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Mac wrote:
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<pre wrap="">alan c wrote:
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<pre wrap="">The power saving system is the problem and although it can be
disabled, (using something like
sdparm --clear STANDBY -6 /dev/sd[Your device] ) I believe seagate do
not accept it as covered by warranty. It is not simply a matter of
fomatting the (NTFS) drive. I certainly will not be putting any money
seagate (or maxtor) way until further notice!
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Got any thoughts about what to use instead?
D
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I like Hitachi/IBM Deskstar drives and Freecom enclosures.<br>
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