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[sleeping problem] KEEP HHD FROM STARTING UP

sjoerd108
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Hello,

 

I recently made a whole new PC build and spend over 1100 euros on the parts. I did not buy any storage devices because I already had a 2TB drive and a 128 GB SSD so i could spend the money for better parts. I focused my build around
being silent. I want this PC to be running a server 24/7 in my room. So it is very silent (I cant hear it) EXEPT when the hard drive decides to randomly spin up when I did not do anything. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Like some program you can switch off an HDD you do not need?

 

Thx for reading excuse me for bad English

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3 minutes ago, sjoerd108 said:

Hello,

 

I recently made a whole new PC build and spend over 1100 euros on the parts. I did not buy any storage devices because I already had a 2TB drive and a 128 GB SSD so i could spend the money for better parts. I focused my build around
being silent. I want this PC to be running a server 24/7 in my room. So it is very silent (I cant hear it) EXEPT when the hard drive decides to randomly spin up when I did not do anything. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Like some program you can switch off an HDD you do not need?

 

Thx for reading excuse me for bad English

not possible, and silence ruins the fun of booting up your computer and listening it spinning up, i gave up with silence when i bought server equipment! its just not worth it, OC it until you have to shout to communicate! :D

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3 minutes ago, jameshumphries47 said:

not possible, and silence ruins the fun of booting up your computer and listening it spinning up, i gave up with silence when i bought server equipment! its just not worth it, OC it until you have to shout to communicate! :D

I can't deny it it sounds great to hear that HDD spin up at cold boot but not when you try to sleep

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sleep is for the weak anyway.... @sjoerd108

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15 minutes ago, sjoerd108 said:

Hello,

 

I recently made a whole new PC build and spend over 1100 euros on the parts. I did not buy any storage devices because I already had a 2TB drive and a 128 GB SSD so i could spend the money for better parts. I focused my build around
being silent. I want this PC to be running a server 24/7 in my room. So it is very silent (I cant hear it) EXEPT when the hard drive decides to randomly spin up when I did not do anything. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Like some program you can switch off an HDD you do not need?

 

Thx for reading excuse me for bad English

unplug it :D

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My computers as of 2017/03

 

My Old PC

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Dell Vostro 260 $150 2010

CPU: i3-2120@3.3Ghz, GPU: Intel HD Graphics 2000, ATI Radeon X1300, RAM: 4GB Axevir Budget Series, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: random 250GB and random 160 GB, CASE: Crap from Dell, OS: Windows 7 Enterprise

My Current PC

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Custom Build $1200 2016

CPU: i5-6600k@3.6Ghz, GPU: Sapphire R9 Fury, RAM: 16GB Geil EVO X, SSD: 240GB Radeon R7, HDD: Hitachi 500GB, CASE: Deepcool Kendomen, OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit

Laptop

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ASUS F8S $1150 2008

CPU: Core 2 Duo T7500, GPU: ATI 2400 Mobility, RAM: 8GB Mushkins, SSHD: 1TB Seagate Hybrid Drive, OS: Windows 7 Ultimate N and Windows 10 Professional

HTPC

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MSi Cubi $200 2016

CPU: Pentium 3805u@1.9Ghz, GPU: Intel HD, RAM: 4GB Crucial DDR3L, SSD: 120GB Radeon R7

 

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HP 2210b $400 2009

CPU: Core 2 Duo T8100@2.1Ghz, GPU: Intel GM965, RAM: 2GB Hynix, HDD: Hitachi 160GB, OS: Linux Mint 17.3 and Lubuntu

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thats most likely a background task accessing the drive every so often. any programs installed on there?

 

beyond that... let it spin constantly?

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21 hours ago, manikyath said:

thats most likely a background task accessing the drive every so often. any programs installed on there?

 

beyond that... let it spin constantly?

even if it spins it makes noise I can hear clearly. The only things on there are my documents and games.

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22 hours ago, Hydraxiler32 said:

unplug it :D

I need to access it for big games. I use it too frequent for unplugging to be a good solution

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