Hey people,
I have just bought a new 80Gb external hard drive for my laptop that
connects via a USB.
On the hard drive casing there is an on/off switch. My question is basically
when can i turn the hard drive off completely. Is it safe just to do it when
my computer has turned itself off.

Cheers

mistadrummer

I wait @30 seconds to ensure that it has stopped spinning.

Regards ... John