stressdisk VS hd-idle

I actually played with that software for a few minutes and tested an NVME SSD and got no issues. Sucks up space very quickly (depending on disk speed), so it does seem to be a very useful tool. For ease of use, the ready to run binary files are here: https://github.com/ncw/stressdisk/releases, and on windows, the CMD prompt you would use is

I never have issues with amazon and counterfeit SDs, then again i also tend to run burn in tests on any SDs i buy before actually putting them into service. Stressdisk is a really good one i like to go with.

Whatever you decide, I'd run stressdisk for about 24h(the default time) before putting it into service, but maybe that's just the paranoia talking. It's pretty good at what it does.

Consider the possibility of the drive being not entirely reliable. Careful use of StressDisk might reveal something.

And as for the stress test: I've had them all in the enclosure. I disabled raid mode, so all 4 drives showed up individually, and then I ran https://github.com/ncw/stressdisk this script twice parallel on each drive. It did not die then :\

I like to use short smart, then stressdisk for 72h, then long smart. Or there's Hard Disk Sentinel that will do all that in one program. Sentinel costs money, but with a google search for a coupon, I think it's like $12. Great investment if you are going to be working with a lot of disks for, I dunno, a NAS. :D

If you're running Linux, I'd install stressdisk and see if any errors occur. Could save a lot of grief later.

What hard drives are you using? Some don't like the hdparm function which is what I believe OMV/Debian use to govern hd spindown. If you're on Seagate Exos drives, for example, those drives don't work with hdparm. I had to use hd-idle for mine: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle

If on Linux, check out hd-idle. I use it currently for also a 15min spin down (will rethink this when setting up a new server soon), but it can also be used to disable it entirely

But I noticed now, that hd-idle can spindown the drive, which I don't really understand, because I thought they all use the same API

You could try hd-idle: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle

I tried to use hdparm once and I believe it killed 1 of my drives. Then I tried this: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle It spins my hdds down property without jacking the load cycle count up. I managed to cut the power consumption of my NAS from 30w to just 14w by spinning the backup drive down.

Had the same problem, I solved it with this tool: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle

I also saw this program the other day which can be useful for external hard drives: hd-Idle.

Have a look at hd-idle. It's the only reliable way, works with all drives and I have been using it for a few years now: https://github.com/adelolmo/hd-idle

I have the sonarr/radarr metadata/config on an SSD while the media files stay on rotating disks. I want the disks to be on standby for as long as possible. I am using the hd-idle software on linux to put disks to sleep.