[Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance

Wed Sep 28 12:27:54 PDT 2016

How long does it take for the drive to spin back up after it is queried?

I have a USB drive on my Win 10 computer, and I just tried it, and it was
less than 10 seconds for it to access.

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Jim. I did do that as suggested on the Windows forum but it didn't
> help. Evidently, they changed something in Windows 10.  A lot of people are
> having the same problem and are switching back to 7 because of it.  I keep
> hoping they will come up with a fix if enough people complain and I have
> complained everywhere I can find to complain!!
>
> Tina
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Tina, I'm still running Win7, and I know there are differences, but I
> > decided to try something to see if I could change the power management
> > outcome.  I have an external USB 3 WD MyBook that holds all of my photo
> > files, and it has been going to sleep after some period of idleness.  It
> > now appears to be staying up and ready.
> >
> > Here is what I did:
> >
> > Open the Control Panel
> >
> > Click on Power Options
> >
> > If Power Options is set to "Balanced", change to "High Performance"
> >
> > Under High Performance, change "Put computer to sleep" to "Never"
> >
> > Under USB settings, turn off "Selective Suspend Setting"
> >
> >             This setting now shows "Disabled"
> >
> > Save Changes
> >
> > Restart Computer
> >
> > I am going to monitor this for a while to see if I see any side effects,
> > but, so far, it looks good.  As I said earlier, it may not work with
> Win10.
> >
> > 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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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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