I have a 1TB WD Blue 5400RPM drive for downloading and storage files but after 128 hours of power on time, the drive has 832 load cycle counts which is quite high and I heard using a tool called wdidle3 to change the head parking timer will fix this but for my use, how long should I set the timer for?
HDD Load Cycle Count
- Thread starter Casterina
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300 seconds.
Agreed - same stetting I use for all my Reds.
Annoyingly some Reds come with 300 seconds and others set to 8 - I wish they could make up their mind!