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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 901286" data-attributes="member: 59833">Well, saving power is only part of it. It is also about keeping heat down and minimizing wear and tear on the drive motor. What is the brand and model number of the drive? It is important to note that many drives are &quot;green&quot; and it is coded in the drive&#039;s firmware to spin down when not being accessed. This is independent of the Power Options settings in Windows because the drive is NOT powering off - it is just slowing down its rotation speed when the system (and you) go idle. If you CAREFULLY remove the drive from its bay and hold it in your hand (avoiding touching the electrical contacts of the logic board), you should still be able to feel it spinning when you think it is powered off. You could try just holding your finger on the drive when it is still mounted in the bay, but it might be difficult to determine if any vibration is coming from the drive, or from elsewhere and just being carried through the case and mounting screws to the drive. Isolating it in your hands ensures you are not feeling vibrations from another motor. FTR, I agree with you about not using Process Lasso. There is nothing your problem description to indicate this is caused by Microsoft bungling process management. Contrary to what many seem to think, the developers at MS are pretty sharp and have learned a lot since the days of XP. This is especially true with W10. W10 is not XP - its time to stop treating it like it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 901286, member: 59833"] Well, saving power is only part of it. It is also about keeping heat down and minimizing wear and tear on the drive motor. What is the brand and model number of the drive? It is important to note that many drives are "green" and it is coded in the drive's firmware to spin down when not being accessed. This is independent of the Power Options settings in Windows because the drive is NOT powering off - it is just slowing down its rotation speed when the system (and you) go idle. If you CAREFULLY remove the drive from its bay and hold it in your hand (avoiding touching the electrical contacts of the logic board), you should still be able to feel it spinning when you think it is powered off. You could try just holding your finger on the drive when it is still mounted in the bay, but it might be difficult to determine if any vibration is coming from the drive, or from elsewhere and just being carried through the case and mounting screws to the drive. Isolating it in your hands ensures you are not feeling vibrations from another motor. FTR, I agree with you about not using Process Lasso. There is nothing your problem description to indicate this is caused by Microsoft bungling process management. Contrary to what many seem to think, the developers at MS are pretty sharp and have learned a lot since the days of XP. This is especially true with W10. W10 is not XP - its time to stop treating it like it is. [/QUOTE]

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