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USB hdd not spin down

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athlon2k8

Junior Member
Helo
I have a strange problem.
When i use safely remove on external hdd, the drives don't spin down.
I have windows 7 64 bit.
When i used the same drives on a laptop with win Xp SP3 they work fine (after safely remove the drives spin down).
What can i do.
Thanks
 
Your external HD is probably powered by it's own power pack. The Safely Remove Hardware utility disables the USB port so it's safe to remove the cable. Some devices get their power that way.
 
Ok. But why this work on the laptop with windows XP.
I'm gonna install XP on my system and will try to see if it works
 
I don't know your model of the enclosure but I looked at the specs on one and found this:
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"Two power modes: Self-powered and USB bus-powered to enable bus powered CF readers and truly portable USB hard drives[/FONT]"

I suggest you check the manufacturer's documentation (you can probably download it if you don't have it).
 
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