Computer Guru's, Does my external Hard Drive go to sleep if its still blinking?

Looks like the HD is still up and running. You should check the X1 documentation to see if there needs to be some configuration done on the X1 or external HD to allow the X1 to put the HD to sleep. Or better yet contact Lumin, they are active on AudioShark and ComputerAudiophile web sites. The Lumin guy responding on the forums will give you the best answer. I think I posted his name on A’gon a few months ago.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/lumin-t2-dac-gone-bad-distortion-spitting-splatty-in-mids-highs/post?highlight=Lumin%2Bcontact&postid=1969856#1969856

yyzsantabarbara Thanks, I did contact the dealer and he said the hard drive would stay on but that he has his attached now for years with no problems.
Still , I am concerned about the hard drive. I have a heck of a lot of music on it.  (But I do have everything backed up on a couple identical hard drives).

I'll try the Audioshark web site too!

ozzy

If backed up, then no worries. I've had hundreds of 7200rpm drives running 24/7 for over 5 years with maybe 3 failures. Also scores of 15k SCSI on 24/7 with 3 failures.

noromance, thanks,

When I touch  the hard drive after the Lumin has been off for hours, the hard drive doesn't seem to be warm.

Do you think the HD internal disc keeps on spinning?

ozzy

The hard disk "enclosure" LED will usually stay on or blink to indicate it is receiving power although the drive itself may have been spun down. You might want to check the enclosure manual to see if they have anything listed for the LED as a status indicator.

It sounds like you're worried about the drives spinning down and then locking up or crashing when they spin up, if this happens often and the drive starts to age (or is relatively new and untested). I'd definitely recommend having a backup of the music. Using a NAS with RAID is another option that would be statistically safer. You could also consider using SSD drives.