Cypress AT2LP RC58 Error

The other day, I was trying to connect my mobile harddisk to my notebook as usual. Suddenly, an error message pop up asking me to install a driver called "Cypress AT2LP RC58" otherwise my harddisk is not recognisable.

This really scare the hell out of me, all my data will be gone if I cannot read my harddisk. After some checking and troubleshooting, I found the main reason for the problem.

For some reason, the contents of the EEPROM attached to your harddisk had been changed or disappeared. The hard drive works along with a configuration file stored in the EEPROM which contains your harddrive manufacturer's Vendor ID (VID), Product ID (PID) along with other information regarding the hard disk capacity etc. This EEPROM might lost its content due to a results of power surge, loss of power or turn-off of the computer at the wrong moment.

If this is the case, if you can obtain the VID, PID from the manufacturer then restore the configuration file should solve the problem.

However, if the problem is intermittent - i.e. at times the hard disk can be detected yet it disappear after a short while then there may be another explanation. The casing of the hard disk may be the cause itself due to wear and tear. Or there may be another reason, the USB cable itself. Change the cable and you may just find the problem go away.

Dropbox

I come across this interesting software that I think is worthwhile to share with you out there.







Dropbox is a cloud-based storage application and service operated by Dropbox, Inc. The service enables users to store and sync files online and between computers and share files and folders with others.

While Dropbox functions as a storage service, its focus is on synchronization and sharing. It supports revision history, so files deleted from the Dropbox folder may be recovered from any of the synced computers. Dropbox's version control also helps users know the history of a file they may be currently working on, enabling more than one person to edit and re-post files without complications of losing its previous form. The version history is limited to 30 days. A paid option for unlimited version history called "Pack-Rat" is available.There is no limit to file size for files added via the Dropbox application, but files transferred through the web interface are capped at 350 MB. Dropbox uses Amazon's S3 storage system to store the files and SoftLayer Technologies for their backend infrastructure.

A free Dropbox account offers 2 GB of storage. Users may upgrade to 50 GB or 100 GB by paying a monthly or yearly fee. The total amount of storage space of both the free and fee-based accounts may be increased by up to 3 GB for free accounts by increments of .25 GB and 6 GB for fee-based accounts by referring others to the service.