Someone to confirm Drobo firmware issue?

The other day, I was using Lr to move a folder from an internal work drive to my external 4-bay FW800 Drobo storage device. There were many files within the folders and was taking a while so I plugged in a card reader to import new files. Both devices were on my FW800 bus on my new Mac Pro. Seems normal, but the Drobo reset itself when I added the Lexar card reader and CF card. I've gone back and forth with Drobo for months now and today, they concluded, "don't do that" and implied that it's my computer having the issues while disregarding my claim that it can be reproduced on all 3 of my Mac workstations in my office.
Does anybody else have a 4-bay FW800 Drobo that can get it to fail when:
1) Drobo is in the middle of a FW800 transfer (a simple large file copy/paste is sufficient)
2) Add another FW800 device to the bus
**This isn't a Lightroom issue, but I appreciate anybody that can help as I use the Drobo with Lightroom**

Thanks for your comments. It's tempting to do what you did and just resort to lower performance in trade for stability, but it's hard to do because of the money paid for performance AND stability. And, as well, time is money.
Drobo has most recently advised me: "don't do that" which isn't a suggestion that sits well with me. For a device that's magically 'plug-in-and-forget', it's been a non-stop stress situation and time suck for me the entire year+ I've owned it. They did replace the unit because a firewire port failed, but the new unit still has this disconnect issue like the previous. I've confirmed for them that the issue happens on multiple workstations so it's either a fundamental OS issue or more likely a Drobo programming issue. You've now confirmed that it happens on Win7 so that rules out the OS.
Most other reputable companies won't put their customers through the diagnostics hell I've been through with their tech support and numerous trouble tickets. They've been nice all along, but mostly dismissive, contradictory and forgetful about what I've done to prove their product isn't working. The most recent troubleshooting tip was "don't do that". This is the same day Apple says "send back your computer and we'll send you a new one overnight". That's customer service that cares.
I'd expect Data Robotics, by now, to say something like: "it looks like you have uncovered a firmware issue. Our newer products do not have the same issue. We will be sending you an upgraded product to remedy this issue." Instead, they say "sorry, don't do that."

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