SSD and HDD remain active during idle periods
SSD and HDD remain active during idle periods
Hey there, I see you're dealing with a storage issue on your system. It sounds like your hard drive isn't shutting down properly even when you're not using it. You've tried adjusting the power plan and the hard disk timeout settings, but nothing seems to work. Maybe check if the drive is properly recognized by Windows or if there are any background processes consuming resources. Let me know what you find!
Based on this, the hard disk might remain powered on long after your computer appears idle. Background operations such as defragmentation could be keeping it active. This is likely more common when Windows utilizes idle time for maintenance tasks.
I'll attempt to wait further, though I haven't seen it powered down before.
This seems to affect an HDD with the operating system installed. I'm pausing it for one minute and checking in 30 minutes, but I'm not sure it will change. Currently, no processes are using it according to Task Manager.
I also attempted the Windows Power Saver plan, but it didn't help.