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: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> 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: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>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: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> > 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: blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> >> 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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