thread, instead of engaging in an old one.

apart from that, as the drive is recognized on other systems except for the xp one, then it comes to drivers. make sure you go to the mobo's website and update the drivers.
is the drive initialized as mbr. in case it is initialized as gpt, i would advise you to back up all the data and initialize it as mbr. win xp has some limitations on that: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2581408

cheers,
d\_know\_wd :) Try to xcopy the data over to the external drive.



start>run>type "cmd">hit ok  

In dos window type "xcopy /?" this will show you all of the parameters or switchs used in xcopy.



If you are not famaliar with dos you may want to seek out a friend who is. please refer to the adaptation guide in the developer guide. there is tutorial for how to modify dtb for usb. [image] dueck456:

is there an easy way to detect when new code is flashed to the device so i can reinitialize the retained variables?

below is a link to a post by [@rickkas7](/u/rickkas7) about storing retained data in a struct.

[image] dueck456:

saving a know value to eeprom jumps to mind

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