Windows 10: Is the OS Windows 10 or the external 3,5" hdd case managing the spindown?

Discus and support Is the OS Windows 10 or the external 3,5" hdd case managing the spindown? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I got a 3,5" external usb case FANTEC DB-ALU31A and a 18TB Exos hdd. Later I want to use the hdd for a home lab.Now I noticed that the drive is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by wadid, Aug 17, 2023.

  1. WADID
    wadid Win User

    Is the OS Windows 10 or the external 3,5" hdd case managing the spindown?


    I got a 3,5" external usb case FANTEC DB-ALU31A and a 18TB Exos hdd. Later I want to use the hdd for a home lab.Now I noticed that the drive is spinning up and down every couple minutes even there is no data on it.Is the OS or some controller of the case doing that? how can i find out?The manufacturer claimed that the OS is managing the spin up and spin down. But somewhere I did read that its the case.

    :)
     
    wadid, Aug 17, 2023
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  2. BENJYP9250
    BenjyP9250 Win User

    Accidentally Converted External Hard Drive to "ESD-USB"

    I can help you:

    1. Press Windows Key+R

    2. Type 'cmd'

    3. type 'diskpart'

    4. type 'list disk'

    5. find your external HDD in the list

    6. type 'select disk (what ever the disk number is for the external HDD)

    7. type clean

    8. open Disk Management

    9. right click the external HDD

    10. click 'New Partition'

    11. Complete the steps
     
    BenjyP9250, Aug 17, 2023
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Aug 17, 2023
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  4. LULLE2007200
    lulle2007200 Win User

    Is the OS Windows 10 or the external 3,5" hdd case managing the spindown?

    Windows 10 refuses to put hdd in sleep mode

    Hi,

    i have already asked this a few month ago, but didnt receive a helpful answer, so i try again.

    I have nvme ssd as boot drive and a seagate 2tb hdd as storage drive.

    The problem is that windows does not put the seagate drive in sleep mode, even if it is inactive for a long time. I set the spindown time in the power settings to 5 minutes, i checked if processes were accessing the drive (which was not the case by the way)
    and i even removed the drive letter to make the drive inaccessable for programs. None of this did work.

    I also contacted the microsoft live support, but they only suggested to set a spindown time in the power settings.

    I did search for a solution for hours, but i didnt find a suitable solution. Some threads suggested programs like revosleep to force the hdd in sleep mode and this kind of worked, but windows wakes up the hdd as soon as it spun down.

    Not even a clean Windows 10 installation solved the issue.

    I appreciate every help
     
    lulle2007200, Aug 17, 2023
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