On 10/2/2022 2:04 AM, Paul wrote:
> On 10/1/2022 10:40 AM, DFS wrote:
>> Got a new mobo and chip: AMD 5600G (w/ integrated graphics). Windows
>> 10. Was having a weird issue: my SATA HDD was spinning up every time
>> I needed to read or write a file.
>>
>> Couldn't hear it spin down, but it must have because it almost always
>> made a high-pitched whine accompanied by a short system hang when I
>> tried to open or save a file after some minutes.
>>
>> The drive is old but not nearly full, and passed all SMART tests.
>>
>> To keep it spinning I wrote a little program to read/access a file
>> every so often. This program runs continuously until killed.
>>
>> Note: it writes a tiny file to the directory it resides in.
>>
>> ========================================================================
>> DriveAlive.c
>> ========================================================================
>>
>> Other strategies for keeping the disk from spinning down?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
http://disablehddapm.blogspot.com/p/1.html
>
>
https://linux.die.net/man/8/hdparm
>
> I'm not convinced these things always work, as the
> power management on some drive firmwares is quite
> busted. AAM was the subject of some legal
> action years ago, which is why it is such a mess.
> It's not clear how they decide what to do with APM.
then I sold it. I won it for a CoolThreads contest.