Seagate 18TB HardDrive Exos X18 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5" Manufacturer Recertified Enterprise HDD (ST18000NM000J) × 1 purchased from serverpartdeals.com
Guys - my external 18TB HDD connected to my Mac mini usb port keeps making noises when I try to access it. It seems normal but there is some sort of latency when viewing files initially in Finder for the first few second. Once I keep browsing files within it, that works but then if I exit out go back to Finder, same issue exists for the first 1-2 seconds. Even saving a small file takes about 1-2 seconds vs instant if it's saved to the Mac mini SSD. Obviously spinning HDD is slower than SSD but didn't think it's that much slower for small files like this
Link to hear recording - http://sndup.net/qrdt
What MAC utility can I use from Seagate to reduce resting state so it doesn't park the heads that often? I pay higher power of about 40c/KwH in my area so I won't get too aggressive but maybe a 30 mins idle interval before it parks its heads so it responds quicker. Waiting 1-2 seconds to access my files or save files is affecting my productivity. I can't really use SSD because I have over 15TB of data
Thanks
Guys - my external 18TB HDD connected to my Mac mini usb port keeps making noises when I try to access it. It seems normal but there is some sort of latency when viewing files initially in Finder for the first few second. Once I keep browsing files within it, that works but then if I exit out go back to Finder, same issue exists for the first 1-2 seconds. Even saving a small file takes about 1-2 seconds vs instant if it's saved to the Mac mini SSD. Obviously spinning HDD is slower than SSD but didn't think it's that much slower for small files like this
Link to hear recording - http://sndup.net/qrdt
What MAC utility can I use from Seagate to reduce resting state so it doesn't park the heads that often? I pay higher power of about 40c/KwH in my area so I won't get too aggressive but maybe a 30 mins idle interval before it parks its heads so it responds quicker. Waiting 1-2 seconds to access my files or save files is affecting my productivity. I can't really use SSD because I have over 15TB of data
Thanks