off/on switch? Does this external drive have an on/off switch?
1307052
No, there's no external on/off switch -- however, it does sense when it is plugged into USB, and automatically turns on when plugged in, and goes into standby when the drive is unmounted / unplugged from USB. It also turns on/off automatically when the computer turns on/off, if left plugged in. I find that this works out really well. The big LED strip indicates when the drive is on. It has a separate power supply.
1307053
There is no on/off switch on a basic FreeAgent Desktop. But it has a on/off switch on the FreeAgent Pro version. But I don't need it because the hard drive will turn off itself after I shut down my computer.
1307054
No, there's no external on/off switch -- however, it does sense when it is plugged into USB, and automatically turns on when plugged in, and goes into standby when the drive is unmounted / unplugged from USB. It also turns on/off automatically when the computer turns on/off, if left plugged in. I find that this works out really well.The big LED strip indicates when the drive is on. It has a separate power supply.
1115683
There is no on/off switch. I plug it into an extension cord that has an on/off switch.
1062137
There is no on-off switch. I have never had a hub (and I have had lots) that have an on-off switch.
462784
There is no on and off switch--it comes on when you plug it in and unplug to shut it off. Not what I would prefer, but I haven't had any problems.
560310
I believe some of Buffalo external drives have the auto-power-on/off feature. You can also use one of those smart power strips...
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Dear Alex, thank you so much for contacting ORICO Customer Care team. For your questions, you don't need to worry.There is a switch button on the Hard Disk Drive Docking. You can just press it whenever you don't need to access the drive.Any more doubts please contact us without hesitation.Thanks.
1199522
No on off switch. There is a sleep setting on the WD Drive Utilities software that comes with the drive. It is 30 minutes default sleep mode but can be set to other times.
1065250
No, it does not. Furthermore, an external timer on the power source will only turn it on and off. The switch has three positions: on, off & night (blue).
1697266
Yes it has an on off switch. It's actually a button that cycles through 3 different levels steaming and off. I turn it off all the time with it plugged in.
730632
The enclosure does not have any power management features, just an on-off power switch. If your operating system supports it, it can spin down the drive.
453049
No on/off switch. One speed. Seems to pull/push a nice amount of air. I bought another one for a different job. I like them.
1155652
No, this unit does not have an off/on switch. There is, however, a temp. control dial.
75176
I have two of them and love them. I believe the power button is binary: either on or off. However, I do know that drives do power down when the unit is powered on but the computer is sleeping. And they spin back up correctly when the computer wakes up.
1287005
There is no on-off switch. The unit draws very little power from its wall-wart power supply which would remain powered-up even with the unit switched off. I recommend leaving it on or controlling it along with the other audio equipment. Powering it up while monitoring its output results in a loud "thump."
519354
i believe it is because the "on" switch is still in the "on" position. the drive stays on until it is removed from the desktop and switched off.
213188
No. There is no switch for "On-Off" function. You can pull the plug to turn it off.
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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.