USB HDD spin down

[trader007]

i was worried about this too. been reading about people trying to run scripts and everything.

but, before i went that route, i figured i would just test it first to see what it does.

i use these- http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-to-SATA-Serial-ATA-Bridge-Adapter-Converter-Cable-/370528041862?pt=US_Drive_Cables_dapters&hash=item5645313b86

and on my 2.5" sata spindle drives, they spin down after about 2 minutes of inactivity no configuration at all, just works out of the box on alpha 5. even if you just pause the music, the hdd still spins down. very, very effective so far. plus, it seems to buffer well because when i click play again, it resumes very fast. you really cant tell the hdd was sleeping.