Sleeping Network Drive

[Sid Knee]

I have a NAS drive that is accessed only occasionally. To avoid the
power, heat and noise associated with continuous operation I would like
to make it sleep (power down) after a period of inactivity (this is
provided for in the NAS setup).

However, to suit a couple of applications I need to have the NAS mapped
to a drive letter.

Problem is that whenever I open <My Computer> or any any File open/save
dialog (whether or not I want to access the NAS drive) the system scans
all drives and wakes up the NAS. This not only means a considerable
delay but makes the sleep setting rather pointless.

My only solution so far is to set the sleep timeout to a high value so
that the device basically only turns off when I'm not around which is
only half a solution.

I just thought I'd ask whether there was any way to "exempt" the NAS
drive from the scan (or whatever happens that wakes it up).

 

[Steve Parry]

I have a NAS drive that is accessed only occasionally. To avoid the power,
heat and noise associated with continuous operation I would like to make it
sleep (power down) after a period of inactivity (this is provided for in
the NAS setup).

However, to suit a couple of applications I need to have the NAS mapped to
a drive letter.

Problem is that whenever I open <My Computer> or any any File open/save
dialog (whether or not I want to access the NAS drive) the system scans
all drives and wakes up the NAS. This not only means a considerable delay
but makes the sleep setting rather pointless.

My only solution so far is to set the sleep timeout to a high value so
that the device basically only turns off when I'm not around which is only
half a solution.

I just thought I'd ask whether there was any way to "exempt" the NAS drive
from the scan (or whatever happens that wakes it up).

Not sure if it'll help but have you tried

Open My Computer
Tools
Folder Options
View
and unticking Automatically search for network folders and printers

 

[Sid Knee]

Not sure if it'll help but have you tried

Open My Computer
Tools
Folder Options
View
and unticking Automatically search for network folders and printers

Sure sounds worth a try .... unfortunately .... I don't seem to have
this option (on any of my Win2K installations).

Are you sure this isn't an XP (only) option?

 

[Steve Parry]

Sure sounds worth a try .... unfortunately .... I don't seem to have this
option (on any of my Win2K installations).

Are you sure this isn't an XP (only) option?

Sorry it may well have been 'cos I would have been posting from an XP
machine

 

[Steve Parry]

Sorry it may well have been 'cos I would have been posting from an XP
machine

PS

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=5184

Again worth a try, try adding the registry info detailed for XP to see if
2000 picks it up and uses it maybe?

 

[Sid Knee]

PS

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=5184

Again worth a try, try adding the registry info detailed for XP to see if
2000 picks it up and uses it maybe?

Thanks for the tip, Steve - I'll give it a try.