Que!M3 freezing problem

[thenightfly42]

I have a Que!M3 external firewire hard drive on my iMac DV/SE, and am running OSX 10.2.3. I use this drive for backup purposes. However, when I perform a large copy (multi-GB), the copy locks up partway through. I can't even kill the copying process without turning off the HD. This problem has happened to me under 10.1.x as well.

I plug directly into the Mac without a hub. I also have a Que firewire CD burner, but even if I disconnect that I still have the freeze problem.

Any suggestions?

 

[thenightfly42]

Just wanted to add a couple more thoughts; the inital copying goes OK, so half of the files end up on the destination drive. There is no consistency as to which file or type of file is the one that it locks up on.

 

[thenightfly42]

And, if anyone is reading this, I tried using Carbon Copy Cloner, and it still froze. The activity can't be killed from the dock or 3-finger salute, but once I shut off the Que, I am immediately told that I put it away incorrectly and that I may have suffered data loss.
Anyone?