NAS Disk Test - 3rd test extremely slow.

StephenB wrote:

BaJohn wrote: StephenB wrote: Also the test will pause if spindown is enabled on the drive (resuming when the drive spins up again). Could you elaborate please? Having enabled spindown does not mean the disc is not spinning (at normal speed). My logs show the spindown was enabled before the start of the test and disabled in the middle. The drive can/will spin down in the middle of the test. In that case, the test pauses, and then resumes when the drive spins up for other reasons. So it will take longer if a spin down occurs.

So when spindown is enabled the disk will spin down EVEN IF IN THE MIDDLE OF A DISK TEST. I am surprised.
Perhaps a different question is required :?
When spindown is enabled, under what circumstances would the disks NOT spindown?

In my case above, the order was spindown enabled, test started followed by spindown disabled. Presumably the test actually started when the spindown was disabled?