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<blockquote data-quote="Fred Kingston" data-source="post: 751544" data-attributes="member: 10742"><p>I never turn them off... The majority of electronic failures happen when you turn them ON... It's basically a "controlled" surge... sometimes, it isn't so controlled. To minimize the ON process... never turn them OFF... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Hard drives have an internal table that tracks their own maintenance and longevity factors. They're called SMART drive. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is software available to read that data and let you know when a drive is reaching its normal end-of-life use...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred Kingston, post: 751544, member: 10742"] I never turn them off... The majority of electronic failures happen when you turn them ON... It's basically a "controlled" surge... sometimes, it isn't so controlled. To minimize the ON process... never turn them OFF... ;) Hard drives have an internal table that tracks their own maintenance and longevity factors. They're called SMART drive. There is software available to read that data and let you know when a drive is reaching its normal end-of-life use... [/QUOTE]
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