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<blockquote data-quote="RonD" data-source="post: 1221306" data-attributes="member: 117536">0.8 sec for disk seek on an idle drive seems very long. TV server was idle (in other room) with some chrome web browsers openusing W10 Defender, have exclusions set for MP folders see pictures. For HDD W10 power settings are set for Turn Off Hard Disk = 0 minutes see pictures. So HDD TurnOff = DISABLED. If I push the time setting below &quot;0&quot; I see &quot;Never&quot; (ServerInfo2). If I press Apply, OK, then bring back Advanced Settings, the &quot;Never&quot; flips back to 0, so it looks like Msft uses numbers. <a href="http://www.thewindowsclub.com/prevent-hard-drive-going-sleep-windows" target="_blank">Prevent Hard Drive from going to Sleep in Windows 10/8/7</a>TV Server is core i5, 3.1 GHz, 4 core, 12 GB DRAM, Windows 10 HomeC-drive is EVO 850 SSD 240 GB, used for windows, MP programs, MP data, SQL databaseK-drive is WD HDD 3000 GB about 600 GB free space dedicated for recordings,L-drive is WD HDD 2000 GB timeshift and other misc stuff</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RonD, post: 1221306, member: 117536"] 0.8 sec for disk seek on an idle drive seems very long. TV server was idle (in other room) with some chrome web browsers open using W10 Defender, have exclusions set for MP folders see pictures. For HDD W10 power settings are set for [B]Turn Off Hard Disk = 0 minutes[/B] see pictures. So HDD TurnOff = DISABLED. If I push the time setting below "0" I see "Never" (ServerInfo2). If I press Apply, OK, then bring back Advanced Settings, the "Never" flips back to 0, so it looks like Msft uses numbers. [URL='http://www.thewindowsclub.com/prevent-hard-drive-going-sleep-windows']Prevent Hard Drive from going to Sleep in Windows 10/8/7[/URL] TV Server is core i5, 3.1 GHz, 4 core, 12 GB DRAM, Windows 10 Home C-drive is EVO 850 SSD 240 GB, used for windows, MP programs, MP data, SQL database K-drive is WD HDD 3000 GB about 600 GB free space dedicated for recordings, L-drive is WD HDD 2000 GB timeshift and other misc stuff [/QUOTE]

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