Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/20

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Subject: [Leica] Consensus on external hard drives
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Thu Jul 20 19:41:55 2006
References: <9b678e0607201509w38f3d4f6gabd7a9d46059577b@mail.gmail.com> <8D8FB168974F78C337F623E8@scarborough.isc.org> <82c9dd70607201644o36a507c3k501acc1a62d1e378@mail.gmail.com> <130BA974803FA41739D983EA@hindolveston.reid.org>
 
which model is it? I don't think I have a three position switch.
I will check later tonight.

Eric


On 7/20/06, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote:
>
> The LaCie 1TB drive has a 3-position power switch. The position in the
> middle is marked "auto". That means "turn on when you have something to 
> do".
> The instructions say that Auto does not work if you are connected with an
> iLink cable or with a non-powered USB hub.
>
> But you shouldn't connect a monster disk through a USB hub, anyhow.
>
>
> > Bought a Lacie 1 TB USB2 drive for about $680 or so.
> > Best move I ever made.
> > Only downside, as you mention, is that external drives do not (TTBOMK)
> > spin down.
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Consensus on external hard drives)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Consensus on external hard drives)
Message from faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman) ([Leica] Consensus on external hard drives)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Consensus on external hard drives)