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HDD goes in standby, even when connected to power

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feklee
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HDD goes in standby, even when connected to power

#1 Post by feklee » Tue May 03, 2011 7:51 am

At least one of the two HDDs in my T41/WinXP/SP3 audibly goes into standby after a few minutes of inactivity. This happens even when the system is connected to a power outlet, and with power savings setting "Desktop" (= no standby at all for HDDs).

Any idea what may be the cause?

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Re: HDD goes in standby, even when connected to power

#2 Post by Majestic » Tue May 03, 2011 3:57 pm

I would try booting the system from a bootable CD to see if drive shuts down when the OS isn't loaded. That would give you an indication if the problem is hardware or OS related.
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Re: HDD goes in standby, even when connected to power

#3 Post by feklee » Tue May 03, 2011 4:04 pm

Thanks for the suggestion!

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