TS101 disk not spinning down - why is it a problem

[Jerryacg]

Agreed. My Qnap LAN light flashes every 15 seconds despite the SB3's pointing at a different server. So it seems SS 6.5 is making a LAN request at regular intervals. I only have the random play plugin checked and have just upgraded to the latest Qnap firmware (makes no difference).

Heuer

The LAN on my QNAP has never stopped flashing. approx every 2 seconds. Prior to getting the disc to spin down with the latest QNAP firmware, I was totally convinced that the LAN activity was the issue. But, now, In my opinion it isnt. Its only the HDD activity that'll keep the disc awake. With 6.3 reinstalled and back to rock solid playing waking and sleeping, the LAN light still flashes. Even when the disc has spun down. BUT the Qnap will wake up imiediatly I boot up my wireless laptop, which is connected to the same network as the slimserver setup. even without that laptop being used to access the slim server web interface. Then it'll spin down on cue after 5 minutes, if it isn't being used accessed to browse the hard drive. So LAN activity will wake up my QNAP,But continued LAN does not keep it awake.

Jerry

[roamingstudio]

Just a thought on the wind.

The OS runs in a RAM drive on the system. If by any fluke the OS is paging the Ram FS to hard disk - then any activity would keep the drive awake?

[Smiffy]

I don't know if this helps, but I found any plugin that displays the Time will stop the disk spinning down.

[roamingstudio]

Ok I have TS101 - new - open on my desk (i.e. running no casing - just fresh air), mounted on PCB stand. The hard disk is set to power down after 5 minutes.

Im not sure whether the timer is actually correct - but it span happily away to itself for 10+ minutes before finally going into spin down.

[roamingstudio]

Ive been sat next to it working for a while. It seems the HDD likes coming alive every hour or so. NO SS is installed; so this is related to the firmware somehow.

[Heuer]

What version of firmware are you running? Also will it stay asleep if you pull the ethernet cable/

[roamingstudio]

Sorry - it is 1.2.1 - NO slimserver. The machine was cold with 1.0.0 this morning - and was upgraded in two steps to 1.2.1

Did not try pulling ethernet cable - but was aware that lan lights were flashing even when off.

[bonze]

Ive been sat next to it working for a while. It seems the HDD likes coming alive every hour or so. NO SS is installed; so this is related to the firmware somehow.

Have you unchecked or changed the 'Date & Time' settings on the QNAP config page? Does that stop the hourly spin up?

[Heuer]

For some unknown reason my disk has started to spin down and continues to do so after 5 minutes of no activity. Can't for the life of me think what I did to get it to do so!

[roamingstudio]

Had some time to do some investigations this morning.

System: TS101; Firmware version 1.2.1 - 4 files added (hard disk was brand new 250 GB Western Digital SATA II, 16MB cache). No Slimserver upgrade - so the cycles come from the 1.2.1 firmware.

System set to power down after 5 minutes no activitiy. Both Change Date and Time Manually and Sychronise with Internet were unchecked.

Power down occurs after 5 minutes; power up after 55 minutes; power down after 5 minutes... etc.

Then pulled the LAN cable
Power down after 5 minutes... power up after 55 minutes. Nothing was pressed; so this is coming from a scheduled service running somehow.

Running PHPTerm (installed to QWeb directory) it is possible to list the running processes (ps) - see attached file. Nothing obvious... any ideas to check to see if there are other scheduled functions?