Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Are you running them through USB hub? On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes. Each box has a button on the front. When it goes to sleep, all of > the lights go off and I have to press the button to make them come back > on. I never, ever had this problem with W7 and the same boxes. > > Tina > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > > > When asleep, my My Book drive wakes up in about 10 seconds when accessed. > > > > Tina, are you saying that you have to physically switch your drives back > > on? > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > On 9/28/2016 2:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > > > >> Tina, I stand corrected. The light on the My Book just started > blinking. > >> > >> Jim Nichols > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > >> > >> On 9/28/2016 12:07 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> > >>> I downloaded that a few weeks ago but it doesn't work either :-( > >>> > >>> It's supposed to keep nudging the hard drive to keep it awake, but mine > >>> go > >>> to sleep anyway! > >>> > >>> The built-in drives are fine and three external hard drives and my Jobo > >>> stay on all the time. The 12 drives that I have in 3 ProBox external > >>> cases > >>> are the ones that go to sleep. I've tried changing the USB ports and > >>> moving > >>> them around but nothing works. If I'm working with one particular > drive, > >>> all of the ones connected in the same box with it stay awake until I > quit > >>> working on it for two minutes. Then they all go to sleep. I have to > >>> keep > >>> jumping up and turning them back on. Whatever program I'm working on > >>> can't > >>> find the files and it screws everything up. > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Aram <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hmm. Thought that would work, but maybe that only works for built in > >>>> drives. You might try this freeware software: > >>>> > >>>> http://nosleephd.codeplex.com/ > >>>> > >>>> See if that solves your problem as it will work with all drives, > >>>> including > >>>> external. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Curious if your built in drive goes to sleep with your current > >>>> settings, or > >>>> is it only your externals? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Aram > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Aram Langhans > >>>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > >>>> & Unemployed photographer > >>>> > >>>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin > >>>> himself > >>>> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Tina Manley > >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:25 AM > >>>> To: Leica Users Group > >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance > >>>> > >>>> Yes, that was one of the fixes suggested by the Windows forums, but it > >>>> doesn't work. I've tried setting it to never turn off and all various > >>>> times but nothing works. Mine is My Custom Plan instead of Balanced > and > >>>> right now I have it set to never turn off - still does, though. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> > >>>> Tina > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:21 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Try going into Control Panel > Power Options > >>>>> > >>>>> You are probably on 'Balanced'? > >>>>> > >>>>> Click on 'Change plan settings" > >>>>> > >>>>> Then "Changed advanced power settings" > >>>>> > >>>>> On my test machine it is set to turn off Hard disk after 20 > >>>>> > >>>> minutes....... > >>>> > >>>>> john > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> > >>>>> I am past the allowed time to switch back to Windows 7 easily. I > could > >>>>> download it and reinstall it, but that would mean reinstalling all of > >>>>> my > >>>>> programs. The thought of that makes me very tired :-( > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> > >>>>> Tina > >>>>> > >>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> > >>>>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Don't use Windows 10? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ;-) john > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] > >>>>>> On > >>>>>> Behalf Of Tina Manley > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 5:08 p.m. > >>>>>> To: MUGers at yahoogroups.com; Leica Users Group; paw; seephoto; > Olympus > >>>>>> Camera Discussion > >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Windows 10 Annoyance > >>>>>> > >>>>>> PESO: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I am having a terrible problem with Windows 10. All of my hard > drives > >>>>>> go to sleep after less than 5 minutes if I am not accessing them > >>>>>> > >>>>> constantly. > >>>>> > >>>>>> Since I have 12 external drives set up with all of my photos on > them, > >>>>>> this is an extreme annoyance. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have read all of the supposed fixes proposed on all of the Windows > >>>>>> sites and forums and none of them work. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Do any of the geniuses here have any ideas? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> TIA > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Tina > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> Tina Manley > >>>>>> www.tinamanley.com > >>>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>>>>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > >>>>>> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Tina Manley > >>>> www.tinamanley.com > >>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > >>>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > >>>> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- > 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA