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Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives? iMac usb 2.0?

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On Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:20:31 -0400, Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org>
wrote:

>In article <lreq28dia8cva1j556pitahq2oolj5tber@4ax.com>,
> micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>> >BUT, if the drive doesn't support this sort of powered down mode, it 
>> >doesn't matter.  
>> 
>> That's very important.  Thanks. 
>
>In general, USB drives do not spin down. In general Firewire drives do, 

An important distinction. 

>if they use the right Oxford bridge board. Ask the enclosure maker about 
>this. While you're at it, confirm that the enclosure can boot the Mac. 
>Some can't.

Well, I called G-Technology a week ago and confirmed that they can
boot, but didn't think to ask about spinning down.   I hate to call
again, but maybe I have too.     I wish they would say all this stuff
on their product webpages.  (For example, Ebay puts questions and
answers on their listings automatically (although I think the seller
chooses which questions get there.) 

Right now my friend is using my USB drive, which spun for a solid week
though it read and wrote nothing, , but I'm going to get him firewire
soon. 

Thanks. 

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Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2012-08-16 12:42 -0400
  Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Salvatore <sal@yojimbo.hack.invalid> - 2012-08-16 16:49 +0000
    Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2012-08-16 21:46 +0100
  Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2012-08-16 09:52 -0700
    Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2012-08-16 14:33 -0400
      Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-08-16 14:50 -0400
      Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-17 10:20 -0400
        Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2012-08-17 11:41 -0400
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          Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-17 16:06 -0400
            Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2012-08-17 20:27 +0000
              Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-08-17 18:53 -0400
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                Re: Energy Star turns off external hard drives?  iMac usb 2.0? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2012-08-17 22:07 -0400
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