Is the unit always on if plugged in or does it go to sleep after a time? How is it turned back on, since there is no power switch
1481076
I leave mine plugged into power all the time, but I unplug it from my laptop. When I disconnect, it goes to sleep; then it wakes up and mounts when I plug back in. For reference I use a Mac not a PC.
1481077
I have the Wd 4tb ext. HD and it is always on. It does go into a sleep mode when the computer remains on. I have plugged in via USB and it powers off when my computer is powered off. You should know that when it is in sleep mode, the front light blinks slow. When in use, the light blinks rapidly. I had to contact WD because I thought the blinking indicated an error. This was not an error, just the way the HD functions. Hope this helps you, good luck.
1481078
The drive spins down if not used for a while. Both the drive and the power adapter feel cool. According to my Kill-A-Watt the drive draws 3 watts when idle and about 10 W when spinning/seeking. It's too bad the idle power isn't closer to zero -- I may have to start unplugging.
1481079
The drive spins down according to your computers power settings (as all usbs will) but it never turns off.While spinning its not very noisy (you won't hear it in an office) but its not silent.I'm pretty sure its got wd green cavier as the drive.
2054180
It is powered by plugging it in. The only way to turn off everything is to take it completely out of the wall outlet. As for a similar item with the feature I would suggest a larger surge protector. Those normally have a on/off switch.
857892
It goes to sleep/powers down if there is no Bluetooth connection. You must hold the power on button to have it power up after it has powered down.
606637
There is no power switch on this. I plugged it into a power strip to power it on and off.
511299
There must be something wrong with your unit. Mine has never ever gone to sleep, not even a nap.
2109820
baby unit is always plugged in. only parent unit can unplug and run on battery. having said that i have never done it.
657915
You have to plug and unplug, but I bought a switch that turns it on and off that I plugged it into, otherwise no.
2053299
The power switch is on the top edge of the chassis all the way on the left. There is a small blue light that illuminates when the power is on. Not sure if you are asking because you are having any trouble with this, but I have found that I sometimes have trouble "waking up" the unit after it has been in sleep mode for a time. I hold the power button down for a long count to make sure that the unit is really powered off, and then it usually starts up right away with the boot sequence/password, etc.
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i don't know that specific answer, mine its always on..... you dont have an easy option to power it off, it does have a button on the back that you need to press around 5 seconds to turn it off, but its not that accessible, also through the admin webpage you have options to turn the hard disk off while idle for more than X minutes... like sleep mode, but you never turn it off... hope that helps
470244
Well there is no ON or OFF button so the monitor goes into a sleep mode when there is no video feed. It still may consume power while in sleep mode but not much. Another way to turn it off is to isolate it from the power source. I hope this helped.
258879
It is constantly plugged in...The unit is corded. Hope that helps. It works great by the way.
963239
If it is plugged in to AC. Mine is not using battery backup and if the power goes off, the unit goes off.
1522262
Turn to off and then turn it back on. Sometimes you my have to unplug it for a couple of minutes.
2274705
I'm not sure...I don't leave it on when it's not in use. I only turn it on when I go to back up my files and then I power down after I'm done/eject.
676755
Yes it has a power on/off switched yes it turns off power to the outlets!!!
606635
Hi, it starts automatically and stays on , and when its on u can click on soft power button to standbt ( might need to unplug and plug power if u do that) and reboot . So I keep it on all the time unless it gets hot, which is not often, then I unplug to rest it.
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I have the power cord attached to a surge protector and turn it off on the surge protector. Otherwise I don't think there is an on/off switch