I don't.Mine is a Toshiba lap top drive so like your's, it has no power switch and gets its power from the computer. I don't unplug it unless I am taking the computer somewhere. I never know when I will have a desire to use I-Tunes, and all of that info; program and music is on that drive. It doesn't get very warm at all.
On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:29:24 -0500, you wrote: >I felt of mine and there is no switch, so guess I have to keep it unplugged >until I need it. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 12:16 PM >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question > > >> Patricia, >> >> Each of my three external hard drives have a power on and off switch. >> >> Lennie >> >> At 01:11 PM 9/3/2008, you wrote: >>>How do you turn it on/off? >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 5:12 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question >>> >>> >>> > Hi Ginger, >>> > I leave my external drives connected to the computer, >>> > but I do not leave them turned on. >>> > HTH, >>> > Richard Q. Justice-website owner >>> > www.blind-computing.com >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Ginger Roe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:51 PM >>> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question >>> > >>> > >>> >> Hi, is it ok to leave my external hard drive plugged in all the time? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Ginger Roe >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Visit my website: >>> >> >>> >> http://www.withtheblindinmind.com >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -----Original Message----- >>> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lennie >>> >> Rinaldi >>> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 10:08 AM >>> >> To: [email protected] >>> >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question >>> >> >>> >> Hi Nimer, >>> >> >>> >> That's not good! I think that a hard drive whether internal or >>> >> external should have a longer life than 1-1/2 or 2 years. >>> >> >>> >> You did not mention the size of your failed Hitachi hard drive. I do >>> >> think that the larger hard drives have the tendency to fail sooner >>> >> than smaller ones. >>> >> >>> >> As I have mentioned, my Western Digital internal hard drive was 500 >>> >> GB. and it failed within two years. I was told that the master file >>> >> table which I believe keeps track of all the files on the hard drive >>> >> was corrupted. Since I had many, many MP3 files on that old hard >>> >> drive, I(I don't remember how many) it was probably too many for the >>> >> master file table to keep up with it. >>> >> >>> >> I was told that the solution with large single hard drives is to >>> >> split the hard drives into two drives. This could be done before any >>> >> data is stored on a new hard drive using a function in Window to >>> >> split the hard drive (I think it has to do with formatting). If data >>> >> is already stored on the hard drive, then you need something like >>> >> partition magic to split the hard drive. >>> >> >>> >> The advantage of splitting a hard drive (so I was told) is that it >>> >> will create two master file tables which should handles the large >>> >> number of files spread over the two areas. >>> >> >>> >> I have two external hard drives and one internal hard drive and all >>> >> are 500 GB. each. So, the three are split to prevent failure. Each >>> >> one has its own drive letter and each is split about 250 GB. each. >>> >> >>> >> I hope that this information is useful for you. >>> >> >>> >> Lennie >>> >> >>> >> At 06:08 PM 9/1/2008, you wrote: >>> >>>Actually, it was an internal, and it was about a year and a half. >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Nimer J >>> >>> >>> >>>Lennie Rinaldi wrote: >>> >>> > Hi Nimer, >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I also have a Hitachi 500 GB internal hard drive. I use this one >>> >>> > for >>> >>> > all my MP3 music and recordings. So far, that one is working just >>> >>> > fine. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I had a bad experience with my previous internal hard drive that >>> >>> > died >>> >>> > on me after 2 years. That one was a Western Digital and also was >>> >>> > 500 >>> >>> > GB. >>> >>> > >>> >>> > I use the Hitachi external hard drive which is also 500 GB. to back >>> >>> > up anything that I saved on the internal hard drive. So far, that >>> >>> > one >>> >>> > has been working fine. Both drives are 5 months old. How old was >>> >>> > your >>> >>> > Hitachi external hard drive when it died on you? >>> >>> > >>> >>> > Lennie >>> >>> > >>> >>> > At 11:55 AM 9/1/2008, you wrote: >>> >>> > >>> >>> >> By the way, how do you like hitachi? I just had one die on me. >>> >>> >> thanks >>> >>> >> Nimer J >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> Lennie Rinaldi wrote: >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>> Victor, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> I think that most new external hard drives come already in NTFS >>> >>> >>> format. I recently bought a Hitachi external hard drive and it >>> >>> >>> was >>> >>> >>> formatted that way. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> One of my older external hard drive which I purchased a couple >>> >>> >>> of >>> >>> >>> years ago was FAT32 and had to be reformatted to NTFS. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Just thought that you might want to know. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Lennie >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> At 06:12 AM 9/1/2008, you wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Patricia, >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> You've got it, that's exactly what it should say, which is >>> >>> very uncommon. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> Any drive I've ever gotten has always been formatted as FAT or >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >> FAT32 so they >>> >>> >> >>> >>> >>>> will plug into a Windows 98 machine, but it's a nice surprise >>> >>> >>>> that >>> >> yours >>> >>> >>>> isn't. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> Now all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the drive. 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