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=How to check/evaluate your WD Green Drive= | =How to check/evaluate your WD Green Drive= | ||
If you have a Western Digital Green drive, please check your '''SMART''' information before it's too late. To do this you will need to install the package called '''smartmontools''' : | If you have a Western Digital Green drive, please check your '''SMART''' information before it's too late. To do this you will need to install the package called '''smartmontools''' with pamac, octopi, or pacman: | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S smartmontools}} | |||
or | Now check like this changing '''sda''' to whatever your Green drive is. <br> | ||
(Use lsblk in terminal or gparted or i-nex or something to work out which drive it is.): | |||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo smartctl -A /dev/sda | grep "^193"}} | |||
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 253 253 | 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 253 253 | ||
000 Old_age Always - 1991353 | 000 Old_age Always - 1991353 | ||
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Here is how the output should look when this isn't a problem: | Here is how the output should look when this isn't a problem: | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo smartctl -A /dev/sdb | grep "^193"}} | |||
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 | 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 | ||
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Ok so you have the problem and want to fix it. Western digital have made a DOS utility to fix it if you ask them for it. Or can find it. Its called wdidle3.exe | Ok so you have the problem and want to fix it. Western digital have made a DOS utility to fix it if you ask them for it. Or can find it. Its called wdidle3.exe | ||
But we | But we aren't going to use that. Instead we are going to use a Linux unofficial alternative called '''idle3-tools'''. It is already packaged in Manjaro so no need to compile it. but here is the source [http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net] | ||
Install '''idle3-tools''' with pamac or octopi or like this in the terminal: | Install '''idle3-tools''' with pamac or octopi or like this in the terminal: | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -S idle3-tools}} | |||
Now check what your drives timer is currently set as. (replace sda if needed with your own drive.): | |||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo idle3ctl -g /dev/sda}} | |||
It will likely say it's set to 80 [8sec] | |||
==Modify the timer== | |||
In-depth instructions and source of the tool can be found [http://idle3-tools.sourceforge.net| here]. | |||
The advisable approach is to simply set the timer to the linux default of 30 seconds (replace sda if needed with your own drive): | |||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo idle3ctl -s 129 /dev/sda}} | |||
'''Disable the timer (not recommended)''' | |||
To disable the timer ( | To just let the system power management handle the drive disable the timer (replace sda if needed with your own drive): | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo idle3ctl -d /dev/sda}} | |||
==Power off and verify== | |||
Next step is to shutdown and power off your computer. Rebooting isn't enough! | Next step is to shutdown and power off your computer. Rebooting isn't enough! | ||
You need to power off, so the drive will turn on with the new settings. | You need to power off, so the drive will turn on with the new settings. | ||
Now | Now verify the status: | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo idle3ctl -g /dev/sda}} | |||
==Optional step== | ==Optional step== | ||
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Remove idle3-tools and smartmontools with octopi or pamac or in a terminal: | Remove idle3-tools and smartmontools with octopi or pamac or in a terminal: | ||
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -R idle3-tools smartmontools}} | |||