hdparm Alternatives

hdparm is described as '- get/set ATA/SATA drive parameters under Linux' and is an app. There are four alternatives to hdparm for Windows and Linux. The best hdparm alternative is sdparm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like hdparm are Hdparm for Windows, quietHDD and hd-idle.

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hdparm alternatives page was last updated Jun 5, 2023

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sdparm
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The sdparm utility accesses SCSI device parameters. When the SCSI device is a disk, sdparm's role is similar to its namesake: the Linux hdparm utility which is primarily designed for ATA disks that had device names starting with "hd".
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Linux
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Hdparm for Windows
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Completely disable HDD APM or change APM values to prevent drive from parking its head, stop load/unload cycle count increasing and annoying drive ticking sounds.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Platforms
Windows
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quietHDD
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A tiny system tool to set hard disk's power saving and noise levels (AAM and APM values), especially useful with mobile disks that have strict energy saving settings set by defalt, causing heads to park randomly.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
Brazil
Platforms
Windows
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hd-idle
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hd-idle is a utility program for spinning-down external disks after a period of idle time. Since most external IDE disk enclosures don't support setting the IDE idle timer, a program like hd-idle is required to spin down idle disks automatically.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Linux
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