Question Doubts about damage to my external HDD ?

[cloudff7ps1]

I finished copying the files to my 2.5" external HDD. I ejected the HDD in Windows 10 but the enclosure's LED was on, and then I went to pull the USB 3.0 cable but when the cable came out of the PC port my hand hit the side of the HDD enclosure and it moved slightly across the table. Did this event cause damage to the HDD within it?

 

[USAFRet]

my hand hit the side of the HDD case and the case moved slightly to the right of the table. Did this event cause damage to the HDD within it?

There is only one response, and one word applicable here.

No.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

because? any protection?

 

[USAFRet]

because? any protection?

An unmounted drive is far less subject to 'damage' from moving around, than one that is actively spinning and writing data at that moment.

The movement you caused is probably less than picking it up, and putting it in a backpack to take to school or work.

If drives were as fragile as people seem to think, we would never have been able to have laptops with spinning drives.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

Is it normal to eject the HD in Windows 10 and the case LED remains on, the HDD has not turned off?

 

[USAFRet]

Is it normal to eject the HD in Windows 10 and the case LED remains on, the HDD has not turned off?

There is no "normal".
Every external case is different.

The light may just indicate power.

 

[USAFRet]

But as always...keep good backups.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

The LED case is ON but the HD has not been ejected?

 

[USAFRet]

The LED case is ON but the HD has not been ejected?

Not sure what type of answer that you're looking for.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

the answer if the HDD was in safe mode even with the case LED on

 

[USAFRet]

the answer if the HDD was in safe mode even with the case LED on

Probably.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[cloudff7ps1]

you see any enclosure case not power off LED after eject in windows?

 

[USAFRet]

you see any enclosure case not power off LED after eject in windows?

Yes.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

ejecting in Windows 10 puts the HD in safe mode for crash damage? what your opinion?

 

[USAFRet]

ejecting in Windows 10 puts the HD in safe mode for crash damage? what your opinion?

It is unmounted. The OS can do nothing to it.

Of course, this does not help if you knock it off the desk onto a concrete floor.

 

[cloudff7ps1]

Since which year was the "parking" technology for 2.5" HDDs introduced in all brands and models?

In Windows 10, there is an option to safely eject the drive from the Windows tray. When this option is activated, does the HDD enter parking mode or not, or does it only enter parking mode when it is completely turned off? This guarantees protection against accidental knocks when unplugging the USB 3.0 cable, although some external HD cases do not turn off the LED after ejecting in Windows.

 

[USAFRet]

Since which year was the "parking" technology for 2.5" HDDs introduced in all brands and models?

I do not know.

You have access to the same google that I do.

 

[BFG-9000]

Self-parking predates 2.5" drives. It was a highly-touted feature of some of the last MFM/RLL disks, so you would no longer need to remember to issue the DOS "Park" command before shutting off the computer. All IDE disks came with it since 1986, using a really clever mechanism--when power is cut, the momentum of the still rotating disc uses the motor as a generator to power the movement of the head arm to its parking area.

Of note, before SSDs became popular, many 2.5" drives had a "free-fall sensor" which would forcibly park a still-powered-on disk if a drop was detected, in time to prevent damage from a >8" fall. Such a thing would not help with direct impacts.