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Controlling spin-down & spin-up?
I have a 2 drive configuration and the 2nd drive is only for file backups.
It is also very loud (WD!) and I would prefer it stay spinned-down most of the time. I have set the power saving options in Win XP for it to spin down after a few minutes but it will mysteriously spin-up for no apparent reason all the time. I saw a utility that would log which apps are accessing your drives, and thought I would use this to see what was causing the spin-ups, but sadly this app does not work with XP. My questions a 1- is there a utility that works with XP that will give me full control over spin up and spin down? 2- Is there a utility that works with XP that will log hard drive access so I can at least figure out why it keeps turning on for no apparent reason? Thanks for any replies. |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:41:14 -0600, "DN" wrote:
I have a 2 drive configuration and the 2nd drive is only for file backups. It is also very loud (WD!) and I would prefer it stay spinned-down most of the time. I have set the power saving options in Win XP for it to spin down after a few minutes but it will mysteriously spin-up for no apparent reason all the time. I saw a utility that would log which apps are accessing your drives, and thought I would use this to see what was causing the spin-ups, but sadly this app does not work with XP. My questions a 1- is there a utility that works with XP that will give me full control over spin up and spin down? I searched Google for such an app one day but came up empty. Could only find one for Macs. |
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I have noticed this also. I wonder why this is not an issue worth someone
writing a utility for PC's? I know that ultimately this type of thing is controlled by the BIOS but I'd think it would be controllable through Windows- actually I know it is, since you have some control in Power Management. But I want to be able to specify which apps can spin up the drive, and have all others ignored... "Trout" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:41:14 -0600, "DN" wrote: I searched Google for such an app one day but came up empty. Could only find one for Macs. |
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"DN" wrote:
I have a 2 drive configuration and the 2nd drive is only for file backups. It is also very loud (WD!) and I would prefer it stay spinned-down most of the time. I have set the power saving options in Win XP for it to spin down after a few minutes but it will mysteriously spin-up for no apparent reason all the time. Me to. That is just one of a boat load of really useful features we would have if Microsoft were properly motivated. You can try adjusting Recycle Bin properties to "Configure drives independently" and "Do not move files to the Recycle Bin" for your backup drive. That might help. ... is there a utility that works with XP that will give me full control over spin up and spin down? Like a simple ON/OFF switch. One might think that would be part of the operating system, considering the alternative is to unplug the power and data cable. -- "A personal computer in every home ... Mine! All Mine!" |
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:54:13 -0600, "DN"
wrote: I have noticed this also. I wonder why this is not an issue worth someone writing a utility for PC's? I know that ultimately this type of thing is controlled by the BIOS but I'd think it would be controllable through Windows- actually I know it is, since you have some control in Power Management. But I want to be able to specify which apps can spin up the drive, and have all others ignored... Such a particular desire isn't something a broad userbase would request, who's going to take the time to write this and market it if it may only sell a dozen copies? |
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So kill Indexing under services
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:41:14 -0600, "DN" wrote: I have a 2 drive configuration and the 2nd drive is only for file backups. It is also very loud (WD!) and I would prefer it stay spinned-down most of the time. I have set the power saving options in Win XP for it to spin down after a few minutes but it will mysteriously spin-up for no apparent reason all the time. I saw a utility that would log which apps are accessing your drives, and thought I would use this to see what was causing the spin-ups, but sadly this app does not work with XP. My questions a 1- is there a utility that works with XP that will give me full control over spin up and spin down? 2- Is there a utility that works with XP that will log hard drive access so I can at least figure out why it keeps turning on for no apparent reason? Thanks for any replies. ~~~~~~ Bait for spammers: root@localhost postmaster@localhost admin@localhost abuse@localhost ] ~~~~~~ Remove "spamless" to email me. |
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Overlord wrote:
So kill Indexing under services Or turn it off for just that drive. While most programs don't seem to care it should be noted that some filters in Photoshop (CS, at least) 'loose' where some of their features are. In particular, light rendering looses all it's lighting configurations. Turning it off (properties for the drive) for the 'backup' drive would leave the other drive unaffected. On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:41:14 -0600, "DN" wrote: I have a 2 drive configuration and the 2nd drive is only for file backups. It is also very loud (WD!) and I would prefer it stay spinned-down most of the time. I have set the power saving options in Win XP for it to spin down after a few minutes but it will mysteriously spin-up for no apparent reason all the time. I saw a utility that would log which apps are accessing your drives, and thought I would use this to see what was causing the spin-ups, but sadly this app does not work with XP. My questions a 1- is there a utility that works with XP that will give me full control over spin up and spin down? 2- Is there a utility that works with XP that will log hard drive access so I can at least figure out why it keeps turning on for no apparent reason? Thanks for any replies. ~~~~~~ Bait for spammers: root@localhost postmaster@localhost admin@localhost abuse@localhost ] ~~~~~~ Remove "spamless" to email me. |
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