Questions for SSD and HDD users

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Sgt_Strider

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I'm currently using a small SSD as a boot drive and a large HDD to store my files. I think this is a good setup, but there is an issue that bugs me. The problem is that if the HDD isn't accessed in a while, there will be a slight lag as I want to go and access the files on the drive. It's not a big deal, but it can get annoying especially when I want instantaneous responses. Is it possible to force the HDD to constantly spin in Windows 7 Professional? Do you guys do something like this or you just deal with the lag?
 
I'm a Seeder so I don't have this problem. This isn't a question really particular to SSD users either.

If you set the power profile so HDs never power down, that should fix it.
 
Yes, you can fiddle with the Power management settings if you don't want your disk drives to spin down.

It's entirely up to you.

You have to weigh:

Increased noise/heat/electricity costs, "instantaneous" responses

vs

slight lag
 
NoForgiveness said:
I'm a Seeder so I don't have this problem. This isn't a question really particular to SSD users either.

If you set the power profile so HDs never power down, that should fix it.
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Haha, you're right, but I figure this would annoy SSD and HDD users more than just sole HDD users.
 
xnoodle said:
Yes, you can fiddle with the Power management settings if you don't want your disk drives to spin down.

It's entirely up to you.

You have to weigh:

Increased noise/heat/electricity costs, "instantaneous" responses

vs

slight lag
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I can't hear my hard drive at all since I sit at least a metre from my computer case and I have music running in the background. Electricity costs is not even an issue here since I'm powering a 7200 RPM drive at max speed. I would gladly pay more just to have an instantaneous response.
 
Yes. Do this. I've moved all of my mechanical hard drives to 4U server chassis that sit on the network. Works great and no vibration from the hard drive(s). Every PC I sit at now has only SSD's, I have even replaced all notebook drives which tend to be cooler/ quieter/ less vibration than desktop counterparts.
 
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