enclosure kit question - Club CDFreaks

BurningPassion7 · 11-12-2002

Hi. I have an enclosure kit with a liteon cdrw in it. One of the features of the enclosure kit is a power switch on the back to turn the burner on and off. If a flip that switch over time or rapidly, will my burner get ruined?

*rdgrimes* · 11-12-2002

I can't think of a reason why you would need to turn it off, except if the system is powered down. Even then it won't hurt to leave it on.

BurningPassion7 · 11-12-2002

but will it ruin my drive though if i switch it on and off?

*rdgrimes* · 11-12-2002

I can't say for sure, but I know that I would not do this while the system is on.

*BadReligionPR* · 11-12-2002

Well I don't see how rapidly switching it off and on could possibly do it any good, so I wouldn't reccomend doing it. If it has an on/off switch though it was meant to be used. As long as you're not writing at the moment, you can switch it off whenever you want both USB and firewire are hot swappable. You'll have to deal with all the found new hardware messages from Windows, but no harm done.

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BurningPassion7 New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 7	enclosure kit question <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hi. I have an enclosure kit with a liteon cdrw in it. One of the features of the enclosure kit is a power switch on the back to turn the burner on and off. If a flip that switch over time or rapidly, will my burner get ruined?

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BadReligionPR Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: CT USA Posts: 1,186	Well I don't see how rapidly switching it off and on could possibly do it any good, so I wouldn't reccomend doing it. If it has an on/off switch though it was meant to be used. As long as you're not writing at the moment, you can switch it off whenever you want both USB and firewire are hot swappable. You'll have to deal with all the found new hardware messages from Windows, but no harm done. __________________ BRPR Pumping Iron & Sweating Steel (for 30 years) - Joe Grushecky And The Iron City Houserockers - "Labels come and go. The music remains. Music companies are generally the enemy of the musician." Junior's Bar where the band is playing, just for me. They play real loud, they move the crowd, It's a poor boy's symphony. Junior's Bar, until they kill the neon lights, I hope I don't go home alone tonight. Iron City Sampler Free Peltier

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11-12-2002	#2 (permalink)
rdgrimes Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Deadwood Posts: 11,449	I can't think of a reason why you would need to turn it off, except if the system is powered down. Even then it won't hurt to leave it on.

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BurningPassion7 New on Forum Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 7	but will it ruin my drive though if i switch it on and off?

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rdgrimes Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Deadwood Posts: 11,449	I can't say for sure, but I know that I would not do this while the system is on.