I have recently been experimenting with power down options on my HD and have tried various options. I've put the HD to spin down after 3 minutes to prolong it's life and also reduce noise. However I am wondering now if that means that excessive spinning up and down could do more damage than leaving it to run all the time.
I have a 40Gb Maxtor 7200rpm ATA 100 HD.
Thanks for any help.
Martin
(p.s. Anyone know why some people recommened that power saving be completly turned off?)
I have a 40Gb Maxtor 7200rpm ATA 100 HD.
Thanks for any help.
Martin
(p.s. Anyone know why some people recommened that power saving be completly turned off?)