Solved WD Black HD performance tweaking in windows 8?

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hello guys

I have a WD Black 2TB storage, currently Im using it to read audio files using the music application
software Ableton Live. I will purchase an SSD for the same reason but for the next few weeks I've
no option but to use the WD as a performance drive.

My question is this,
how can I set the drive to not go into a sleepy state when idle
this is fine of course for most use cases (& it is a storage I understand) but at times I would like the drive to respond instantly (I'm sure this drive can do this) like when using Abletons browser to audition audio, currently when addressing the audio file browser I have to wait a few seconds before the drive reacts to my command
I'm completely new to windows 8 & to date I have to say Im enjoying it
much appreciate your advice guys

thank you,
 

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thank you Brink :)
 

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You're most welcome. :)

What SSD did you have in mind? You're going to notice a nice difference in performance with it.
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I'm running an Intel Model 330 120GB SSD and my wife has a 128Gb Samsung model 800 SSD and both of them are great! We're running Win7 right now, but I'll be moving us to Win8 over the upcoming holiday (Easter) weekend since I have a few days off work. The SSD makes a great Windows boot disk and the WD Caviar Black makes a great data drive. I installed my 1st 3TB WD Red NAS drive in my PC and I'm very happy with it.
 

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currently I have 2 x 128GB OCZ Vector in RAID0 for the Windows system
for performance drive I would like another Vector of course :)
256GB but 128GB will do just fine :)
The last time I checked Windows boots up in & around 7 seconds its a beautiful system
I built it Myself (proud me) i73930K CPU + GA-X79-UP4 MB but have no experience with Microsoft Windows
thanks for your support I think this forum is great you guys are very helpful

@ azasadny I also admire the intel SSD range & the reds form WD are great for a RAID1 I believe
have a great Easter Windows 8 weekend :D
 

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Nice setup. I have a Vector myself, and I agree that it is quick.
 

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  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Oh theres always room for improvement as they say ;) thanks brink
 

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