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June 17th 09, 08:16 AM
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Power saving HDD
I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of
these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia 
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June 17th 09, 04:57 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16*am, "OnlyMe" wrote:
I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time.
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June 17th 09, 04:57 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16*am, "OnlyMe" wrote:
I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time.
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June 17th 09, 09:32 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16 am, "OnlyMe" wrote: I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia "smlunatick" wrote in message ... Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time. OnlyMe... One other possible suggestion... I'm assuming you're working with a desktop PC, right? That being the case, is there any possibility you have one or more vacant 5 1/4" bays on your computer case? If so, you might want to consider removable hard drives (mobile racks) to easily achieve your objective. These are *not* external enclosures as such, but it may be the type of device that "smlunatick" is referring to. If you're interested, I can tell you a bit more about them. Anna
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June 17th 09, 09:32 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16 am, "OnlyMe" wrote: I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia "smlunatick" wrote in message ... Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time. OnlyMe... One other possible suggestion... I'm assuming you're working with a desktop PC, right? That being the case, is there any possibility you have one or more vacant 5 1/4" bays on your computer case? If so, you might want to consider removable hard drives (mobile racks) to easily achieve your objective. These are *not* external enclosures as such, but it may be the type of device that "smlunatick" is referring to. If you're interested, I can tell you a bit more about them. Anna
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June 18th 09, 11:30 AM
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Power saving HDD
I have a mobile rack and a 1TB HDD external,
so it seems the only way out, is to just unplug the 2 HDD's that are not doing anything but holding Ghost volumes. thanks to all ___ Bill in OZ "OnlyMe" wrote in message ... I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia
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June 18th 09, 11:30 AM
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Power saving HDD
I have a mobile rack and a 1TB HDD external,
so it seems the only way out, is to just unplug the 2 HDD's that are not doing anything but holding Ghost volumes. thanks to all ___ Bill in OZ "OnlyMe" wrote in message ... I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia
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June 18th 09, 02:40 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16 am, "OnlyMe" wrote: I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia "smlunatick" wrote in message ... Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time. "Anna" wrote in message ... OnlyMe... One other possible suggestion... I'm assuming you're working with a desktop PC, right? That being the case, is there any possibility you have one or more vacant 5 1/4" bays on your computer case? If so, you might want to consider removable hard drives (mobile racks) to easily achieve your objective. These are *not* external enclosures as such, but it may be the type of device that "smlunatick" is referring to. If you're interested, I can tell you a bit more about them. Anna "OnlyMe" wrote in message ... I have a mobile rack and a 1TB HDD external, so it seems the only way out, is to just unplug the 2 HDD's that are not doing anything but holding Ghost volumes. thanks to all ___ Bill in OZ Well, since you already have a mobile rack that apparently contains your system drive, wouldn't it be practical to install that drive as an internal HDD and use your mobile rack to house the other two HDDs, each in their own removable tray? Anna
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June 18th 09, 02:40 PM
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Power saving HDD
On Jun 17, 8:16 am, "OnlyMe" wrote: I have 3 HDD,s and running XP Pro SP3 and want to turn power off on 2 of these drives, 1 HDD is the sys drv and the other 2 are for backup (ghost Volumes Etc) my question is how to turn off power after 10 mins on these 2 HDD I am sure that I was able to do this previously_______thanking all With kind regards From WillofAustralia "smlunatick" wrote in message ... Unless you are using enhanced hard drive controller, you can not seem to control the power on the hard drive individually. You may want to consider external hard drive enclosures or drive docks ( aka toasters.) These can be powered off / on any time. "Anna" wrote in message ... OnlyMe... One other possible suggestion... I'm assuming you're working with a desktop PC, right? That being the case, is there any possibility you have one or more vacant 5 1/4" bays on your computer case? If so, you might want to consider removable hard drives (mobile racks) to easily achieve your objective. These are *not* external enclosures as such, but it may be the type of device that "smlunatick" is referring to. If you're interested, I can tell you a bit more about them. Anna "OnlyMe" wrote in message ... I have a mobile rack and a 1TB HDD external, so it seems the only way out, is to just unplug the 2 HDD's that are not doing anything but holding Ghost volumes. thanks to all ___ Bill in OZ Well, since you already have a mobile rack that apparently contains your system drive, wouldn't it be practical to install that drive as an internal HDD and use your mobile rack to house the other two HDDs, each in their own removable tray? Anna
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