[Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance

Wed Sep 28 12:39:52 PDT 2016

It doesn't take long - just a few seconds, but every time I have to do it,
everything I'm working on drops out and it takes several minutes for all of
that to reconnect.

Tina

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>> Tina Manley
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> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
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> > >>>
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>
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