Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle
However I would go into the computer power management or device settings and make sure "sleep" setting is disabled, or turned-off, for all USB ports. Sleep is a power saving timer setting that turns off usb port power when the port is not accessed for some time. You want an external hard drive to always have power.


Why would I need the UltraPAK HD to always have power? I had intended to just unplug it from the USB port when I was done with a session.

And of course just plug it back in for the next session. Why is this wrong?