On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 18:16, Dave Howorth wrote:
No proprietary OneClick software lurking anywhere... no software that auto installs when you plug into a Windows machine etc etc.
Sorry, I don't know what OneClick software is, and I know nothing about Windows (newer than 98 or NT4 anyway).
Some external drives have a big button on them. After you've installed some proprietary software (Windows only of course) the use can plug in the drive (or leave it plugged in) and whenever they want to do a system backup, they press the big button. Supposedly idiot proof, but I never actually tried it... so I don't know if this idiot (aka me) would be able to break it or not :-)
I know there was a specific automatic spin-down issue with Seagate FreeAgent drives. Does that mean it's been fixed?
No idea. Never bumped into this issue.
Greg Freemyer wrote:
Laptop drives by design often pull more power than a single USB port can provide.
Thus external laptop carriers typically come with a custom USB cable with 3 connectors. You have to plug 2 of the connectors into your PC in order to get enough power.
That's another interesting point. The disk will only be used in the office. All previous drives have had mains power but I see "USB powered" in a lot of ads. Having to use two USB ports might be an issue; I'll need to check.
I've got 2 small USB drives (2.5" laptop drives inside) and neither one needs the second cable unless I plug it into a Mac.. then it doesn't even turn on until the second cable is plugged in. On all normal PCs and laptops... even low power netbooks running on battery.. I've only needed a single USB cable and no external power.... so.. it's a YMMV thing I guess. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org