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