2016-04-28, 13:51
If its a modern type HDD, like a Green one. Chances are it will Spin down and Hibernate itself when not in use anyway.
I have a cheap 3.5" vanilla Western Digital HDD, attached to a C1 / OpenELEC / TvHeadend server and it does just that when not in use. Uses very little power.
I have a cheap 3.5" vanilla Western Digital HDD, attached to a C1 / OpenELEC / TvHeadend server and it does just that when not in use. Uses very little power.