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Disk settings overview

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Settings in this subgroup control the power management of disk devices.

Subgroup, GUID, aliases, and setting visibility

  • Subgroup: Disk settings

  • GUID: 0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442

  • Windows provisioning path: Common\Power\Policy\Settings\Disk

  • PowerCfg alias: SUB_DISK

  • Hidden setting: Yes

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Topic Description

Disk burst ignore time

Specifies the period of inactivity to ignore when attempting to aggressively power down the disk.

Disk idle timeout

Specifies the period of inactivity before the disk is automatically powered down.

Link power management mode - adaptive

Specifies the period of AHCI link idle time before the link is put into a slumber state when Host-Initiated Power Management (HIPM) or Device-Initiated Power Management (DIPM) is enabled.

Link power management mode - HIPM/DIPM

Configures the link power management mode for disk and storage devices that are attached to the system through an AHCI interface.