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Can HDs be (safely and effectively) slowed down by the user, with appropriate drivers? If not, why not?
by srtjstjsj 6y ago
Can HDs be (safely and effectively) slowed down by the user, with appropriate drivers? If not, why not?
- hn_acc_2 6y agoNo, the drive motor rpm is not controlled by OS drivers but by the drive controller. You'd have to write custom firmware and flash it onto the drive controller (inside the HDD) to change the rpm
- toast0 6y agoMost likely not. The motors are most likely fixed speed. Even if not, the speed is unlikely to be setable through the sata interface, you would need to adjust the firmware --- and it's not usually a good idea to adjust hard drive firmware without deep knowledge.