automatic harddrive shutdowns

Tori-Yama · September 14th, 2004, 19:06

Hmm, I was wondering if this harddrive shutdown thing (in the windows power-management options) infects my *cough* nightly downloads.

**Demigod** · September 14th, 2004, 21:08

No. The hard drive will only shut down with a certain amount of hard drive inactivity (not user inactivity). If something reads from or writes to the hard drive regularly it will not shut down. Even if it does shut down it'll automatically turn back on when data needs to be read off it or written to it so you shouldn't need to worry at all.

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Tori-Yama · September 15th, 2004, 06:51

ok, thx for the info.

**hushypushy** · September 15th, 2004, 20:37

well then i guess if you're DLing all night then there is some possibility of hard drive's activity every few moments....so wouldnt your drive never shut down?

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Tori-Yama · September 18th, 2004, 12:51

guess so, although I noticed that my system runs smoother after a few h/days uptime.

Coolsvilleman · September 18th, 2004, 16:31

LOL. so your saying your computer runns smoother if its left on longer?. Mine it the total opposite.

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September 14th, 2004, 21:08	#2
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,331	No. The hard drive will only shut down with a certain amount of hard drive inactivity (not user inactivity). If something reads from or writes to the hard drive regularly it will not shut down. Even if it does shut down it'll automatically turn back on when data needs to be read off it or written to it so you shouldn't need to worry at all. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 4096 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 120 GB OCZ RevoDrive PCI-E SSD & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt PSU OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Proud millionaire folder of the NGEmu folding team

September 15th, 2004, 06:51	#3
Tori-Yama Jyushi Bismark Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,561	ok, thx for the info.

September 15th, 2004, 20:37	#4
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	well then i guess if you're DLing all night then there is some possibility of hard drive's activity every few moments....so wouldnt your drive never shut down? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

September 18th, 2004, 12:51	#5
Tori-Yama Jyushi Bismark Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 2,561	guess so, although I noticed that my system runs smoother after a few h/days uptime.

September 18th, 2004, 16:31	#6
Coolsvilleman Emulation to the max! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,560	LOL. so your saying your computer runns smoother if its left on longer?. Mine it the total opposite. __________________ Q6600 Core 2 Quad \|\| Soundblaster X-Fi Extreme HD \|\| e-VGA 8800GTX \|\| 4096mb 4-4-4-12-2T Dual-Channel RAM \|\| MSI P6N Diamond \|\| 2x 320GB Hardrive \|\| 5.1 Speakers \|\| Remote control \|\| 8x USB 2.0 \|\| DVD/CD ±RW Drive \|\| 1x IEEE1394 www.coolsvilleman.homedns.org Normally down. E-mail me for a DVD @ coolsvilleman@gmail.com