Re: Expanding IDE drive set

z-man wrote:

As I said in another post of this thread, my requirement is to let my
system automatically execute the backup, based on a schedule: how can I
avoid to keep always power-on my external backup unit if I want to
execute the backups unattended every night?

I have a Seagate Barracuda 300GB external USB 2 drive. This automatically
spins down after a few minutes inactivity. I do automated backups to it at
night. The power is, I admit, on all the time. But it runs off a small 12v
power supply, and I can't believe it uses a significant amount of power.

- Richard.

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