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Sleeping HD okay?
by Bob Cole on Nov 5, 2009 at 3:21:23 am

I've seen the discussions here and elsewhere about how it is better for HD's to stay powered up. What about sleeping them?

I'm about to take delivery on a CalDigit HDOne, and the only thing that bothers me is the "green" issue: I'd rather not waste energy running all eight drives constantly, but I don't want to wear out drives either by turning them off and on overmuch.

So is letting them "sleep" the best of both worlds, or the worst of both worlds: bad for the HD's longevity, and still wasting energy?

Bob C

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Sleeping HD okay? by Bob Cole on Nov 5, 2009 at 3:21:23 am
- Re: Sleeping HD okay? by Jared Picune on Nov 5, 2009 at 5:07:41 pm
  - Re: Sleeping HD okay? by Bob Cole on Nov 5, 2009 at 5:11:26 pm
    - Re: Sleeping HD okay? by Jared Picune on Nov 5, 2009 at 5:17:11 pm

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