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    My retropie make's my usb hard drive tick'

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    • shavecatS
      shavecat
      last edited by

      So i got an pi3b+
      retropie 4.5
      and i got a new usb hard-drive few months old works perfect on my laptop...
      but for some reason in the raspberry on the retropie it tick's every min' or so...
      Any ideas ?
      thanks

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        backstander @shavecat
        last edited by

        @shavecat
        Maybe try installing either hdparm or hd-idle to manage your USB hard drive.

        Spin Down and Manage Hard Drive Power on Raspberry Pi (hdparm, hd-idle, sdparm)
        https://www.htpcguides.com/spin-down-and-manage-hard-drive-power-on-raspberry-pi/

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        • AshpoolA
          Ashpool
          last edited by Ashpool

          2.5" or a larger one? If it doesn't have its own power supply, I would try it via a powered HUB. I am not sure if the "ticks" I remember are similiar to thine, but I had experienced "ticks" (sounding somewhat like forced stops) with an external SATA/IDE to USB Adapter and 2.5" drives. Ok, mostly with old IDE ones, but if you have a powered HUB, i would at least give that a try.

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          • wmarcioW
            wmarcio
            last edited by

            Sounds like a Power supply failure...
            You know ampers and voltage of power supply?

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            • shavecatS
              shavecat @Ashpool
              last edited by

              @Ashpool
              Guess thats it
              its 2.5 connect usb only

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