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Maybe the drive is overheating?
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Hmmmm..... how could I test for this?
If you are running a fairly recent Hijack, go to the High Temperature Warning screen and wait a few seconds for it to take a sample and display it. Older hijacks had this in the Vital Signs screen. Please note that you should be able to do this even when the disk drive is locked up, since Hijack is the kernel.
Please note that a locking-up hard disk can be caused by any one of the problems on this list. Some of those things, such as a bad cable crimp or a dry solder joint, can be exacerbated by temperature swings, such as those caused by long uploads or downloads.
Another thing you can do is monitor the serial port output in Hyperterminal during the upload/download. Sometimes disk errors get echoed to the console.
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