3TB Seagate ES.3 server drive as recording drive

[BerMM]

Short version:
As I understand it, these drives are optimized to be spinning 24x7. Should I set the Win7 power option "turn off hard disk after" to "0"?

Long version:
My workstation PC bit the dust, so now the old HTPC has become my workstation and I've invested in a mostly new HTPC. I'm sure to have questions, and the first is above.
Old HTPC: C2Q 9500, 6GB DDR3, 120GB SSD, 4TB WD Green
New HTPC: Athlon 5350, 16GB DDR3, 120GB SSD, 3TB Seagate ES.3

[dkrom]

Short version:
As I understand it, these drives are optimized to be spinning 24x7. Should I set the Win7 power option "turn off hard disk after" to "0"?

Long version:
My workstation PC bit the dust, so now the old HTPC has become my workstation and I've invested in a mostly new HTPC. I'm sure to have questions, and the first is above.
Old HTPC: C2Q 9500, 6GB DDR3, 120GB SSD, 4TB WD Green
New HTPC: Athlon 5350, 16GB DDR3, 120GB SSD, 3TB Seagate ES.3

I'm not sure about the drive you have, but my experience has been that seagate drives fail often. Make sure you backup anything you want to keep just in case your drive fails.

[Crash2009]

I agree I will never use Seagate ever again.

You might have better luck with server grade.

[Scallica]

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