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question regarding SEAGATE PORTABLE 500GB HDD

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/question-regarding-seagate-portable-500gb-hdd.161564/

amruth kiran
amruth kiran Original post #1
Aug 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM
HEY GUYS!!
i recently was gifted this hdd "SEAGATE PORTABLE 500GB HDD"... after my old one had a few problems ( ironically, the old one i got free too, from DIGIT.:p)
anyways, to avoid any hardware problems i connect the hdd to the back usb port at all times.
i never remove it. only disable the " safely remove" thing so the system doest detect it after booting.
will the continous operation ( current to the hdd for over 8 hrs) cause any problems??
please reply!!
CyberKID
Aug 11, 2012 at 5:13 PM
IMO, no. Portable HDD's are also like normal Laptop/Desktop HDD's only, just enclosed into the boxes.
d6bmg
d6bmg #3
Aug 11, 2012 at 6:15 PM
It may create overheating problem.
amruth kiran
Aug 11, 2012 at 7:01 PM
^^ overheating is quite minimal, i am worried about it crashing.