How to turn off/disconnect the hard drive before remove

Discussion in 'HDD 8K Media player(AML S928X)' started by nguyen phan, Mar 7, 2026.

  1. nguyen phan

    nguyen phan New Member

    Hi, Im new to the Zidoo. Recently bought a Zidoo Z9X 8K. Does the Z9X 8K have the option to turn off power/disconnect the external hard drive? For example, Im using 1 hard drive connected to the Zidoo (by USB), then I want to disconnect that hard drive, and connect to another HDD. Is there an option to turn off the HDD before I disconnect? As right now, I have to turn the Zidoo player"s power off, replace the hard drive, then turn the power back on... very inconvenient
     
  2. rozel

    rozel Well-Known Member

    With my Z1000 Pro and UHD8000, I just leave them in "standby" and remove/re-insert - I hardly ever power them down and never had an issue.
     
  3. Robert G

    Robert G New Member

    In File Manager there is an option to unmount. But, like rozel said, you can just "hot swap" (unplug). I do recommend waiting a few seconds before moving the drive, however, to give the platters a moment to spin down.
     
  4. peteru

    peteru Well-Known Member

    Hot swapping a drive without unmounting is asking for trouble.
     
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  5. Robert G

    Robert G New Member

    Does the Zidoo remount automatically?
     
  6. nguyen phan

    nguyen phan New Member

    Thank you for the information. For the newer storage like SSD, maybe it is ok to hot swap. But for older HDD optical drive, hot swap will premature kill the drive (ask how I know :( )
     
  7. nguyen phan

    nguyen phan New Member

    by "turn off", I meant put it in stand by...
     
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  8. svideo

    svideo Well-Known Member Eversolo Beta Tester

    I lost 2 usb ssd drives on my z3000. Assuming standby is enough.
    A costly mistake.
    The usb sata adapters are still ok. The ssds are bricked.
     

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