How can I prohibit to Windows7 to turn off my HDD?

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I have a notebook: ThinkPad Edge E530. I have just installed a new mSATA drive. The OS is installed on the mSATA drive, and the data are stored on the HDD. While using the computer (browsing etc.) I hear that my HDD turns off, after a few seconds it turns on. I set the "Turn off hard disk after" property to "Never" is every power options, but it did not help. Any idea?

Alex

Posted 2013-05-19T21:10:16.060

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are you sure its the drive powering down and not a fan? – Keltari – 2013-05-19T21:16:17.893

Im sure that the HDD turns off – Alex – 2013-05-19T21:20:33.957

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Is it windows which turns the drive off or the drive itself which decides to go to sleep mode, without OS intervention? (If it is a so called 'green' drive then this is likely). Normally I would suggest hdparm to check the value for the -S sleep_value for this, but that tool is not available in windows.

– Hennes – 2013-05-19T22:20:55.227

Yep, as @Hennes stated I'd first confirm that it's not the drive's own firmware that's responsible. If that's the case, the manufacturer might have a utility available to disable this "feature". – Karan – 2013-05-19T22:48:35.700

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