Re: FreeAgent USB HDD

[andy <geek_show@dsl.pipex.com>]

joseph lockhart wrote:
> The new seagate usb hard drives spin down after aprox
> 3 min, this then causes the computer to get a
> "waiting" response that it interperates as a bad
> device while the device spins back up, but being
> logged as a bad device it will not let you access the
> drive. basically you need to clear the log so that it
> doesn't show up as a bad device, and then write a
> script to touch the drive every two minutes or so
>
> hope that helps
>
> jwlockhart
>
> Registered Linux User #458799
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Thanks for that info Joseph - I wasn't aware that they did that. 
Certainly doesn't mention that in the booklet that came with the drive. 
Interestingly enough however, I can click the desktop icon, and the file 
will open up suggesting that from my machine's perspective, the drive is 
still mounted and operational. Or have I completely misunderstood how 
these things work?

Cheers

Andy

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