[SOLVED] Turn off Hard drive

Slug393 · 10-15-2008, 03:28 PM

hi guys!
i have a question. what happens when you turn off you hard drive?
is it like hibernation?
thanks
slug

Tumbleweed36 · 10-15-2008, 03:42 PM

Slug, you need to clarify what you want to do. If you simply unplug the ribbon cable from it or or take the power lead out, then it simply won't work. You plug it back in and away it goes. Is that what you want to know?

Slug393 · 10-17-2008, 01:47 PM

ooo right sorry bout that...
ok i have an xp system and when you go to control panel>click performance and maintencance>it says power options on the bottom of the page. you can click it and then it reads for ex.:turn off monitor...
it also says tourn of hard disks and i was wondering what that means. is it like hibernation?
thank you

Tumbleweed36 · 10-17-2008, 01:55 PM

Don't know the motherboard, but that sounds like hibernation to me.

zzptichka · 10-17-2008, 03:23 PM

It's a standby mode. Drive stops spinning but is still alive. If host sends any command to it it would go up again.

Slug393 · 10-21-2008, 04:58 PM

all right thx

10-15-2008, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slug393 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP professional service pack 3	[SOLVED] Turn off Hard drive hi guys! i have a question. what happens when you turn off you hard drive? is it like hibernation? thanks slug

10-15-2008, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,486 OS: XP Professional	Re: Turn off Hard drive Slug, you need to clarify what you want to do. If you simply unplug the ribbon cable from it or or take the power lead out, then it simply won't work. You plug it back in and away it goes. Is that what you want to know? __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

10-17-2008, 01:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slug393 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP professional service pack 3	Re: Turn off Hard drive ooo right sorry bout that... ok i have an xp system and when you go to control panel>click performance and maintencance>it says power options on the bottom of the page. you can click it and then it reads for ex.:turn off monitor... it also says tourn of hard disks and i was wondering what that means. is it like hibernation? thank you

10-17-2008, 01:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,486 OS: XP Professional	Re: Turn off Hard drive Don't know the motherboard, but that sounds like hibernation to me. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

10-17-2008, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
zzptichka Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 19 OS: winxp	Re: Turn off Hard drive It's a standby mode. Drive stops spinning but is still alive. If host sends any command to it it would go up again.

10-21-2008, 04:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Slug393 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6 OS: XP professional service pack 3	Re: Turn off Hard drive all right thx