Re: [OM] Seeking Hard Drive Advice

[Jim Nichols]

Fernando,

I can't speak for Moose, but I disconnect the USB cable and the DC plug at 
the case.  The "wall wart" is too far under my desk to make it quick to 
unplug.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fernando Gonzalez Gentile" <fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Seeking Hard Drive Advice


> Moose, when you say "only on when actually making back-ups", do you
> mean to unplug the USB cable, or both the USB and the wall outlet
> (transformer) plug?
> Unplug from the AC supply, or from the DC plug at the HD case?
>
> I'm starting to mistrust those tiny AC/DC  ... perhaps more than the
> HD failure itself.
>
> Fernando.
>
> 2010/7/3 Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>
>> Corollary: As the back-up drives are only on when actually making 
>> back-ups, the chance of failure through age/wear/use
>> is infinitesimal.
>>
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