System standby bad for HDD's?

[QuietFlight]

Quick question:
Is allowin gyour computer to go into standyby mode hazardous to your HDD's?

I mean i set mine up so XP pro goes into standby mode if i'm idle for 45min.

Now is that perpetual powering up and powering down of the HDD's dangerous at all?

 

[MOC]

Never heard of such a thing being a problem.
When in Standby mode it saves all your apps and documents into memory

 

[Snugglebear]

If you wake it up after every 46 minutes, yes. If you let it sleep for a good while, only waking it up a few times a day, it's not that big of a deal.

 

[The Titan]

Well lets just say i dont do that anymore with my machines because my drives all liked to act weird. That maybe also attributed to maxtors weak drive motors, who knows.