https://www.reddit.com/r/TerraMaster/comments/1i4h8w6/f4424_pro_hdd_sleep_issue/
created by Only1Moran on 18/01/2025 at 20:59 UTC
5 upvotes, 3 top-level comments (showing 3)
I am running a TNAS F4-424 Pro with 2 WD Red 22TB. In a single disk, BTRFS format for each.. I am also running a Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD that holds the TOS and applications. The hard drives are set to go to sleep within 1 hour (changed from 30) of no activity. Whenever 30 minutes / 1 hour of no activity hits, the drives stay awake. I checked my resource monitor last night, from 3am to around 11am, no reads/writes on any drive. Both Reds are brand new with roughly 150 hours on each and climbing (SMART tests to confirm they are not sleeping)
Is there something I am missing to why these wont sleep? ( I wish to have them sleep due to them not being used for 8+ hours, sometimes even double that, in any given day) Support is useless as they keep telling me it might take a few days for the drives to sleep after doing a BTRFS format and/or large data writing (its been 8 days).
Thanks for any and all advice!
Comment by ApprehensiveItem5773 at 19/01/2025 at 04:56 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Did you installed any application? docker? media server? sync? backup? some apps may stop your nas from sleeping.
Comment by Klipsch89 at 18/01/2025 at 22:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I had a similar problem when I first got my F4-424 Pro. I was able to somewhat fix the problem by updating the BIOS and enabling the c states. The drives would usually spin down after that but sometimes they wouldn't and I'd have to do a restart. Ended up leaving TOS for Unraid though, much better experience and no problems.
Comment by brown5205 at 29/01/2025 at 19:34 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I Always thought WD Reds we made to never sleep. Even when forced they would just stay on. Not sure but maybe they park the heads but I have never seen them power down in my F4-423 I have 8 total running. Just leave them on not using that much power. I think with 8 running and a NVR and such using like 65-80 watts total not worth for me of powering down and having to wait if I need something or want to watch something.