hello. first time poster here. i run a windows pc that includes an internal 2tb western digital green hdd, and also 1 external western digital elements drive (2tb). from what i know the elements drives all have green hdds inside them.
i am currently concerning selling some drives i have and getting one external 4tb western digital drive and one 6tb internal western digital green drive. but reading this thread i have many concerns.
my first question is if i can still change the interval time between head parkings in these new drives. both internal and external. (actually i have never read if using
WDIDLE3.exe is available for external drives. is it?). secondly, if iam seeding torrents from one of my drives, does it mean that the drive is constantly in use so there wont be any head parking at all? or does head parking occur, even if the hdd is in constant use? same thing i want to ask about the other drive , the external one. i want to plug it in a raspberry pi and use it as an external drive for playback of music and videos. raspberry doesnt ever shut down. it is permanently on. does that mean that the heads will park and unpark all the time? or the heads will be always parked until i watch a movie or listen to music?
i am just trying to figure out what is best for my situation. sorry if my questions are nooby and perhaps stupid
ps. i wonder hasnt western digital fixed the 8 second interval issues? it is so strange...