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Head Parking for Seagate Exos Users (POLL) (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For Seagate Exos users, do you adjust your drive's head parking values, or leave at default?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm a WD user, but I like head parking. It reduces power consumption and it's safer if the drive gets bumped. And it stops the clicking noise. Only downside is a small delay when the heads unpark.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by "stops the clicking noise"? IME having head parking enabled increases clicking noises because there is a loud click every time the heads park/unpark (applies to Seagate and WD).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

At least with WD there's a wear leveling seek every 5 seconds when the heads aren't parked. That's the clicking noise I mean.