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External Hard Drive

Disco11Disco11 Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Well I have two older computers that I am going to Frankenstein into 1 to make into a makeshift media server and a problem I have is that the case I am using only has 1 hard drive bay and am going to be putting an existing hard drive into a external case. namely this one http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145030

Just wondering if I can leave it plugged in all the time without damaging the drive?

Any help would be appreciated!

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited January 2009
    External hard drives can generate a lot of heat depending on the enclosure, and that'd be the biggest thing to watch. If you're not constantly spinning it it won't be as much of an issue though.

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