How to selectively sleep hard drives in Windows 10
I have a 1TB 850 EVO for my primary storage and a 2TB WD RE4 for cold storage. The WD hardly ever gets used, however for obvious reasons I never want my SSD to sleep. Is there a solution to configure only my hard drive to sleep after inactivity?
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I have a 1TB 850 EVO for my primary storage and a 2TB WD RE4 for cold storage. The WD hardly ever gets used, however for obvious reasons I never want my SSD to sleep. Is there a solution to configure only my hard drive to sleep after inactivity?
hard-drive windows-10
asked Jul 26 '16 at 4:01
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I have a 1TB 850 EVO for my primary storage and a 2TB WD RE4 for cold storage. The WD hardly ever gets used, however for obvious reasons I never want my SSD to sleep. Is there a solution to configure only my hard drive to sleep after inactivity?
hard-drive windows-10
asked Jul 26 '16 at 4:01
AlecAlec
38115
I have a 1TB 850 EVO for my primary storage and a 2TB WD RE4 for cold storage. The WD hardly ever gets used, however for obvious reasons I never want my SSD to sleep. Is there a solution to configure only my hard drive to sleep after inactivity?
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This link should provide you with a detailed guide on how to do the settings. You basically need to go to Advance Power Plan Settings and manage the Hard Disk time until turning off settings and set it to the desired value. This setting shouldn't affect any SSDs on your system.
Post back if you have other questions! :)
Captain_WD.
answered Jul 26 '16 at 9:13
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So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
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This link should provide you with a detailed guide on how to do the settings. You basically need to go to Advance Power Plan Settings and manage the Hard Disk time until turning off settings and set it to the desired value. This setting shouldn't affect any SSDs on your system.
Post back if you have other questions! :)
Captain_WD.
answered Jul 26 '16 at 9:13
Captain_WDCaptain_WD
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So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
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This link should provide you with a detailed guide on how to do the settings. You basically need to go to Advance Power Plan Settings and manage the Hard Disk time until turning off settings and set it to the desired value. This setting shouldn't affect any SSDs on your system.
Post back if you have other questions! :)
Captain_WD.
answered Jul 26 '16 at 9:13
Captain_WDCaptain_WD
30116
So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
add a comment |
This link should provide you with a detailed guide on how to do the settings. You basically need to go to Advance Power Plan Settings and manage the Hard Disk time until turning off settings and set it to the desired value. This setting shouldn't affect any SSDs on your system.
Post back if you have other questions! :)
Captain_WD.
answered Jul 26 '16 at 9:13
Captain_WDCaptain_WD
30116
This link should provide you with a detailed guide on how to do the settings. You basically need to go to Advance Power Plan Settings and manage the Hard Disk time until turning off settings and set it to the desired value. This setting shouldn't affect any SSDs on your system.
Post back if you have other questions! :)
Captain_WD.
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So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
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So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
So, basically, he has to do nothing? Because, the default of that value is 30 min, isn't it?
– user477799
Jul 26 '16 at 9:19
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
All drives go to a standby/sleep mode after certain amount of no usage. OP can set that time lower if they'd like to have their drives spin down sooner than 30 minutes of no usage. :)
– Captain_WD
Jul 26 '16 at 11:26
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