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Running OS on external hard drive - shutdown and drive safety
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<blockquote data-quote="bmac89" data-source="post: 1597043" data-attributes="member: 104075"><p>Thanks for the replies.</p><p></p><p>I thought maybe the internal drive might be prompted to switch off before the computer actually powers off, allowing the read/write head to safely park itself before the power is cut.</p><p></p><p>I know when I "eject" an external hard drive you can hear it slowly wind down, however when you turn the computer off with the drive attached it seems more sudden.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmac89, post: 1597043, member: 104075"] Thanks for the replies. I thought maybe the internal drive might be prompted to switch off before the computer actually powers off, allowing the read/write head to safely park itself before the power is cut. I know when I "eject" an external hard drive you can hear it slowly wind down, however when you turn the computer off with the drive attached it seems more sudden. [/QUOTE]
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