[atlas] USB drive more harmful than helpful?

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> Has anyone tested how many writes are going on to the ATLAS thumb
> drive?  Perhaps with all the failures within a year of start, perhaps
> too many writes are taking place?

I know that a very small number of probes is not a valid basis for statistics,
but there wasn't a USB drive failure yet for the long-term, always-on probe.

But they are powered with dedicated, stable power sources.
Thus I tend to lean more towards the explanation involving level or stability
of power, rather than # of writes.

FWIW,
Wilfried

> Regards,
> Hank