[Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance

[Jim Nichols]

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
>>>>
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