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billege · 11-21-2003, 02:17 AM

I can add that the quip about "most external drives are designed to run 24/7" was your friend talking out of his ass.

External hard drives ARE internal hard drives packaged with a case and thier very own PSU. Just for fun they build in the USB and/or Firewire interfaces.

So, that much is crap anyway.

If you are only using that drive to back up, turn the damn thing off whenever you want. If it's not running, it's not suffering wear and tear, is it?

If you're using it every day, or three, maybe you might want to keep it on. Every month...turn that fucker off.

Computer geeks get so damn parinoid about every little point. You'd almost think they were engineers.

(my dad's an engineer computer geek, heh.)

11-21-2003, 02:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	I can add that the quip about "most external drives are designed to run 24/7" was your friend talking out of his ass. External hard drives ARE internal hard drives packaged with a case and thier very own PSU. Just for fun they build in the USB and/or Firewire interfaces. So, that much is crap anyway. If you are only using that drive to back up, turn the damn thing off whenever you want. If it's not running, it's not suffering wear and tear, is it? If you're using it every day, or three, maybe you might want to keep it on. Every month...turn that fucker off. Computer geeks get so damn parinoid about every little point. You'd almost think they were engineers. (my dad's an engineer computer geek, heh.) __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."