Prevent drives from spinning up?

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by Arin, 2006-11-04 19:37

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2006-11-04 20:37

I have a 500 gb external backup WD-Book hardrive attached to my system. The drive spins down after a period of inactivity.

When I open up programs like photoshop or even my computer the drive spins up, I'm guessing to display me available space on the drive. This takes a few seconds, however its a pain in the ass. Can I prevent the drive from spinning up unless I actually am accessing files on the drive?

Thanks
-Arin

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peterh

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2006-11-13 13:34

You have a few options:
1. Turn off power management for the drive ie leave it running all the time.
2. Turn it off or
3. Disconnect it.

Arin

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2006-11-14 23:56

I want the drive to spin down when its not in use and I want to have it spin up when I actually try to access the drive either with my backup software or by opening it though my computer.

I don't want to do option 1, 2 or 3.