When passing both b and s parameters, apm values less than 128 might cause the drive to spin down before the s timeout value. I also have a 500gb elements portable, and it stops spinning after 9 seconds of inactivity. Automatically spin down usb hard drives after period. Most modern hard disk drives have the ability to speed down the head movements to reduce their noise output. Next, scroll down to the bottom and then press the insert key once this will take us into edit mode and. Im using xfce and been trying to find a solution to automatically spin down my hdd hard drive for some time now. Product and serial being the output from sudo lshw class disk. I think youre not talking about your root partition or another system disk but rather a optional storage you write toread from manually.
Initially i tried using the build in timer and the drive would spin down once and then spin up after less than a minute. Filesystem 1kblocks used available use% mounted on. Otherwise temporarily install the ide disk in your ordinary linux box, read the disk technical documentation and use hdparm to adjust the settings by hand. On linux systems you often have to configure power saving parameters for your hard drive manually. How to install a linux os in your usb flash drive and turn. I want the disks to spin down after some time of inactivity. Im planning to set up a raspberry pi server and, among other things, use hard disks with usb adapters for nas with raid.
The power booster utility will enable the auto spin down feature of the disk. Sep 10, 2011 i recently had to transfer my main data to another usb drive because of problems with the original. Spindown no longer uses multiple threads, and the init script now uses linux. I have a system with an ssd containing my os opensuse and a lot of my data as well as a traditional spinning hard drive with extra data. Download wd spindown or stop utility a handy wd hard drive management utility. Spin down spins the drive down so you can determine if noise in a system is caused by the drive or by something else. Spindown no longer uses multiple threads, and the init script now uses linux standard base functions. One way of reducing power consumption is to spin down the hard drives, or put them into standby, when they are not in use. Change settings temporarily and try spinning down the hard disk in question. I have an external hard drive plugged in through the usb 3. And it stays spun down, so im sure that the drive isnt accessed. The bananapi runs the operating system openmediavault debian based linux.
Then find out what is accessing your disks logfiles. Does anybody know if manjaro spins down hard drives automatically. There is a delicate balance between having a hard disk spinning down and up too frequently and leaving it spinning around the clock. To set the drive to the highest power saving level with the highest performance and yet allow it to spin down after 15 minutes type the following command in your rc. Spin down hdd with raspberry pi using hdidle tamas hudak. From hdparms man page on the cli parameter s put the drive into idle lowpower mode, and also set the standby spindown timeout for the drive. The time i thought i set the spin down for usb drive was solaris 10 1106, but not sure.
Please note that hdidle uses procdiskstats to read disk statistics. The power usage of the disks in a ts219p ii may be high compared to the total power but honestly, put in perspective, it is most likely ridiculous to chase those few watts. Apr 22, 2008 there is a delicate balance between having a hard disk spinning down and up too frequently and leaving it spinning around the clock. If i set them to spin down after 45 minutes of inactivity, they do. Ive read that ata commands cannot passed through the usb controller, but os somehow manages to spin it down. Mac os x has an option to keep hard drives spinning for quick file access, or to save power and reduce noise by spinning them down when theyre not in use. Set up a minicloud on your linux, windows, or macos system. In this article, we list down 8 best linux distros for gaming in 2019.
Digital issued a statement, claiming that linux is not optimized for low power storage. The purpose of this document is to explain how to use hard disk spindown features under linux. I have the same problem on my banana pro but it worked before. The integration of the hdd was no problem and it works very well. Im using archlinux and have the newest updates installed. Debian user forums view topic linux and spin down hard disk.
I didnt reboot but i also have an udev rule which executes this command but when i do hdparm y devsda it works perfectly. I tried using tlp for disk power management but it didnt work and neither did hdparm. Hdd spindown on arch linux philipps computing blog. So ive tried to use udev and hdparm and have created following file. This hard drive has its own internal setting for spinning down after inactivity. At first, you should mount your partitions with relatime to optimize ext3s behavior. Other spin down idle disks with usb satapata adapter. On windows machines hard drives automatically sleep and spin down when they are not in use. Force spindown of external harddrive on linux raspberry pi. For use with scsi devices, install the sdparm package. This theoretically extends the life of your usb or sata hard drive. Or if i sleep my macs, all attached external drives will spin down. Permanently configure hard drives to spin down after a given idle time.
Jan 26, 2017 this is the most basic command of all. Just to be sure, i tested the power on the usb by plugging in a device that is charged by usb and observing the light. Most of the new hdds should spin down out of the box but sometimes you might realize that your connected usb hdd is still spinning despite you havent used your favorite raspberry pi for a while. Spin down idle drives in ubuntu server to save electricity lucid.
There are various distributions of linux where gaming is also a part of it. To spin down a hard drive after x minutes of inactivity issue the following commands. Erase write same this is a faster especially for usb drives version of erase. As strange as it sounds, the spindown times will then work also the documentation tells you, that 255 disables advanced power management. I think hard drive spin down is not working correctly in all instances. I tried a few casesharddrives and found only one old 3. How to free disk space on linux systems techrepublic. When you have found your external drive, use the following commands. If you have a filesystem that you want to have near instant access to but do so on an infrequent basis, you might like to use spindown to automatically spin down the disk containing that filesystem after you have.
Presumably, you have decided that the hard disk on your system either consumes too much power, or is too noisy, so you would like to keep it spun down when not in use. Debian user forums view topic linux and spin down hard. Using spindown to prolong the life of old hard disks. If i detach the usb cable from the laptop, while the disk is running, it can work until i turn off the dock station, so the problem is in the os. How to park or spindown an external usb harddisk, linux.
Other spin down idle disks with usb satapata adapter the. On a debian system, after editing etcdefaulthdidle and enabling it, use etcinit. You can safely unmount and spin down an external hard disk from the terminal most easily by using the commandline functionality of udisks, which does not require the use of sudo if your system is set up correctly. This occurs even with really short global disk timeouts in win 7. This implies that even if the system thinks it has turned the disk off, it might not actually be off. But obviously, there may be large amounts of time when it is not in use, so id like to make it check to see if it is in use say every hour or so and if it isnt, spin down. I need a function i can call at a specific moment in time when im using my laptop, not something generic that. Crystal also allows you to get the smart status of external drives over usb only disks not pen drives i found out that the old 6gb quantum fireball from and 1998. Whats the effect of standby spindown mode on modern hard.
The possible value depends on the disk, some disks may not support this feature. With multipass you can download, configure, and control ubuntu server virtual machines with latest updates preinstalled. Please download the source code with cvs using the following commands. I use hdidle to spin down an external usb disk on my htpc. What is the spindown time how long does it take to go into powersaving spindown mode for the wd 2tb elements portable usb 3. Spin down and manage hard drive power on raspberry pi sleep. Spin down idle drives in ubuntu server how to build a linux. Tomato usb comes with a builtin command called scsistop.
Energy saving spin down disk hard drive lifetime disk drive spin down energy new in spindown 0. I am setting up a samba server on my raspberry pi 4 b with manjaro on it. Permanently configure hard drives to spin down after a. Have now installed hdparm and hdidle, and both can spin the drive down after the time set i use 1030s for the testing, but the drive spins up within a minute. It turned out that the hdd i wanted to spin down doesnt support apm and that with my secondary hdd it works perfectly. Have you tried looking under advanced power options and change turn hard disk off to never. I found that on a usb disk, ms pwrtest claims that the disk is off, but actually it is still spinning.
Stop spindown of usb hdd solved windows 7 help forums. I use raspbian and am looking for a way to connect an old seagate 500gb usb externally powered hard drive so i can store my movies etc on it. If you experience this, set your drive to hdparm b255 and define a spindown time. Please look at the source given below, read carefully and see if it helps. Automatic disk standby using kernel diskstats and hdparm. May 07, 2020 on windows machines hard drives automatically sleep and spin down when they are not in use.
Before starting, make a backup of its contents to your computer just to be on the safe side. Spin down idle drives in ubuntu server to save electricity. Hdd spin down hdd standby qnap nas community forum. I dont often access the data on the spinning hard drive so would like to be able to spin it down to both make it quieter and use less energy.
Windows 10 ignores power settings for usb external hard. The device i have got in mind is a hdmi tvstick with usb connector. Spin down idle hard drive raspberry pi stack exchange. You umount your external usb harddisk, next you pull the usb plug and you hear a little. Spin down and manage hard drive power on raspberry pi. Whats the effect of standby spindown mode on modern. I want to spin down external hard drive from the terminal before unmounting. Linux project and martin michlmayr except spinning down the external usb. Nov 15, 2011 initially i tried using the build in timer and the drive would spin down once and then spin up after less than a minute.
Now that weve prepared everything for the os installation, its a good time to plug in your flash drive. Spinning a disk down was ok but trying to spin it back up was like trying to move your car with the disk brakes locked. The only nas i personally use disk spin down on is my dedicated backup nas that normally is only active a few hours a night. One of the most widely used operating systems, linux is known for it is lightweight and secure in nature. This timeout value is used by the drive to determine how long to wait with no disk activity before turning off the spindle motor to.
Download a smart utility, one i really like in windows is crystal disk info which is free, just bing it, and on mac, smart utility, or smartreporter are the ones i have used. How to use seatools bootable seagate support asean. For the little raspberry pi and its relatives banana pi, orange pi, beaglebone etc. This is where the bean shake comes in where you had to shake the disk in the same plane as the platters to break the stiction preventing it spinning. Take note of its drive letter, in our example, its drive g. Unfortunately this drive spins down when inactive which is annoying to say the least.
I am pretty sure this buffalo usb drive 500gb can be controled for spin down, since previous one was the same drive except the disk capcity. I have a 1tb elements portable, and it stops spinning after 10 minutes of inactivity. Introduction to linux a hands on guide this guide was created as an overview of the linux operating system, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter. Permanently configure hard drives to spin down after a given. You can safely unmount and spindown an external hard disk from the terminal most easily by using the commandline functionality of udisks, which does not require the use of sudo if your system is set up correctly. My previous computer had windows 7, and on that os, the same external hard drive would happily stay spinning 247, always. Instead of s180 for 15 minutes, you can also choose one of the other values underneath. Combined with slightly tuned syslogng settings, it seems to work perfectly now. Windows 7 x64, just received an ocz agility 2, going to install it in an acer aspire 6930 with 2 hard drive bays currently has a 320gb c.
After the last access it takes 310 seconds until the heads move to park position and the disk spins down regardless of the spindown time i set up for the disk. Ive read that ata commands cannot passed through the usb. This theoretically extends the life of your usb or sata hard. Solved hard drive spindownspinup setting commit600 stopped the immediate waking up after a hdparm y. The drive is a samsung hd154ui usb device housed in an iomega enclosure. Im trying to spin down my hdd after 10 minutes so i did hdparm s 120 devsda but it doesnt spin down. Since the box is on 247, effectively replacing my former pc server, and the harddisk is a 2. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Dec 17, 2015 im planning to set up a raspberry pi server and, among other things, use hard disks with usb adapters for nas with raid. Run the following commands line by line to install hdidle. Spinning down the disks reduce the noise and dramatically decrease the power consumption. The entire point here is to do this directly, not by changing the systemwide spindown timeout to a 1second period and waiting for the disk to spin down. Set max lba allows the drive capacity to be reduced or set to its native maximum capacity.
The purpose of this document is to explain how to use hard disk spin down features under linux. Linux and spin down hard disk by rocker85 20612 09. To list your device names, enter mount in the terminal first. As a first step we need to update the package lists of raspbian. This will start hdidle with the default options, causing all scsi read.
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