I'm using a Seagate model ST3300601U2RK external hard drive with Windows XP. All in all the thing works pretty well except that after about thirty seconds after turning on, it goes to sleep on me. The light stays on, but the hardware's internal activity stops. Even if I'm looking at a folder or working on a file located on the drive, it will go to sleep after a while.
I can get it turn turn back on again by opening a folder or file I hadn't yet accessed, but I have to wait about 10 seconds for it to start running again. Since I'm moving back and forth a lot between programs and source files, it really starts to make things drag on. Is there any way of turning this sleep feature off?
Just for your information, I've looked at Seagate's website and looked through all their supplemental info on the hard drive in question and nothing goes into specifics beyond increasing "efficiency". Most of what they have are basically just pamphlets. I've also thoroughly searched this site for the last couple of days trying to find anything regarding the subject, but I've come up with nothing. I've also tried exploring the disk manager in the Computer Management utility, but I can't find any options or tools to change on the device except changing its associated drive letter or formatting it altogether.
Any ideas?