CHECK YOUR APM VALUE BEFORE USING THIS TOOL, INFO IN POINT 3

1.What is this

Ok, I've seen some people suffering from this bothersome spin down mode with their Western Digital HDD, well, I was once a "victim" of this annoying spin down. After some search in the WesternDigital forum I found a tool that disable it, it's called WDIdleDisable Tool.

Works on:

• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7

As you can see in the download page it shows a WD Elements SE Portable device, well my HDD is 1tb WD My Passport SE, so it shouldn't be problems of compatibility for people with My Passport.


Obligatory: Use at your own RISK!!!
http://support.wdc.c...sid=154&lang=en




2.Why sleepy HDD are bad for my Wii

Wii needs keep data transfer constant to avoid problems as longer loading times, music stream hiccups, etc.




3.How to know if my HDD is sleepy

1. Run CrystalDiskInfo in your PC http://crystalmark.i...fo/index-e.html
2. Connect your HDD
3. Select "Function" tab
4. Select "Advanced Feature" > "AAM/APM Control"
5. It will open a new window, select your HDD
6. Check your Advanced Power Management (APM) settings
7. It should shows a 80h value (every value over 80h is good)
8 If it shows a value inferior to 80h you have a sleepy drive, and you should check for help
9. THIS TOOL DOESN'T MODIFY YOUR APM SETTINGS, IT ONLY SHOW PERFORMANCE!
10. ???
11. Profit

 

[drickmel]

Wait you said I cannot change the settings of my hdd? Well... I just did, I was able to disable the APM settings, it was previously enabled and on 80h. Or disabling it actually doesn't affect the HDD that I connected through usb?