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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...
I didn't want to disable it all together because parking the heads is suppose to increase power savings. That's one of the reasons I got a NAS and green drives in the 1st place.
I am guessing to set 300 seconds (5min) you'd want to use "-s 138" on each drive.
138-128=10
10x30=300 seconds
I set mine to 250 which I think is 61 minutes, but I hear my drives working all the time and the LCC does go up a digit every couple of days, so maybe it is really 25 seconds, in which case you'd want to use "-s 3000" but it looks like you can only use up to "-s 255" (25.5 seconds).
If you can afford to do it twice, I'd try "-s 138" on each drive first for a few days and see if the LCC count stops growing so fast. If not try "-s 255".
I am guessing to set 300 seconds (5min) you'd want to use "-s 138" on each drive.
138-128=10
10x30=300 seconds
I set mine to 250 which I think is 61 minutes, but I hear my drives working all the time and the LCC does go up a digit every couple of days, so maybe it is really 25 seconds, in which case you'd want to use "-s 3000" but it looks like you can only use up to "-s 255" (25.5 seconds).
If you can afford to do it twice, I'd try "-s 138" on each drive first for a few days and see if the LCC count stops growing so fast. If not try "-s 255".
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