Ex. HD Case + Maxtor HDD

**TechZ** · July 25th, 2004, 02:51 AM

I went out yesterday and got myself an ePRO HDD Enclosure (with fan) and a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 - 120GB ATA 133 HDD. I am pleased

A few questions on ex. hdd though,

1] Should i do the "safely remove" option in the taskbar when i finish using the drive? OR is it OK to just shutdown and that takes care of it?

2] Is there any way I can set it to turn off automatically when I shut down my PC?

3] Any tips?

**NooNoo** · July 25th, 2004, 06:51 AM

safely remove option is there if you want to unplug it before shutdown.

Does it have it's own powersupply?

tips

**TechZ** · July 26th, 2004, 03:35 AM

Its got an adapter.

**TechZ** · July 26th, 2004, 03:36 AM

Umm, were the tips supposed to be a joke, or was it a mistake NooNoo?

**NooNoo** · July 26th, 2004, 03:58 AM

What do you mean by adapter? Does it supply power to the hard drive independently of the computer?

**TechZ** · July 27th, 2004, 02:28 AM

YEs it came with an adapter that connects directly to AC power and then plugs into the EXTERNAL Case.

**NooNoo** · July 27th, 2004, 05:47 AM

Then no, because the ac adapter is not intelligent. It might power down when idle with it's own firmware, but the ac adapter will still be warm and using power.