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because with that option the apm setting will be set on every reboot, it's not permanent, it just reapply your desired settings each time windows starts
but that's a different story, let's focus on apm status at default with 12.9 and 13.1, at default I mean without using any tool to manually...
I've never used any tool to enable/disable apm manually, but I don't think crystal disk can make permanent changes as the specific disc tools can do (read "hitachi feature tool" for hitachi and similar for other brands)
The story here is that different driver versions manage default APM status...
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if you want to downgrade the rst from 13 to 12.9 I suggest you follow the procedure described before (unplug power, swap sata channels), just installing 12.9 won't fix anything
as explained before this rst13 driver seems to force apm on my drive, while 12.9 didn't use it at all
But I can't...
As I wrote on intel forum check the APM status of your drive
In my case I found APM staying disabled while was 12.9 installed, but gets enabled after updating to 13.1
Maybe it's the same for you
You can use Crystal disk info or AIDA for example.
This is how it looks while using 12.9 driver...
Z87 series, 2TB hitachi, ahci...clicking more often than 12.9, I noticed the increase in clicks as soon I updated the drivers.
If the hard disk is a system disk I doubt you'll notice any parking click because the disk will be used almost all the time.
If the mechanical disk is a secondary...
Yes, 13.1 increased the clicks on my hitachi hdd too...too many apm/head parkings and the downgrade to 12.9 it's not an easy way. You have to reinstall 12.9, unplug power, swap sata channel, and finally clicks go away...it's unacceptable.
Someone says clicks happen every few seconds, in my case...
Yes, I tried to take a picture from the very center
What you see in that image It's also what my eyes see when I sit exactly in front of the monitor, possibly it's even more evident (darker text) than in picture.
So, should I send back this monitor? Can you take a photo of your zr2440 in the...
First let me greet all of you, even though it's my first post I've been reading this forum for long time...
I need a little help, your opinions about a monitor I have bought recently
This one:
what do you think about the gamma consistency all over the panel?
Should I send it back?
Because in...