Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > >>>>> 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 > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > 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