I'm a light home computer user and have happily backed up my hard drive using a single 500GB pc rebit device hooked to my HP Vista 32bit machine. As not much changes from day to day, and the drive is a bit noisy, we'd like to <safely disconnect>, then re-connect, say weekly, to catch up. Question: can disconnect be achieved by simply turning the unit of with the little black switch on the rear of the unit after <safely disconnecting> or must one literally pull out the USB connector? BTW..I agree with previous posters, there is no mention of the functioning of the on-off switch in any of the documentation, or the mechanics of <safely disconnecting>. For less intense users, this discussion would be really useful. Startup was as simple and as successful as advertised!
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Safely disconnecting when not backing up realtime
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Yes, the external Rebit drives that are powered by the power adapter have an on/off switch or push-button, depending on which model was shipped. There have been multiple models in the past few years with different styles of power switches, and the diagrams in the documentation have not highlighted this.
You may remove power from the Rebit device using the power switch. After right-clicking on the small Rebit icon in the lower right corner (system tray), you should see a "Safe to remove" message that indicates no further data transfers will occur, and removing power is perfectly safe. At a future time, you may simply re-apply power by switching the power back on. There is no actual requirement to physically disconnect the USB plug. With the smaller form-factor Rebit enclosures, the only way to remove power is to disconnect the USB plug(s).
Posted 2 years ago #
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