Added Plextor 12/10/32 now hard drive lights stay on after Windows is shutdown.

DZip

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I have added a Plextor 12/10/32A to my system. I have the IDE cables connected like this: Maxtor Diamond Max 40 on primary master, CD Rom on primary slave, Plextor 12/10/32A on seconday master, and Zip 100 on secondary slave. I now notice that when I shutdown Win98 and get the "ok to turn off computer" message, both the green and red lights of my hard drive stay on. I don't remmember this happening before I switched cables around.Is this a cable problem or possibly a software issue when I added the read/write software? Any clues? Also, am I doing any damage to the hard drive when I shutdown?
 

Cpt. Duke

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I don't really have an explanation for the lights staying on, but you definetly will not be hurting the hard drive when you shut it off. (More likely you are hurting the hard drive more when you turn it on each time)