Re: FN-FORUM: External hard drive - how to stop "spin-down"?

date posted 23rd August 2007 13:01

Not sure if this will help me because mine is connected via USB but I
found this utility which can send direct ATA/IDE commands to the hard
drive:
http://hdparm-win32.dyndns.org/hdparm/

Going to test it.

Jay



On 23 Aug 2007 11:47:33 -0000, Juraj Seffer [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The hard drive seems to be Seagate, this is what SeaTools reports - ST332=
0820A.
>
> As I wrote before, I received reply from Seagate re this and they
> confirmed that they do not have software or firmware to avoid spinning
> down of the above hard drive. They recommended that I search on Google
> for 3rd party software.
>
> I can assure you that this drive doesn't wait one hour until it spins
> down, it is just few minutes.
>
> Thanks anyway!
> Jay
>
>
>
> On 23 Aug 2007 06:08:18 -0000, Tony Crockford [EMAIL REMOVED] wrot=
e:
> >
> >
> > On 23 Aug 2007, at 02:07, Juraj Seffer wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I went through all of them. The one which handles Seagate hard drive
> > > does not have Power Management settings. This spinning down is being
> > > caused by hard drive itself. Perhaps if I found utility which can
> > > access that hard drive every now and then it would stay on all the
> > > time.
> > >
> >
> > is this a maxtor one touch?
> >
> > did you actually look at the seagate support site?
> >
> > did you install the maxtor software?
> >
> > from the Knowledge base:
> >
> >
> > What is the default power setting (Spin-Down) for Maxtor OneTouch
> > Drives?
> >
> > Answer:
> > The drive automatically spins down after one (1) hour of inactivity.
> > This is a feature specific to the OneTouch Drive and occurs in both
> > Windows and Macintosh Environments; regardless if it is preformatted
> > as FAT32 (Windows) or HFS (Mac).
> > Spin-Down settings can be changed via the Maxtor (for Windows) or
> > through the Power Saver program (Macintosh).
> >
> > http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=3Den-
> > US&name=3DKnowledge_Base&vgnextoid=3D1b23a40f7724e010VgnVCM100000dd0409=
0aRCR
> > D
> >
> > Double-click on the Maxtor OneTouch Manager icon on your Windows
> > Desktop. This will launch the OneTouch Manager application.
> > NOTE: If this icon has been removed from the desktop, click Start >
> > Programs (All Program for Windows XP) > Maxtor > OneTouch > Maxtor
> > OneTouch=99 Manager
> > Click on the Settings button.
> > From the Settings screen, click on the Adjust Power Setting button
> > The Adjust Power Settings Window Displays. By default, your OneTouch
> > III drive is set to spin down after one (1) hour of inactivity. To
> > change this setting, click on the drop-down field and choose from one
> > of the pre-selected options (e.g., click Never).
> > Once you have made your choice, click Apply
> > A confirmation screen will open inorming you that the power setting
> > has changed. Click OK to return to the OneTouch Manager's Main menu.
> > When you are finished, close the OneTouch Manager program. The Power
> > Setting is now changed and your OneTouch III drive with spin-down
> > after the selected period of inactivity (unless Never was selected).
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/
> >
> >
>