W2K,Powersaving and Disks refusing to stop spinning

[LvR]

Hi guys

I am unable to get my hard-drives to stop spinning when using power-saving settings .

I am running W2K Prof+SP1 (ACPI default) on an Intel 815mobo,IBM GXP 30G for programs on NTFS, Raid 0 on an Iwill Sideraid 100 with 2 identical WD200BB disks on FAT32 for video work.

While it is no trainsmash, it seems a waste to keep these babies running full tilt (7200rpm) all day long while there is no need to – my machines run 24/7.

I have tried halting all tasks that may cause disk activity, but - no joy.

Can one of you guys maybe suggest a solution? – is this in fact possible on W2K?

Any help/suggestions much appreciated


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Lawrence

[FrankDC]

If you really want to extend the life of your drives, don't even think about using disk spindown!

The vast majority of wear and tear on a drive take place during spinup (power surges to circuits) and spindown (which is essentially a controlled head crash).