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HOWTO: Disable WD IDLE3 via ReadyNAS
I did this on my ReadyNAS Ultra 4. I installed the RootSSH Access addon to get shell access and got the idle3-tools download link from http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net/ # Install packages need...
Hi,
I would be glad if someone gives me a hand here. I did as instructed (using drives WD30EZRX), however i could not decide on the correct parameter.
Some people say that they changed it to 300s
Some disable using the /d option
However, when looking at the description and the table below, I am totally lost. Should I use -s300, -s254 or what? How do I know which version of the wdidle?
Regards.
Meaning of the returned raw value depending on the wdidle3 version
The value 0 is used when the timer is disabled.
The values 1 to 128 are reported in .1s by all wdidle3.exe versions.
The values 129 to 255 are in .1s for version 1.00, but in 30s for versions 1.03 and 1.05
The difference only affects the output, the stored timer is identical between versions. Maybe different WD drives have different beheviour.
wdidle3 v1.00 v1.03 v1.05
0 disabled disabled disabled
1 100ms 100ms 100ms
100 10s 10s 10s
128 12.8s 12.8s 12.8s
129 12.9s 30s 30s
130 13s 60s 60s
254 25.4s 3780s 3780s
255 25.5s 3810s 3810s
I would be glad if someone gives me a hand here. I did as instructed (using drives WD30EZRX), however i could not decide on the correct parameter.
Some people say that they changed it to 300s
Some disable using the /d option
However, when looking at the description and the table below, I am totally lost. Should I use -s300, -s254 or what? How do I know which version of the wdidle?
Regards.
Meaning of the returned raw value depending on the wdidle3 version
The value 0 is used when the timer is disabled.
The values 1 to 128 are reported in .1s by all wdidle3.exe versions.
The values 129 to 255 are in .1s for version 1.00, but in 30s for versions 1.03 and 1.05
The difference only affects the output, the stored timer is identical between versions. Maybe different WD drives have different beheviour.
wdidle3 v1.00 v1.03 v1.05
0 disabled disabled disabled
1 100ms 100ms 100ms
100 10s 10s 10s
128 12.8s 12.8s 12.8s
129 12.9s 30s 30s
130 13s 60s 60s
254 25.4s 3780s 3780s
255 25.5s 3810s 3810s
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