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I bought a new HD enclosure early this year, and ever since it has acted kind of weird. The main thing I notice with it is that the hard drive in it will start up and spin down at ridiculous times. For instance, if I don't use it while mounted it will spin down after 10-15 mins, and then randomly spin up again a few minutes later without me accessing it at all. Even when it's unmounted but plugged in and powered on (I leave it on because of the usb ports on it) it will spin up and down at seemingly random intervals.
My question is two-fold: what could cause this kind of behavior, and is it something I should worry about (as in just have it powered on when I'm using it) or should I just let it start and stop at it's own will?
My question is two-fold: what could cause this kind of behavior, and is it something I should worry about (as in just have it powered on when I'm using it) or should I just let it start and stop at it's own will?