Turning on/off hard drives

[pridi]

does turning on/off a hard drive/cpu multiple times in a day have a factor with the hard drive's lifespan? ask lang ko kay 2 na ka hard disk ang ni kagay on one cpu. to consider nga brand new cya, pero maski naay warranty, ang ka hasol sa pag kuha ug bag-o ang akong gustong ma avoid. any insights on this guys? thanks!!

[boyguapo]

daghan ug coz.. makadaot sa harddisk bai, kanang imo silingan naay mag welding, nya kanang cge ug brownout sa inyo di matarong ug shutdown imong pc, usa sad na siya.... kong suto jud na madugay imong harddisk maguba.. mag UPS ka.. para masala jud tanan, nya kana sad automatic nga UPS kong padong na mahurot iyang korente maka shutdown siya sa imong computer.. pero dako sad ta ug gasto lagi.. nya swerteswerte sad na siay bai.. kay naa man jud sad mapalit nako nga dali maguba.. basin gidimalas lang ka...

[pangitko79]

Quote: Originally Posted by pridi does turning on/off a hard drive/cpu multiple times in a day have a factor with the hard drive's lifespan? ask lang ko kay 2 na ka hard disk ang ni kagay on one cpu. to consider nga brand new cya, pero maski naay warranty, ang ka hasol sa pag kuha ug bag-o ang akong gustong ma avoid. any insights on this guys? thanks!!

every mechanical/movable device has a specific mean-time-between-failure or MTBF (check hard drive specs), consider the wear and tear of the device, pro kng bago pa jud sya, lets say less than 6mos, then its possible that theres really something wrong with the device, no choice but to have the device rma'ed

[AMD_infinium05]

whats your full detailed specs?

I would really first thought of, you have a bad power source. or freaky PSU, or faulty power cables/data cable

[mariox]

check your psu.. basin maoy problematic... check if it can support the whole system / if it outputs the proper voltages...

fluctuations sa power mao sad usa ka hinungdan.. bsan unsang device man tingali. we used to have a tv giplug kuyog sa ref. 3x naguba, pagbalhin sa tv nawagtang na problema..

use a good avr or mas maayo ups para sure kang d makalit ang patay. properly shutdown the os, ayaw derecho ibot ang plug..

lastly, sunod, adto sa seagate mismo palit para madugay2x imo warranty. lolz. pwede sad to nimo sa ila ipa warranty bsan sa uban shop nimo napalit imo seagate drive...

[kohaku]

does turning on/off a hard drive/cpu multiple times in a day have a factor with the hard drive's lifespan?

palihug ko anwer ani mga maestro..ganahan sad ko makahibalo, I have never tried this power management feature...tnx...

[kabz]

Quote: Originally Posted by AMD_infinium05 whats your full detailed specs? I would really first thought of, you have a bad power source. or freaky PSU, or faulty power cables/data cable

could'nt agree more with bro AMD. basta ingon ana naa na prob sa power supply or sudden interruption
sa kurente mura gud na motuyok og kalit ang hardisk toink!

[AMD_infinium05]

Quote: Originally Posted by kohaku does turning on/off a hard drive/cpu multiple times in a day have a factor with the hard drive's lifespan? palihug ko anwer ani mga maestro..ganahan sad ko makahibalo, I have never tried this power management feature...tnx...

If you just tend to turn it off without shutdown, THEN YES! specially if the harddrive is in a process of READING / Writing on its platters, then suddenly you turn it off... what happens to data sa platterS? it is Unfinished.. and parking R/W could hit the firmware zone, that would really make your drive crazy.

But if you mean shutting it down properly, IT'S not a problem on how many times your use and un-use your computer.

"Shutdown procedures has instructions telling the harddrive 'to park the head right BEFORE' the OS will totally send cut off power signal to the board then to the psu."

[kohaku]

under power schemes sa power options properties, there's an option na "turn off harrdisk" after a certain period...i just wonder what it is for...
anyways, tnx AMD_infinium05

[cloud]

Quote: Originally Posted by kohaku under power schemes sa power options properties, there's an option na "turn off harrdisk" after a certain period...i just wonder what it is for... anyways, tnx AMD_infinium05

to save energy na bro. same as wtih ur monitor u can also put it it standby mode para mas lesser iya power.

[pridi]

ok.... cge... thanks kaau sa inyong mga inputs mga bro.... gamay nalang akong i isolate ani para ma hibaw-an asa jud ang cause.... thanks again...

[markyap]

faulty or shady power supply can be cause of hdd problems...buy better power supply...
add UPS for better protection...

[markyap]

faulty or shady power supply can be cause of hdd problems...buy better power supply...
add UPS for better protection...

[spookey]

i busted 3 harddrives ang 2 videocards and it was all because of a generic PSU since i was pulling too much power from it. now that i have a branded PSU, no more problems encountered in my rig.

[[-erick-]]

Quote: Originally Posted by spookey i busted 3 harddrives ang 2 videocards and it was all because of a generic PSU since i was pulling too much power from it. now that i have a branded PSU, no more problems encountered in my rig.

i agree. If you got tons of stuff better buy/invest with highend psu's.

I got 6hdds (all sataII) and got a corsair620w psu. (good thing its modular) i just plug/unplug the modular powercable when i don't need to use the hdd (it does lengthen the lifespan of your drives).