question regarding SEAGATE PORTABLE 500GB HDD

[amruth kiran]

HEY GUYS!!
i recently was gifted this hdd "SEAGATE PORTABLE 500GB HDD"... after my old one had a few problems ( ironically, the old one i got free too, from DIGIT.)
anyways, to avoid any hardware problems i connect the hdd to the back usb port at all times.
i never remove it. only disable the " safely remove" thing so the system doest detect it after booting.
will the continous operation ( current to the hdd for over 8 hrs) cause any problems??
please reply!!

 

[CyberKID]

IMO, no. Portable HDD's are also like normal Laptop/Desktop HDD's only, just enclosed into the boxes.

 

[d6bmg]

It may create overheating problem.

 

[amruth kiran]

^^ overheating is quite minimal, i am worried about it crashing.