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tormi
Oct 15, 2012Aspirant
WD Green + NV+ + Do they spin down or not?
Hi guys! I would like to know if the WD20EARX harddrives (Western Digital® Desktop Green 2TB) will automatically spin down. I DO NOT want spindown on my Readynas! Here is my system: Model: Read...
HERBIEO
Oct 19, 2012Aspirant
Going by the SMART Information
Power On Hours 59
Load Cycle Count 1150
this shows the heads are parking roughly 20 times per hour which is quite a lot so i would say yes.
You could use WDIDLE3 to disable http://www.storagereview.com/how_to_sto ... th_wdidle3
Power On Hours 59
Load Cycle Count 1150
this shows the heads are parking roughly 20 times per hour which is quite a lot so i would say yes.
You could use WDIDLE3 to disable http://www.storagereview.com/how_to_sto ... th_wdidle3
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