[SOLVED] How to stop my HHD going to sleep?

[mmd_jvd]

yo guys,
so I finally installed a ssd on my system,
the OS is already installed on my ssd, so when i dont go to my other drives, it looks like that my hhd is going to sleep!
because everytime imma trying to open a drive from my hhd, "after a short time that i didnt use..." i hear a noise and i find out that its going to wake up...
so is there any solution that i keep my hhd awake? for all moments i mean
Thanks

 

[helpstar]

you can try to alter the energy plan of windows, but most HDDs have an internal switch to go off if not used. If this is the case , check manufacturer´s tools or similar, to alter this setting, e.g. https://www.seagate.com/de/de/support/kb/my-drive-is-sleeping-too-much-in-windows-221291en/
or you can´t keep your HDD running all the time.

You could play a video from the HDD or similar, to prevent getting it to sleep mode though.

 

[idkwhattonamethisacc]

You could play a video from the HDD or similar, to prevent getting it to sleep mode though.

Isnt music a better way to use the drive rather than having a video take up more cpu power? I reccomend listening to abba, queen or beatles, new music is trash.
Or not use the drive for a different purpose when its not being actively used and why do you want the hard drive to not sleep anyways?

 

[helpstar]

Isnt music a better way

was just an example, music can be used as well, or a tool like https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Wake-up-drives.shtml

 

[idkwhattonamethisacc]

was just an example, music can be used as well, or a tool like https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/Wake-up-drives.shtml

So theres a tool for keeping drives awake?

 

[helpstar]

use only if the drive itself doesn´t have the option to disable the sleep state

 

[lordmogul]

As already mentioned, I'd start with changing stuff in the Windows power profile. Either set it to permanetly on or put a longer time on it. I got most on my drives set to 20 mins, that is usually long enough for me to know if I keep accessing it or not.