DianeMiller
@dianemiller
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Joined: Feb 16, 2023
Last seen: Jan 8, 2026
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RE: RAID drive self-checks interfere with my work too often

That sounds like a very faint hope. Is this something that is not an issue with Windows?

4 months ago
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RE: RAID drive self-checks interfere with my work too often

OK, thanks. I would never assign the RAID as a scratch disk. Guess I just have to keep shutting it down when I'm working with PS on files on the Mac...

4 months ago
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RE: RAID drive self-checks interfere with my work too often

I had my Mac expert log in today and check this -- I have a MacBool M1 Pro. OS 15.7.3. The setting is (and has been forever) to keep hard drives awa...

4 months ago
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RE: Should SoftRAID be accessing my SSD?

I haven't seen the cursor hang in the 2 days since changing the settings you mentioned above!! (And the frequent unnecessary RAID access has stopped!...

3 years ago
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RE: Should SoftRAID be accessing my SSD?

Yeah, mine has trouble sleeping. Maybe somebody makes Ambien for Mac. I use a Wacom tablet and use its pen instead of the mouse 99% of the time an...

3 years ago
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RE: Should SoftRAID be accessing my SSD?

I'm pretty sure I had both places set to not put drives to sleep, but I did change to don't let the monitor sleep. I don't understand why (and don't ...

3 years ago
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3 years ago
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RE: Should SoftRAID be accessing my SSD?

Since getting the new laptop (about a year ago) I've always had the "put drives to sleep when possible" unchecked. It seems not applicable for a lapt...

3 years ago
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RE: Should SoftRAID be accessing my SSD?

When I access or save a document (Word, etc) that resides only on the SSD, the drive lights on the ThunderBay start what looks like some sort of check...

3 years ago
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