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diff --git a/system/idle3-tools/README b/system/idle3-tools/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c7b720f8b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/idle3-tools/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +Idle3-tools provides a linux/unix utility that can disable, get and set the +value of the infamous idle3 timer found on recent Western Digital Hard Disk +Drives. + +It can be used as an alternative to the official wdidle3.exe proprietary +utility, without the need to reboot in a DOS environement. + +A power off/on cycle of the drive will still be mandatory for new settings +to be taken into account. + +Modern Western Digital "Green" Drives include the Intellipark feature that +stops the disk when not in use. Unfortunately, the default timer setting is +not perfect on linux/unix systems, including many NAS, and leads to a dramatic +increase of the Load Cycle Count value (SMART attribute #193). + +Idle3-tools is an independant project, unrelated in any way to +Western Digital Corp. + +WARNING : THIS SOFTWARE IS EXPERIMENTAL AND NOT WELL TESTED. IT ACCESSES LOW +LEVEL INFORMATION OF YOUR HARDDRIVE. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. |