This should prolong hdd's life. Now be able to turn off drives when not in use.
Lian Li Industrial Co., Ltd.
Lian Li Industrial Co., Ltd.
HDD power switch
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MarkOne
Banned
it can be something good for dual booting. and drive you use occasionally.
but Sorry I will never turn my drive off. they run day and night. I really don't like the cycle on/off with HD, I have 3 HD here on my server that was turn off may be 1 hour in the last 5 years......
but Sorry I will never turn my drive off. they run day and night. I really don't like the cycle on/off with HD, I have 3 HD here on my server that was turn off may be 1 hour in the last 5 years......
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MarkOne
Banned
It should boot on the one connected. it avoid the problem related to dual booting on the same disk for sure. you can even put a small disk with XP by example , or another disk for suspicious download. so may use to a such device.
Sorry Toyota I edit my first post and put my rant about shutting down after
h34r: was not quite polite to live it as first reply to you fine discovery :haha:MarkOne
rant about shutting down afterh34r: was not quite polite to live it as first reply to you fine discovery :haha:[/quote]
That's okay I did not even notice.
For duel booting this should work great, I never turn my system off either.
rant about shutting down after
h34r: was not quite polite to live it as first reply to you fine discovery :haha:[/quote]That's okay I did not even notice.
For duel booting this should work great, I never turn my system off either.
MarkOne
Banned
you call it ok , look at the way you spell dual... I start to be worry
h34r: what it's a duel of boot ..we kick each other until one die :rofl::rofl::rofl:jokers_greg
Active member
there's a delicate balance when it comes to what ruins HDD life. On the one hand, by switching it on and off, it's total hours are lower. On the other hand, the wear and tear of start and stop (and small surge of voltage every time) will take its toll as well. Just buy WD Green Drives that spin down to a very low power state.
jokers_greg
Active member
I don't think this is worth it period, HDDs are pretty energy efficient as it is.
