From: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork.no>
To: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1: harddrive which does crazy unloading
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871vdyh6ba.fsf@nemi.mork.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4B9D0772.4080306@teksavvy.com
Mark Lord <kernel@teksavvy.com> writes:
> No. The vendor-unique commands appear to download a small firmware
> packet to the drive, which reprograms it for a longer "IDLE-3" timeout.
>
> "IDLE-3" is what WD call this vendor-specific "powersaving" mode,
> and it is not intended to be adjustable. Except via that little
> DOS utility hack, and even WD no longer make that available.
Just for storing a reference to this in Google:
WD still makes this utility available, but only for RE2-GP drives
AFAICS. Don't know whether it still applies to other drives or if that
feature has been disabled. I have not tried it myself on any drive...
Anyway, wdidle3_1_05.zip (presumably a newer version than
wdidle3_1_03.zip) can be downloaded from
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=609&sid=113
Or if you want to click your way there: http://support.wdc.com/
-> Support -> Downloads -> SATA & SAS -> WD RE2-GP -> RE2GP Idle Mode Update Utility
Bjørn
prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-04-30 18:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-02-08 18:33 WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1: harddrive which does crazy unloading Al Bogner
2010-03-09 8:05 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-09 8:13 ` Mikael Abrahamsson
2010-03-09 10:34 ` Al Bogner
2010-03-09 14:40 ` Mark Lord
2010-03-11 5:38 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-11 5:53 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-11 19:10 ` Justin Maggard
2010-03-14 15:57 ` Mark Lord
2010-03-15 0:02 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-18 16:15 ` Al Bogner
2010-03-18 18:36 ` Justin Maggard
2010-03-19 2:26 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-19 2:27 ` Tejun Heo
2010-03-23 1:34 ` Mark Lord
[not found] ` <4BA82A2F.7010607@hardwarefreak.com>
2010-03-23 2:44 ` Stan Hoeppner
2010-04-29 11:00 ` Bjørn Mork [this message]
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