I'd like to keep it down until I need to use it to copy my master drive and I'd like to be able to do it without going into the box each time. I have disabled it in "disk management", but I don't think this keeps it from spinning, does it?
2006-08-10 05:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by vinny_the_hack 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
With the cover off (without disconnecting any cables at the back of the tower), I can reach in and plug/unplug the secondary drive power cable. Will this achieve what I want without causing any problems for my boot drive?
To shmifty_14: To save wear and tear on an old drive.
2006-08-10 06:33:57 · update #1
I mentioned why I don't want it spinning. It is for backup and it is old, so I want to minimize wear and tear. That is also why I don't want to buy a solution. I'm trying to make do with what I already have.
2006-08-10 09:21:20 · update #2
Well i dont exactly know why you want it from spinning.... but my guess is, its you BackUp drive.
You can solve this in a couple of ways. First would be, as you already mentioned it, disconnect the POWER CABLE from the HDD. This will COMPLETLY shut it off, so when you boot up your PC it wont be recognized by the BIOS and it wont be visible in Windows either.
Other possibility would be for you to buy an EXTERNAL USB CASE for that HDD. You just take the HDD out of you PC and you install it into a USB CASE and connect it via USB.... Those cases usually have an ON/OFF Switch and you can just start it up whenever you need it too.
Another possiblity: Start up Windows and go to START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL, and there click on POWER OPTIONS. There is an option "Turn off Hard Disks after XX time"
This will put your Hard Disks in Idle after the specified time given without any activity on that Disk. Now this wont stop your HDD from Spinning up while Booting, since this is necesary for the BIOS and OS to detect the HDD.
I would really suggest you to get an USB HDD CASE, or next time if you need a BackUp disk, buy an external USB HDD right away.
Hope this will help you out.
2006-08-10 07:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you ought to examine/replace the ribbon cable. A flaky cable will make the BIOS do unusual issues, which is composed of battling the device from booting to the pc. The BIOS should not be renumbering the hdds, according to se. initially, bypass into the BIOS and notice what info are listed on the subject of the drives. you will be able to reconfigure or 'autodetect' the hdds interior the device and reboot, as each and every each and every now and then the BIOS desires a heartstarter to work out the drives. verify that each and every person is properly in the previous attempting as nicely to the pc, ie., bootpersistent (c) and slavepersistent (d or e). you additionally can attempt as nicely from the 2nd hdd if it had some style of domicile windows on it and flow the documents that way if the above advice would not do it for you.
2016-12-11 11:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may disable it in your BIOS not to register but as long as your power cable is connected it will spin even if the Ide cable is not Connected so sorry open the box that is the only way.
2006-08-10 06:11:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless it has a boot entry on it it shouldn't spin. Why would a hard drive spinning at start worry you so much?
2006-08-10 06:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by shmifty__14 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋