[Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance

Wed Sep 28 12:40:21 PDT 2016

Yes, I'm running them through USB hubs.  Is there another way?

Thanks,

Tina

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> --
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>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
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>> > >>
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>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sonny
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