External hard drive

[KAB]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="RidgeHunt" data-source="post: 3324918" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3324918" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3324918">RidgeHunt said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> 221 or 211? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> There is no 221 and the 222 is not EHD compatible.</div>

 

[navychop]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="KAB" data-source="post: 3324943" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3324943" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3324943">KAB said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There is no 221 and the 222 is not HD compatible. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> You mean not <b><span style="font-size: 12px">E</span>HD</b> compatible?</div>

 

[KAB]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="navychop" data-source="post: 3324944" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3324944" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3324944">navychop said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> You mean not <b><span style="font-size: 12px">E</span>HD</b> compatible? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Beat me to it.</div>

 

[KKlare]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="sratson" data-source="post: 3324906" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3324906" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3324906">sratson said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Seagate drives have a utility that you can turn that function off with. Just hook up the drive to your pc and run the utility to switch off sleep mode. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yes but then you lose the reduction of wear that comes with the sleep mode. The drive just stays on all the time.<br /> -Ken</div>

 

[sratson]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="KKlare" data-source="post: 3325085" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3325085" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3325085">KKlare said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Yes but then you lose the reduction of wear that comes with the sleep mode. The drive just stays on all the time.<br /> -Ken </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Not that big of a deal since hard drives are designed for a MTBF of &gt;100,000 hours... the sleep mode is more for energy savings.</div>

 

[sratson]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="dwarren2" data-source="post: 3324915" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/xen/goto/post?id=3324915" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-3324915">dwarren2 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Think you can only do that before Dish reformats the drive. I may be wrong. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It is a bios trigger in the firmware for drive, nothing to do with the contents of the drive.</div>