hdd help pls!!

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  1. ganni666

    ganni666 Regular member

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    hello,
    i have a gaming pc with 2 hard drives installed one sata
    and one idle
    now sometimes i hear a noise like when you shutdown the pc, its like a whistling sound sort of. now i have searched for this problem and i find out that i have to set the hdd drive not in sleep mode. is this the problem of this noise?
    thanks
     
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    ps355528 Active member

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    do you have any wireless hardware attached?.. seems more like that kind of noise to me.. 5 basic senses are good, if the drive you suspect is not doing anything unplug it.
     
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    ganni666 Regular member

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    all i have wireless is the xbox 360 controller, but its always off(with battries removed)
    can you tell me a step by step guide how to make the hard drive not in sleepmode, im using windows 7
    i think the noise is from the hdd when it goes to sleepmode
    thanks
     
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    go into power options in control panel & set it to "never".
     
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    ok thanks so this goes for both hard drives?
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    yes
     

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