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router_HDD_runs
Oct 02, 2017Tutor
Status:
New Idea
Put a spin-down for the hard drive on the nighthawk R9000
The whole reason to use Nighthawk R9000 is basically for having Plex so that you can save the cost of running a laptop or server with plex running on it. But when running with a laptop, the external ...
router_HDD_runs
Oct 03, 2017Tutor
Drive: Fantom 8TB G-Force3 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
Issue: Normally the drive will spin down when not in use. When used on the Nighthawk R9000 router, it will never spin down.
Seems like the router just keeps it spinning all day every day. It may be because i use the hard drive for plex which is configured.
Anything you want me to try to help diagnose?