Daniel Gordon LUG wrote: > Hi all. > > I've tried to get an answer in the Unicornation post I did, but no luck. > Or nobody has an opinion there. > And I decided to ask in the good and old LUG. > > I'm using one of mine LaCie d2 FW HD plugged into the second FW port > of the 828 (I don't have another FW free port on the Mac). > > The problem is that I leave my Mac turned on for 5 or 6 days and > sometimes longer. > And also my external HDs. > > Now, as my LaCie is in the 828 FW port, I have to leave the Motu > interface also turned on, in order to not to have to unmount the > drive every time I want to turn off the 828. > > What I wanna know is: > Is there a problem leaving the 828 turned on for 5, 6 or 7 days in a > roll? > > It's not getting hot or anything, just the regular and normal warm > temperature. Why not reverse the connection and connect the drive to the computer and the MOTU to the drive? Works just fine that way. I HAVE to have them connected like that or both of my drives dont show up.. -- Chris http://www.monotrematamusic.com http://www.myspace.com/monotremata http://www.descentrecords.com