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adelolmo / hd-idle

Hard Disk Idle Spin-Down Utility
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hd-idle killed the disk? [Edit: Nope, it was a faulty disk] #68

Closed m33x closed 2 years ago

m33x commented 2 years ago

I used hd-idle to spin down my USB HDD on my Raspberry Pi 4. But even after restarting, and on other PCs (running macOS and Windows 10 which do not have hd-idle installed) after connecting the drive it does nothing. It never starts, it never spins up again. It gets power, the white LED is on, but nothing else. Is it dead Jim?

Disk: Western Digital Elements 4TB (WDBHDW0040BBK) USB 3.0 Micro-B I used: hd-idle_1.16_armhf.deb

Edit: lsbusb doesn't show the disk at all. I believe it is seriously dead. While lsusb hangs for 30 seconds, but then does not show anything (tested on different computers, not just the Pi), macOS does show the drive in the System Information but not in the disk utility.

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adelolmo commented 2 years ago

Is it dead Jim?

Given the results from your investigation, I'd say it is dead. I won't be able to guess how or why, though.

m33x commented 2 years ago

Thanks. I ordered a new one (this time a different brand - Seagate). I will run hd-idle again tomorrow, if it doesn't survive it, I will immediately return it.

m33x commented 2 years ago

This is what Windows 10 reports: usb-win

usb-win-2

adelolmo commented 2 years ago

Are you using a power adapter to run it? AFAIK Those external disk won't get enough power from the USB cable.

m33x commented 2 years ago

I'm using the original USB-A to Micro B cable that was in the box with the HDD. Never had any issues with it. I would understand issues on the Pi, but not on my PC or Mac.

m33x commented 2 years ago

I can report back, the new disk (Seagate Portable Drive, STGX5000400, UASP, Two year warranty, 100€) works as intended. hd-idle can spin down and spin up the disk. No issues what so ever.

Given the fact that the old disk was my TimeMachine backup, I guess I have to thank you and hd-idle for spotting this faulty disk. Try to avoid Western Digital Elements 4TB (WDBHDW0040BBK) disks, they are not reliable (Sadly, the warranty expired in November 2021).