Re: Using a Maxtor Drive to Upgrade Sky+

>>The situation is very different with Sky+ receivers, because the
>>equipment is designed to remain connected to the electricity supply
>>for extended periods. In normal use, the owner of a Sky+ receiver
>>would have no reason to perform 10 power-down and 10 boot-up cycles.

It seems to me that you're all missing the point that the HDD is powered
down whenever you turn your box off !

It was a change to the OS about a year ago to stop the box making so much
noise when it was off. Of course, this is also incredibly stupid because
constantly turning a drive on & off while seriously shorten its life-span -
which is why I leave my box turned on all the time, and only silence the
TV/sound as my 'off' status.


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