Hello altogether,
based on my previous thread on http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3447665/external-hdd-clicks-powering.html#xtor=EPR-8809 I have an additional question. It´s a bit software-related but still refers to a hardware-scenario (external HDD).
My situation is the following:
I run Linux/Lubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64bit) from an external USB-drive (USB 2.0). This drive is a WD Elements 25A2 [ Device Model: WDC WD10JMVW-11AJGS4 ].
The WD-hard drive is connected to the PC not directly but via a hub with a power-supply of its own (hama).
When shutting down my operating-system I can still hear the drive spinning for a while, to be more precise: for exactly 30 minutes.
This is because the PC is shut down but the power-supply of the external hub is still on. Of course I want to switch it off overnight as well.
Yet I still have to wait for the HDD to stop spinning. After that the read-/write head will be set to its parking-position.
In order not to have to wait for so long I use the command
"sudo hdparm -S 60 /dev/sdc" (sdc being my external HDD) before powering off my PC.
If I am informed correctly this command is active only for the current session and after reboot all values will be set to standard again. Unless I modify /etc/hdparm.conf .
And that´s exactly what I don´t want to do. Otherwise the values would be set to 5 minutes for standby-mode on my running system-disk, which probably wouldn´t be a good idea.
My question is:
Could this be the right way for me: enter "sudo hdparm -S 60 /dev/sdc" every time before shutting down? Won´t it affect the external HDD in any undesired way or will I be o.k. doing that?
I don´t have any problems performing this procedure and that way I´ll always have the standard values with each reboot.
Thank you very much for your help in advance.
Many greetings
Rosika
based on my previous thread on http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3447665/external-hdd-clicks-powering.html#xtor=EPR-8809 I have an additional question. It´s a bit software-related but still refers to a hardware-scenario (external HDD).
My situation is the following:
I run Linux/Lubuntu 16.04.2 LTS (64bit) from an external USB-drive (USB 2.0). This drive is a WD Elements 25A2 [ Device Model: WDC WD10JMVW-11AJGS4 ].
The WD-hard drive is connected to the PC not directly but via a hub with a power-supply of its own (hama).
When shutting down my operating-system I can still hear the drive spinning for a while, to be more precise: for exactly 30 minutes.
This is because the PC is shut down but the power-supply of the external hub is still on. Of course I want to switch it off overnight as well.
Yet I still have to wait for the HDD to stop spinning. After that the read-/write head will be set to its parking-position.
In order not to have to wait for so long I use the command
"sudo hdparm -S 60 /dev/sdc" (sdc being my external HDD) before powering off my PC.
If I am informed correctly this command is active only for the current session and after reboot all values will be set to standard again. Unless I modify /etc/hdparm.conf .
And that´s exactly what I don´t want to do. Otherwise the values would be set to 5 minutes for standby-mode on my running system-disk, which probably wouldn´t be a good idea.
My question is:
Could this be the right way for me: enter "sudo hdparm -S 60 /dev/sdc" every time before shutting down? Won´t it affect the external HDD in any undesired way or will I be o.k. doing that?
I don´t have any problems performing this procedure and that way I´ll always have the standard values with each reboot.
Thank you very much for your help in advance.
Many greetings
Rosika
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