David Sibley wrote:
>
> I can't see any reason why your hard drive should continuously spin (maybe it's
> the fan you are hearing?).
Thanks for your suggestions.
I know the unique sound of the HD (in the 2300, not the dock). The fan
doesn't block its sound if you get your ear close to it. I can "spin
down" the HD using the control strip but it starts back up shortly after
that. I was thinking that it might be ethernet port activity that
restarts it. Anyhow, I was just wondering if there's such a thing a
wearing a HD out by letting it run al the time. I'm pretty well backed
up but I'd prefer not to have to go thru the trauma of a HD failure.
Bob Rodert
For some reason Apple chose not to sleep enable the
> dock, even though according to the dev. notes, it is capable of sleep. Anyway,
> I believe there is a third party utility which will allow you to sleep the Duo
> Dock and thus the drive solving your problem.
This Dock has an ethernet port but not a HD. I wouldn't mind sleeping it
(and thus the fan) if that's possible. Any info on the sleep utility?
>
> Rodert Bob wrote:
>
> > Question: Since the hard drive doesn't shut down during the long periods
> > of non use, would it be better (considering the life of the HD) to shut
> > the system down overnight & then re-start it in the morning or is the
> > useful life of the HD so long that it really doesn't matter?
>
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