[surfacto]

Hola,
I'm using a Maxtor 60GB drive connected via firewire to my Indigo iMac, running OS 10.1.5. The POS drive always dies when it spins down. Then I have to turn off the power to the drive and repower it for it to remount. Sometimes this causes a kernel panic. As long as it keeps spinning, there is no problem. So I'm wondering if there is a way to get the thing to stop spinning down, even when not in use. Anyone?
Thanks.

ps. stay away from Maxtor drives if you can. I have used two now, and both have had major problems.

[Macola]

You're not the only one with bad Maxtor experiences...I had a lot of problems with a 40 GB FW drive, got it replaced, and the replacement died. No more Maxtors for me...

You can set up a cron job to prevent the drive from spinning down. One example is listed at <a href="http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20011024160033481" target="_blank">MacOS X Hints</a> .