How to idle drives

[Thronic]

Can someone make a complete summary of all settings needed to make e.g. Windows Server 2025 allow inactive drives to spin down after N time?

I've always allowed my drives to spin, but as I get more and more I'm beginning to think maybe I can allow spin downs to save some power over time.

Server is in a storage room that will always be between 15/30c winter/summer.

I'll be using latest stable DrivePool and Scanner.

[Christopher (Drashna)]

For StableBit DrivePool,  the only setting that can impact this is the "BitLocker" detection setting. 

https://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_2.x_Advanced_Settings

The setting in question is the example for how to edit and disable the setting, actually (and coincidentally). 

Also, make sure that you do not use A:\ or B:\ for the pool's drive letter, as Windows has some hard coded behavior that pings these drive letters frequently under the assumption that they're floppy drives.

 

If you have StableBit Scanner installed, then in the Scanner Settings, enable the "throttle queries" option in the SMART tab, as this can cause the drives to wake up or stay active.