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Shutdown HDD before moving Thinkpad?

T430-T495, T530-T590 Series
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Shutdown HDD before moving Thinkpad?

#1 Post by euless » Sun Jun 08, 2025 10:10 am

For those still rocking HDD, do you do shutdown before moving your Thinkpad?

Or is the HDD protected from vibration in Sleep (Windows) mode?
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Re: Shutdown HDD before moving Thinkpad?

#2 Post by axur-delmeria » Sun Jun 08, 2025 11:37 am

Sleep mode shuts down the hard drive. Just give it a few seconds to spin down and park.
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