external hard disk goes to sleep too quick.

The Torrent · September 10, 2022

I have a usb hdd.

ive set it to 10 minutes plugged in turn off at the moment, but its defo not 10 minutes. it normally turns off after like maybe 2 minutes i think. its quite annoying because i watch shows off it and i pause them, go on discord for a few minutes, and then when i go to play the show vlc player closes cuz the hard drives turned off and its gotta reconnect.

Kilrah · September 10, 2022

Likely the USB adapter board managing its own standby, if so there isn't much you can do about it

markanderson_1 · September 12, 2022

Take a look at the Power Management settings for the external drives you connect to the Surface Studio. Follow these steps:

Right-click on Start (Windows key + X).
Choose Device Manager.
Expand Disk drives and locate your drives.
Right-click on the drive and choose Properties.
Go to the Power Management tab and make sure the box for Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is unticked. If the option is currently selected, untick the box and click OK.

The Power Troubleshooter should also be able to find any power management issues on your device. To run it, go to Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot > Power > Run the troubleshooter.