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    Spindown External HDD

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by mfmbcpman, Mar 11, 2007.

  1. mfmbcpman

    mfmbcpman Notebook Consultant

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    I put together my own external hard drive with a nice Maxtor 500 gb drive in a Venus DS3 enclosure. I connect it to my e1705 with USB. It never spins itself down. Is there anyway to make it after a certain period of inactivity?
     
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    all enclosures with 3.5 gb hds have fans....and i don't think these enclosures have any way of adjusting the fans....at least mine doesn't. =/
     
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    No, not the fan. I'm talking about the hard drive platter itself spinning down. Just like the hard drive in computers doesn't spin continuously.
     
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