software to power down hdd's on demand?

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cloneman
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software to power down hdd's on demand?

Post by cloneman » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:28 am

Would be nice to not have to wait 3 minutes for windows to do it ( that's the shortest time allowed).

jojo4u
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Post by jojo4u » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:12 pm

Unfortunately, there is no tool I am aware of. I've been searching for one 1-2 years ago, but none was really working.
Linux users have blktool which makes them completely happy :/

Ralf Hutter
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Post by Ralf Hutter » Fri Oct 28, 2005 7:38 am

For more info on this subject, search the SPCR forums. It's been discussed several times in the past.

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