Hard Drive Sleep ???!!

[dlengmo]

I Need to have a code to get the hard drive sleep.

[ChrisJackson]

This code will put your program to sleep for 3 seconds.

Code:

Option Explicit

Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Private Sub Form_Load()
Sleep 3000
End Sub


To adjust the amount of sleeping time, just change the 3000 to whatever you want (# of seconds to sleep * 1000).

All the best.

Chris

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CJ

[Clunietp]

Does anyone have API code to initiate the power down mode for the HDD (like the power management in Win9x)?

Thanks

Tom

[dlengmo]

Does anyone have code to initiate the power down mode for the HDD (like the power management in Win9x)?

I wounder to?

[RoundCow]

now why would you possibly want to know how to this... i can only see evil things.

[dlengmo]

I am going to make a screensaver like program.

[Jon_G]

now why would you possibly want to know how to this... i can only see evil things.

that could just be a case of near sightedness on your part

Im building a PVR with multiple disks, the OS is on a 10Gb flash drive, and there are also 3 1Tb disks for data. I am looking for a way to spin down the hard drives that are not in use. Why have disks 2 and 3 running if your only accessing a movie on disk 1?

Wouldnt spinning down / putting to sleep the disks that are not being used reduce noise...heat....and increase the lifespan of the disks?

Is this even possible?

[Justa Lol]

lol he could do this to cut the power of the computer? maybe play "nice" with people ("nice") lol

[iPrank]

Jon G, you are almost 9 years late.