External drive enclosure (SK-2500) doesn't go to sleep

Hello!
I have an iMac 24" with 2,4GHz (from 2007, Alu) and I have a InXtron SK-2500 (http://www.inxtron.com/portable-hard-drive-enclosures/sk-2500-800plus) attached to the Firewire 800 port. Inside the SK-2500 I have a 128GB SSD which helds the System for the iMac.
It works flawlessly together!
The only problem I have, is when I put the iMac to sleep. I thought that the SK-2500 will also go to sleep, but it stays warm and the blue LED is still burning. I think the iMac still gives power to the Firewire 800 port when in standby.
Does anyone knows a solution to get the SK-2500 Enclosure go to sleep?
I also have a two SK-3500 (http://www.inxtron.com/desktop-hard-drive-enclosures/sk-3500-super-s) attached to the Firewire 800 port where the drives are going to standby in the same situation.
Best regards and thanks in advance!
Carsten

To erase the drive entirely, boot from your install disc and go to Disk Utility>Erase and choose the lowest number of 0 passes. If you just want to perform an Archive and Install, that would accomplish almost the same thing as wiping your drive, but would save all your data and preferences etc. Once you have performed the A&I, you can use the 10.4.11 combo update to get back to where you were.

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