Power Schemes

[powerwalk]

Win XP Pro SP2 installed on a computer about one and a half years old

I've been waking my computer with either a keystroke or mouse movement. But
after connecting a USB Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse, this option was
no longer available. I now have to push to power button. My power scheme
was set to turn off the monitor after 10 minutes, then the hard disks after
20, and go into standby after 30 minutes.

I use an application named Speed Fan to watch the temperature of my hard
drive. After 9 months of using the power button to wake up the computer, I
noticed that the hard drive smart attributes were issuing a warning in the
Start/Stop Count and Power Cycle Count, and the overall performance of the
drive was deteriorating.

NOTE : your hard disk Power Cycle Count attribute current value (99) is
below the normal range (100 - 100) reported for your specific hard disk
model. Basically your hard disk was power cycled more times than the maximum
number the average hard disk was. Power cycles put some stress on the hard
disk mechanic. Sometimes power cycles can be caused by a loose hard disk
power connector. Make sure it is properly fastened.

I then changed my power scheme to monitor off after 10 minutes, hard drive
Never, and go into System Standby Never, and again use the keyboard or
mouse to wake up the computer. The hard drive performance is back to where
it was before adding the new keyboard and mouse.

My Question: The computer is on for about 12 hours a day. Will this new
power scheme affect the hard drive.....should I go back to using the power
button and ignore the warnings.

Thanks for any input.

 

[Unknown]

First thing to do is get rid of speed fan. It is causing you concern.
Any reputable HD manufacturer will test his products for life expectancy.
They want to know what the failure rates are of each component.
They want to build quality products to keep a good reputation for future
sales.
Granted, some drives will fail but for all practical purposes there is
nothing
you can do to prevent or cause the failure.

 

[powerwalk]

I thank you for your time and input. However, my question was:

My Question: The computer is on for about 12 hours a day. Will this new

power scheme affect the hard drive.....should I go back to using the power
button to wake up the system and ignore the warnings.

In other words, wil never shutting down the disks and never going into
standby cause more negative effects than reverting to my old power scheme and
using the power button for wake up.

Thank you.

 

[Unknown]

Absolutely not!

I thank you for your time and input. However, my question was:

My Question: The computer is on for about 12 hours a day. Will this new

In other words, wil never shutting down the disks and never going into
standby cause more negative effects than reverting to my old power scheme
and
using the power button for wake up.

Thank you.