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Drive Power
When you shut down your system, you may want to disconnect power
to the Zip drive; however, it will not harm the drive to leave it powered
up. Disconnecting the power supply from the drive is an easy way to
power down the Zip drive. If you disconnect power from the drive but
leave the power supply plugged in, the power draw is less than 2 watts
(less than half the power needed for a night light). If you prefer to
power down completely, the easiest way is to plug the power supply
into your computer’s power strip and use the switch on the power strip
to power down both the computer and your Zip drive.
Drive Sleep
The Zip drive has an automatic sleep mode that spins down a Zip disk
after 15 minutes of inactivity. This feature minimizes power
consumption when the Zip drive is not being accessed. During drive
sleep, the green power light remains on, and the Zip disk automatically
spins up again when accessed.
You can use the Iomega Tools program included in your software
package or the Iomega Drive Options Control Panel to change the
drive sleep setting. Refer to the IomegaWare
™
Help file included in
your software package for additional information. (See page 15 for
instructions on accessing IomegaWare Help for your system.)
