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System Name | Black Panther |
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Processor | i9 9900k |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0 |
Cooling | NZXT Kraken X72 360mm |
Memory | 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz |
Video Card(s) | Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm |
Display(s) | 32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz |
Case | NZXT H710i Black |
Audio Device(s) | Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers |
Power Supply | Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+ |
Mouse | Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model |
Keyboard | Motospeed |
Software | Windows 10 |
Does anyone have an External Network Drive here? If so, how do you turn it off safely?
Sorry if this is a n00b question but I never had this type of drive before, there's nothing on the manual and I didn't find anything on google -- so I'm not sure I'm doing the "shutting down" correctly...
I just got this disk - it's a network drive so it's connected to my router and not directly to pc like a normal external drive.
Since it's not connected to my pc, I don't have the "safely remove hardware" icon on the taskbar.
When I turn off my pc, it remains spinning.
Obviously, if I'd just turn off the power from the wall socket after turning off my rig, I think the drive would 'jolt' with risk of data corruption or damaging it (no-no!)...
It's got a 'push-button' type of switch at the back which is not handy at all (it's completely flush with the drive's back and so hard to find and press well).
Through trial and error I found out that if I just press this button, nothing happens. If I keep it pressed for 10-15 seconds, the blue light under the drive starts flashing.... and after some 45 seconds, if not more (!!) the drive switches off with a very audible click.
Now even if this is the correct way of doing it, is there some other method to shut this drive down safely without spending an entire minute doing it?
Thanks!
Sorry if this is a n00b question but I never had this type of drive before, there's nothing on the manual and I didn't find anything on google -- so I'm not sure I'm doing the "shutting down" correctly...
I just got this disk - it's a network drive so it's connected to my router and not directly to pc like a normal external drive.
Since it's not connected to my pc, I don't have the "safely remove hardware" icon on the taskbar.
When I turn off my pc, it remains spinning.
Obviously, if I'd just turn off the power from the wall socket after turning off my rig, I think the drive would 'jolt' with risk of data corruption or damaging it (no-no!)...
It's got a 'push-button' type of switch at the back which is not handy at all (it's completely flush with the drive's back and so hard to find and press well).
Through trial and error I found out that if I just press this button, nothing happens. If I keep it pressed for 10-15 seconds, the blue light under the drive starts flashing.... and after some 45 seconds, if not more (!!) the drive switches off with a very audible click.
Now even if this is the correct way of doing it, is there some other method to shut this drive down safely without spending an entire minute doing it?
Thanks!