I have a 160 WD Caviar SE hard drive that I <B>just got</B>. It worked just long enough for me to copy all my important, irreplaceable files on to it, and then like clockwork, it died. As far as I can ...

Mac OS X has an option to keep hard drives spinning for quick file access, or to save power and reduce noise by spinning them down when they're not in use. This can be convenient, but is rather ...