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As above - the drive is only for my archive of image files and serves no other function. When the computer's on but the drive in question isn't being accessed (and I have no image programmes or files open), I periodically hear a sound as if it's powering up (which implies that at some stage it has also powered down). I'm familiar with hdd sounds generally and am sure that this is what's happening, and the separate system drive is an ssd, thus silent. Neither can the sound be confused with fan noises.
This also happened with a previous hdd in the same situation. I wonder if such behaviour can prejudice the drive's lifespan, compared with it being on all the time when the machine itself is on (let's say for 8hrs a day). That's the main question.
(I'd assumed perhaps naively that such behaviour was baked into the drive's firmware, but it's just occurred to me to look into Windows' power-management settings. I think it can be altered?)
Any views from the experts?
This also happened with a previous hdd in the same situation. I wonder if such behaviour can prejudice the drive's lifespan, compared with it being on all the time when the machine itself is on (let's say for 8hrs a day). That's the main question.
(I'd assumed perhaps naively that such behaviour was baked into the drive's firmware, but it's just occurred to me to look into Windows' power-management settings. I think it can be altered?)
Any views from the experts?