im using 2 harddisk.1 is for the windows and other 1 is for file storage.
my question is whether is there any problem if i activate the "turn off my harddisks" option??will it affect my com??cuz i always left my com on..will the "turn off my harddisk" thing can prolong my harddisk lifespan???

it will help....but not that much

you can disable your unused device in device manager.

I don't think it will help much in prolonging your hardrive lifespan
I've been using my 80GB hardisk for intensive BTing in these 2 years and haven't had any problem yet.

^- i wont help much in prolong life, but might help much in saving electivity? not sure bout it ... lets say u r able to disable those cd roms, dvd roms, and some unused harddisk .... able to save alot ka?

U mean turning off primary or secondary hdd ?

^- any except primary?

will this actually help in saving electricity?
except BT-ing perhaps?

erm. i think he's referring to this.



in which case the option is to reduce power consumption of your hard drive by making it stop spinning when you're not actively using it.

how much energy does it actually save? i haven't a clue. should be less than 25 Watts per drive.

I've got some hard disk power consumption figures here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...dpost&p=7765163

As you can see....i dont think computer supports individual hdd like that..
And if u turn off primary means your pc aint working..no point if u want BT..

Maybe there's custom programs can do what u want?
Or u can buy a USB casing for secondary hdd ?

electricity is not the problem..what im afraid is hd get overheated??(does it happen??)

I never heard of HDD get overheated.
Anyway u can buy hdd cooler if your worried.

yeah, just a cooler will do or use the external enclosure

if i turn on the "turn off harddisk" option,will it affect my BTing?will it clash or something??

If you turn off your hardisk, your hardisk will be disabled.

what does it mean by affect BTing? clash or something? If you're not using THAT hardisk for BTing, of course it won't be affected

What do u mean affect BT?
If u turn off HDD that means your HDD will not be longer in used..
Which means your BT will not be moving....Its like "pausing" your computer.

But i wonder if that option starts to kicks-in when? when cpu is idle?
If thats so, BT will keep the hdd moving, meaning hdd off will never kicks-in...rite?

A cooler to cool the chip right?
If I had not mistaken...

Even with a cooler the HD couldn't cool down that fast..Coz is only a small fan afterall.. If u have aircond maybe can help cool down faster..Anyway, the best solution is set a time frame on the HD usage..Let the HD rest 1-2hrs/day since u use it very often. No offence yea?

er....tat will cool down the disk indirectly as well ?

any auto spin-down function? izzit under turnoff hd after xx min under power scheme?

You can't manually turn off your HDD permanently in Windows, probably the only way is by unplugging the power cable. That power setting allows the HDD to spin down if it has been idle after x mins that have been set (allows the magnetic head to rest and overall consume less power).

However, if you are BT-ing or running any programs that frequently read/write to the HDD, your HDD will almost never spin down (or for only brief periods of time before having to spin up again) and that power saving setting would not have any effect on a whole.

This post has been edited by shockw@ve: Jul 26 2006, 04:59 PM