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BetterRed · 06-06-2015, 02:20 AM

Supposing the library was on a sleeping disk, SATA disks can be made to spin down when not in use. I do it with mine to reduce noise, they wake up almost instantaneously - but is that true with all controllers and disks.

BR

06-06-2015, 02:20 AM	#14
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,926 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Supposing the library was on a sleeping disk, SATA disks can be made to spin down when not in use. I do it with mine to reduce noise, they wake up almost instantaneously - but is that true with all controllers and disks. BR