I'll try to follow your suggestions, but the little feet is located on the end and well so, I just thought that's how it is suppose to stand,hmmm...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] External Hard Drive Question > Hi Patricia, > > Do not, under any circumstances keep it standing on one end, not unless it > comes with support bases to keep it up in case you bump the desk. > > I have heard of drives being totalled when they fall from such a short > distance as a tip over. > > In terms of keeping it plugged in, there should be no problems doing that, > if anything, it will keep the heads moving and create less strain on the > drive's heads if it doesn't have to keep accessing data from a stand by or > parked position. > > One thing I do recommend is to shut off the drive at the switch located on > the drive housing itself, as this will give the drive a chance to spin > down, > and park the heads before you move it, so no danger of scratching the > heads > when you move it or lay it down somewhere else to hard. > > Having said that, you do not need to keep the drive on at all times, and > the > fact that it is a portable drive means that it's meant to be moved when > ever > you want to move it, so whether you want to keep it plugged in with the > power on or off, will not make any difference. > > I keep my drive constantly plugged in and turned on, but that's my > preference, as it's a pain in the back side to have to unplug it, roll up > the wires and move the drive every time I want to move it, so I move it as > little as possible. > > Keep in mind this is because of laziness on my part, and not because of > some > perceived danger to the drive. Smile. > > > Victor > Co-moderator > Blind Movie Buffs List > Guidedogs List > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
