[G4] Wear on Extra HD

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Rich,

I think if the drive is plugged in, it runs whether or not it is unmounted.  Unmounting may save wear and tear on the heads, but not on the bearings.  Why don't you simply open the case and unplug the power supply? (It's the smaller of the two connections.)  You can reconnect it when you need it.

Nate

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Richard Kriss <rmkriss at sbcglobal.net> 

> I have a G4 1GHz AGP with two hard drives (200 GB Seagate primary and 160 GB 
> Western Digital backup). Every few days or when I think about it I clone 
> the primary to the secondary drive. This has save my six a number of times! 
> 
> When not really in use I open Disk Utility and Unmount the secondary. I 
> think this turns off the drive saving wear and tear but I am not sure? 
> 
> Also, how can I train the G4 to start with the secondary drive unmounted? If 
> I decide it is needed I could always use the Disk Utility to mount the 
> drive. 
> 
> Dick 
> 
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