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    OS X, Firewire 800, and Hard Drive Spin Down

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Greg, Oct 22, 2009.

  1. Greg

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    Alright, I know you can set up OS X to spin down a hard drive to save on power (or battery life)...but it is capable of spinning down a hard drive that is inside of a Firewire 800 enclosure?

    Or does it depend on the particular hard drive enclosure? I'm not very familiar with FW800 yet.
     
    Greg, Oct 22, 2009
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