shutting off extra drive (WME)

[subtronik]

i have my main 40 gig c drive, and a seperate 80 d drive. my question is: is it possible to keep the seperate d drive from running and only come on when i need to put something on it (i only use it for storage purposes) so it doesnt get the extra wear and tear from spinning?

[POBrien]

even though it's powered up it isn't spinning when it's not in use or being used by another program. Short of disconnecting the data/power cable there isn't a way unless you find some third party program that can control the hardware at the subsystem level.

POBrien

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[homeflash]

heard of the hard drive racks? I used to use it. You push it in and pull it back out when you want to. But it may not be a good idea if you pull your drive out all the time... it may heard it.

i would suggest you do it on bios. Just leave it not detected or selected.

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[auntieflorrie]

in use or not the drive keeps spinning.- unless you configure your power management features otherwise.