Win7 dual hard disk frequently makes sounds

More and more computers are equipped with dual hard disks, and one of them will generally be used as the system master and another storage file as the save disk. However, many users report that they often hear the sound of the hard disk stopping and starting up. What happened? In fact, this is Wind

More and more computers are equipped with dual hard drives, and one will usually be used as the system master and another storage file as the save disk. However, many users report that they often hear the sound of the hard disk stopping and starting up. What happened?

In fact, this is Windows 7 comes with a hard disk automatic power saving feature (not to promote energy saving it? Xiao Qi naturally will not be left behind friends ~). If you do not read or write to the slave disk for a period of time, Windows 7 will automatically shut down the hard disk by default, and then restart it the next time you need to read and write. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear the sound of the hard disk turning.

despite frequent closures will not have to start the hard life bring too much harm, if you need a quiet environment, you can also choose to turn this feature off. Specific operation is as follows:

the Start menu, open the control panel. Go to the "Hardware and Sounds -> Power Options" window.

selected power plan currently in use, click on the right side of the & ldquo; Change Plan Settings & rdquo; link. After selecting

enter Edit Plan Settings window & ldquo; Change advanced power settings & rdquo ;.


Expand & ldquo; hard drive - & gt; After this time off the hard disk & rdquo ;. We can see that the default setting is to turn off the hard drive after 20 minutes. You can reset it as needed, or simply set it to “never", click the “OK” button to save it.

: If you are using Windows Vista, this also applies.