Peace and Quiet with the Flip of a Switch
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How to add a power switch to an external drive without one!
From the column DIY: Computers
By Joe Grand
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Does anyone know where to add the switch if your external HD doesn't have any specific switch mount like the Maxtor? My guess would be to the HD power plug, but then the electronics would still be warm. Here is a photo of the Western Digital daughterboard.Posted by jrockit on May 31, 2005 at 09:23:07 Pacific Time
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