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Zmmyt

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Jan 6, 2005
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Was wondering if there is a way to keep my external HD spinning even if it isn't doing anything.

e.g. I watch a movie, pause it and after the HD stopped spinning it causes the movie to stutter when I resume playback.




thx
 
If you go into system preferences and the energy saver pane. Uncheck put hard disks to sleep when possible.
 
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