On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, JD Evora wrote: > Hi, > > I am using an external IDE to USB closure > (http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=2752) as a backup drive. > > I only use the drive for a few minutes every day and I thought that is > waste of energy and safer for the drive if I could put it in "sleep > mode" the rest of the day. > > The normal IDE tools for doing it don't seam to work. > > Is there a way to put a drive in a IDE2USB closure in sleep mode? > > Thank you very much. > > JD Evora
I don't know the answer to your question, but you should be looking for a SCSI tool, not an IDE tool. In spite of the fact that it really is an IDE drive, mass storage over USB behaves like SCSI and uses the SCSI command set. Alan Stern ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
