Sam Franc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> To take a hard drive off line for a while, is there any disadvantage to 
> just unplugging the power connector and leaving the 80 wire cable connected?
> Sam

Sam,

Is it so much work to pull the ribbon cable?  :)

I have seen it confuse the controller, back in the day. Plus if you pull
it, there's no chance of it getting killed in a power supply/mobo
failure.

HTH,
Al

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