Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I stand corrected. The light on the My Book just started blinking. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 9/28/2016 12:07 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > I downloaded that a few weeks ago but it doesn't work either :-( > > It's supposed to keep nudging the hard drive to keep it awake, but mine go > to sleep anyway! > > The built-in drives are fine and three external hard drives and my Jobo > stay on all the time. The 12 drives that I have in 3 ProBox external cases > are the ones that go to sleep. I've tried changing the USB ports and moving > them around but nothing works. If I'm working with one particular drive, > all of the ones connected in the same box with it stay awake until I quit > working on it for two minutes. Then they all go to sleep. I have to keep > jumping up and turning them back on. Whatever program I'm working on can't > find the files and it screws everything up. > > Tina > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Hmm. Thought that would work, but maybe that only works for built in >> drives. You might try this freeware software: >> >> http://nosleephd.codeplex.com/ >> >> See if that solves your problem as it will work with all drives, including >> external. >> >> >> Curious if your built in drive goes to sleep with your current settings, >> or >> is it only your externals? >> >> >> Aram >> >> >> >> Aram Langhans >> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher >> & Unemployed photographer >> >> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself >> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tina Manley >> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:25 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance >> >> Yes, that was one of the fixes suggested by the Windows forums, but it >> doesn't work. I've tried setting it to never turn off and all various >> times but nothing works. Mine is My Custom Plan instead of Balanced and >> right now I have it set to never turn off - still does, though. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tina >> >> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:21 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> >> wrote: >> >>> Try going into Control Panel > Power Options >>> >>> You are probably on 'Balanced'? >>> >>> Click on 'Change plan settings" >>> >>> Then "Changed advanced power settings" >>> >>> On my test machine it is set to turn off Hard disk after 20 >> minutes....... >>> john >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> I am past the allowed time to switch back to Windows 7 easily. I could >>> download it and reinstall it, but that would mean reinstalling all of my >>> programs. The thought of that makes me very tired :-( >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> >> wrote: >>>> Don't use Windows 10? >>>> >>>> ;-) john >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On >>>> Behalf Of Tina Manley >>>> Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 5:08 p.m. >>>> To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; Olympus >>>> Camera Discussion >>>> Subject: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance >>>> >>>> PESO: >>>> >>>> I am having a terrible problem with Windows 10. All of my hard drives >>>> go to sleep after less than 5 minutes if I am not accessing them >>> constantly. >>>> Since I have 12 external drives set up with all of my photos on them, >>>> this is an extreme annoyance. >>>> >>>> I have read all of the supposed fixes proposed on all of the Windows >>>> sites and forums and none of them work. >>>> >>>> Do any of the geniuses here have any ideas? >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley >>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >>>> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >