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| Thread ID: 128287 | 2012-12-10 20:20:00 | External HDD | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
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| 1317570 | 2012-12-11 01:21:00 | Am I right to conclude that it is safe (for both the PC and external HDD) to turn the HDD ON/OFF while the PC is ON? As long as nothing is using it, yes, so long as your PC is configured correctly. The easiest way to check is by going into Safely Remove Hardware and check if drive C: (your boot drive) is there: if it is, you're fine. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1317571 | 2012-12-11 01:23:00 | Am I right to conclude that it is safe (for both the PC and external HDD) to turn the HDD ON/OFF while the PC is ON? There's no harm to the PC but there might be harm to the file system on the external HDD if it is turned off while being written to. But that applies to USB drives too. |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1317572 | 2012-12-12 09:27:00 | Thanks folks for your inputs. :) | bk T (215) | ||
| 1317573 | 2012-12-12 17:43:00 | What protection does the latest SSD Drives have during a power cut? Have a USB Drive that failed when removed during write and always now go through the "Safe to Remove Hardware" procedure |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1317574 | 2012-12-12 21:18:00 | What protection does the latest SSD Drives have during a power cut? Have a USB Drive that failed when removed during write and always now go through the "Safe to Remove Hardware" procedure Probably no more than any other drive |
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