Arin 0 Posted November 4, 2006 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 Share this post Link to post
peterh 1 Posted November 13, 2006 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. Share this post Link to post
Arin 0 Posted November 14, 2006 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. Share this post Link to post