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Originally Posted by Sparktank
Re: "sleep mode" for external HDD's...
I've configured the Power Options on my laptop to disable any sort of USB selective suspension.
With that disabled, I've been able to do all sorts of things with my externals for encoding/decoding, etc.
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It seems like a lot of external HDDs completely ignore the Power Saving options of the operating system. The sleep mode settings reside inside the firmware of the external drive, and many companies like WD, Samsung or Maxtor do not provide any means for the user to change firmware settings.
Cheers
manolito