[mythtv-users] USB Harddrives

Ian Clark mrrooster at gmail.com
Mon Jul 21 15:11:21 UTC 2008


2008/7/21 Mitch Gore <mitchell.gore at gmail.com>:

> Could be its a WD iBook.
>>
> Actually a myBook.
>
> Anyway i started googling power issues with the MyBook and sure enough
> there are reports of this happening all over.  Apparently in Windows you
> load software the handles power management by turning it off and on when
> needed.  In linux there is not software so the hardware just turnes itself
> off after so long of no activity.
>

This is probably a fairly sensible design decision.

It might be worth considering a new case (and an internal HD) if this is a
long term storage solution. External USB drives aren't really ment to be
used in this way....

http://www.dansdata.com/gz055.htm

Is worth a read. :)

(Although, according to google heat is less of an issue in drive lifespans.)

Ian
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