How Can I Make My External HDD Spin Down?

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My external HDD doesn't go into sleep mode. So long as my machine is on, so is the external HDD. It's always spinning and the activity LED is always on/blinking as it should be when it's on.

Is there a way for me to manually put it to sleep? I don't want to unplug it from the PC because I use it with Nova Backup for daily backups. But having it on all the time isn't needed, and probablly reduces its lifespan.

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I'm not 100% sure, but I think if you go to advanced power settings in windows 7. There is usb selective suspending, which will put it in a low power state when not in use. Hopefully making it spin down. Although whenever it reads or writes it will start up again.

There is no way for you to manually shut it down, only by unplugging it.
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I'm not 100% sure, but I think if you go to advanced power settings in windows 7. There is usb selective suspending, which will put it in a low power state when not in use. Hopefully making it spin down. Although whenever it reads or writes it will start up again.

There is no way for you to manually shut it down, only by unplugging it.
 
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