Reply 20 of 23, by Errius
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wrote:Early drives should always be parked to avoid the heads landing on the usable areas of the platters.
Later drives (pretty much IDE onwards) auto-park when powered off.
Surely the heads float in the air when the unit is powered off? It's only when the drive is moved that you run the risk of them crashing into the platters.
Is this too much voodoo?