Direct disk access and sleeping hard-disks

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Hello,

I have two secondary hard-disks attached to my computer, configured to shut down after a few minutes of inactivity (Windows XP's Power Options). They serve for backup purposes, and do not have drive letters assigned to them, nor are they partitioned/formatted.

Some programs, such as Media Player Classic, used to wake them up upon launch, which was a waste. I have found that blocking these programs' direct disk access, using Defense+, prevents them from waking the sleeping hard disks!

This works for most cases, however lately I found a program which still wakes the disks up, even with blocked direct disk access. I would like to consult with you, where should I look into blocking it further and prevent it from doing so.

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