Solved Avoid harddisk spinning down

Osiris 1971

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Hello,

If have data stored on 2 identical harddisks, software mirrored in W7, type: ST3500418AS
After a while my data hardisk(s) spinns down in W7 to save energy. When it starts spinning up to it's working speed it takes about 10 seconds in which some programs freeze.
I have asked the manufacturer of the disk what to do. They say the control of the harddiskdrives comes from the motherboard (Gigabyte F2A75M-D3H). I think the harddiskdrives are software controlled by W7.

Is it possible to avoid this freeze? Or is there a tweak possible?


Osiris
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
AMD A10 5800K
Motherboard
Gigabyte F2A75M-D3H
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 5450
Hard Drives
C: WDC WD500 AAKS-65A7B0
D(1): ST3500418AS Raid 1 software mirror Windows 7
D(2): ST3500418AS Raid 1 software mirror Windows 7
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Mozilla Firefox

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1,
CPU
INTEL i9-7920X LGA 2066
Motherboard
Gigabyte X299-WU8 F3
Memory
64 GB (4 X 16 GB) G-Skill V Series DDR4 3200 Quad Channel
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 1060 SC 3 GB
Sound Card
Realtek Onboard ALC1220
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung S27E310
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 2 x 970 EVO Plus 500 GB NVMe
1 x 6TB WD 6003FZBX SATA
1 x 6TB WD 60EFRX SATA
12 x 3TB WD 30EFRX SATA
PSU
Seasonic X-1050
Case
Thermaltake Armor+
Cooling
Corsair H80i V2 Liquid AOI Cooler
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 2S
Internet Speed
200 Mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32 13.1
Browser
EDGE (Dev, Canary, Beta), Chrome
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ASUS RT-AC68U router
Malwarebytes 4.0.4
If what pbcopter suggested doesn't fix it, try:
download and run Crystal Disk Info - CrystalDiskInfo - Software - Crystal Dew World
Function - Advanced feature - AAM/APM control
set both to right most (performance) if possible, sometimes they are greyed out.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 1090T
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5
Memory
2x8GB Kingston HyperX Fury Black 1600Mhz Unganged
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
Sound Card
Realtek On-Board HD 7.1 Audio / Logitech G35
Monitor(s) Displays
3xAcer GD245HQ
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD - OS /
WD Caviar Black SATA 3 - 1 TBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GBx2 - Dynamic RAID 0 /
WD Caviar Green SATA 2 - 640GB - Internal Backup /
Seagate Barracude SATA 3 - 3TB - External Backup/ Sync
PSU
HighPower 1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech G19
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
100/4 Mbit Cable (100GB quota)
Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security / MBAM Pro / MBAE Free / SAS Free
Browser
IE 11 - Firefox - Chrome
Other Info
Logitech F710/ G27/ G940/ Z5500 // TrackIR 5 // Nvidia 3D Surround Vision
Thanks for the reply. That solves my problem.

Kind regards,
Osiris 1971
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
AMD A10 5800K
Motherboard
Gigabyte F2A75M-D3H
Memory
4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon 5450
Hard Drives
C: WDC WD500 AAKS-65A7B0
D(1): ST3500418AS Raid 1 software mirror Windows 7
D(2): ST3500418AS Raid 1 software mirror Windows 7
Antivirus
McAfee
Browser
Mozilla Firefox
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