Switching Power of hard drives ON and Off I have a few hard drives that are rarely used and in order to save the drives I am thinking of switching the +12 volts OFF when the drives are not required. I believe the +12 is the voltage used for the motor. If the motor doesn't run the drive will not be recognized by the BIOS. I realize the operation of those switches should only be done when the computer is off . I will be using toggle switches with a locking lever. Will this create any unforeseen problems? Thanks for the help Vlad
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19 years ago