I have 2 x Seagate 2-bay 8TB NAS units. One of them will not shut down or power off with the front button. I have to resort to unplugging it each time
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It is a NAS unit not meant to be shut off so, I guess the button is just for looks. After I purchased this piece of work I really wish I had not. I had the same problem and just took the bite in the wallet. Next time research and believe the reviews, I will. Good unit, bad software.
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The power button doesn't seem tow work on any of these units. (I have the 4 bay and have the same issue). Just log into the web-interface and shut it down from there.
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I just went to turn mine off because the fan seams to be running constantly and my front power button does not work either.
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I think that might be a question for tech. Button is multi-function based on how long it is held. It is like a hard reboot button I believe not just a power button. I am definitely not an IT guy, nor a Seagate tech.
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I have had two LaCie portable HDs go out on me. One was brand new. Lacie won't respond.
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I usually unplug the HD. I also have one WD media player that the HD stays on and another WD media player (older one) that the power to the HD gpes off with the player. Different manufacturers have different peculiarities but the incrediSonic is one of my favorite. I have 3 different brands. WD's media players has 2 usb ports for 2 HD's at the same time
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I had a similar problem with my 500 and 1000 mb WD drives... I have since elevated them and set them on something like a cookie cooling rack! Yep, now air flows all the way around and beneath (very important) them, keeping them much cooler and they have not yet locked up. Put your hand on top of your dirves to see if they feel very warm... actually not REALLY hot, but a little too warm... you may have the same problem that I had. Thus, I think that it (or at least my problem) is heat related. I do the same kind f thing with my DSL modem and network router... keeps them cool and very reliable. Buck
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I personally had problems with the unit and disconnected from my system. My two systems are tied together with a 2 port KVM switch. If I remember correctly - one of the disks would go to sleep.
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The drive I use does not go to sleep of you have the power plugged in - sleep mode appears to be an OS effect.
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make sure all your programs that pertain to your workings of the hard drive are closed and nothing is running. sometimes it takes a little while but it works for me. i've unplugged the hard drive without waiting at times and never lost anything. don't recommend it though.
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Not sure what the problem is, but the power button works the same way as any other I've had before. Hold has always force shut down the system. You can probably change those settings in your OS.
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Unofficially, no start stop button to save cost. I have a start/stop on my 500 GB Seagate. Operation of this item (2TB) is simple, truly plug and play. I had a MyBook that was well documented, but did not operate well. Hope this helps. Mine is a 2 TB; it might vary a bit from the 1TB.
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I couldn't get the timers to work correctly. There is an update Seagate OS 4 you can read up on. The new software may work for you.
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has to be unplugged, doesn`t have a turn off switch like some other harddrives
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UPS as in universal power supply? The device is set to power itself off after 30sec or so of no data transfers, seemes to me like you might have a problem with usb on your computer mine worked flawless out of the box, make sure yours is not set to esata mode one front button jumps between usb and esata so if its left in esata it will turn off it you dont have esata
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I have a Synology DS1812+ with eight standard Seagate 3TB desktop drives, and a five bay expansion chassis with five of these Seagate 4TB NAS drives. Over the past two or three years that it's been running, I've had to replace about 5 of the 8 desktop drives, but not one single one of the NAS drives. Now as the desktop drives are failing, I'm replacing them one at a time with the NAS drives, as I can't afford to keep buying new drives every 3 months or so, since most of the drives are out of warranty now. Even though these may cost a few bucks more up front, they certainly save me money in the long run, since they are better designed to handle the heat and 24 hours/day usage of a typical NAS. I feel much more confident with the data that is on these drives than the data on the desktop drives, since these drives seem to fail so much less frequently (at this point, I can't even give you a comparison since not one of these has ever failed, yet - knock on wood).
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There is a switch inside of the caddy next to the SATA Connector which I believe affects the sleep mode...maybe diagnostic mode as well. Not sure if they're linked.
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I have two of them and love them. I believe the power button is binary: either on or off. However, I do know that drives do power down when the unit is powered on but the computer is sleeping. And they spin back up correctly when the computer wakes up.
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Not sure if I understand the question but there is an on off switch. I have 7 external drives and they're all off unless I'm using them.
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hmmm good question...mine just keeps pluggin along. Since I got this used from some one who clearly could not get it going with the cryptic instructions...I got it for steal (price of the drives).