Western Digital heeft voor zijn externe HDD's daar een stukje software voor...
Spindown or Stop Utility version 1.0
Explanation and usage of the Western Digital external drive Spindown or Stop Utility:
* Lists all Western Digital Combo, USB, and FireWire external drives connected to the USB and FireWire (1394) ports.
* Allows the user to send the external drive into standby mode where the drive spins down and consumes less power.
* Allows the user to safely remove (turn off) the drive from the system.
Please Note: When this utility is used, Windows does not know if the drives are being spun down. Applications need to wait until the drives become active before any drive commands are completed (e.g. read or write files). If any application does not wait, the operation will fail and errors may occur. It is recommended for the user to save any data before running this utility. Some drives may take up to several seconds to become active again. If a drive that is being accessed by Windows is sent into Standby mode, the drive may be automatically activated by the OS.