keetan Posted March 17, 2007 CID Share Posted March 17, 2007 So I've bought an external hdd case for my eide WD 250GB SE hard drive. I can use firewire 400 or usb 2.0 to connect. It spins down ~ 10 mins. after no reply, which, I'd rather have it not do at all. I know the purpose/benefit for it, but please spare me. I'm running Vista on Mac Core Duo, so there isn't a BIOS b/c of bootcamp. That option is out. Vista's power options are for the internal hdd only. I'm yet to find a 3rd party utility that helps. Any suggestions or ideas are gladly welcome. =) Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/18155-preventing-hard-drive-spin-down/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted March 17, 2007 CID Share Posted March 17, 2007 Does it spin down under OSX? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/18155-preventing-hard-drive-spin-down/#findComment-213394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keetan Posted March 18, 2007 Author CID Share Posted March 18, 2007 I'm sure it does the same thing. Ultimately, needing an app to do that too. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/18155-preventing-hard-drive-spin-down/#findComment-213557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted March 18, 2007 CID Share Posted March 18, 2007 MAC versions: http://lowendmac.com/musings/06/0217.html http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/31662&vid=369673 <- Actually reads files from the drive.. Windows... I have not the slightest clue.. I would also like a utility that would prevent this.. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/18155-preventing-hard-drive-spin-down/#findComment-213595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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