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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Hi, I searched but didn't come up with anything...
I have two external HDDs connected to my Intel mini running 10.4. They will spin down according to some default time (like 5 min) and I can't keep them spun up either permanently or for a longer duration (20 min). The Sys Pref option doesn't do anything to change heir behavior...
Can anyone help me config these drives to stay spun up?
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Join Date: Mar 1999
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If the 'Put the hard disk(s) to sleep when possible' option doesn't help, Apple's CHUD tool is for you. It comes with a 'SpindownHD' app which is handy in your situation. You might need to first install the Developer Tool before that.
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Thanks, I installed CHUD and got SpindownHD - do you know, does it need to run to keep the HDs up, or does it permanently set Idle and Sleep time?
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The SpindownHD app needs to be active in order to work. However, after googling spindownHD, some users suggested to set the time interval in minutes, but doing a sudo pmset -a spindown insert minutes here in the Terminal.
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