NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition - Manual (Page 93)

ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition User Guide
Optimizing Performance 5-3
v1.3, November 2008
Make sure to adjust the optimization settings in the Performance screen if you wish to take
advantage of the available options.
Power Management
The ReadyNAS Pro Business Edition offers disk spin-down, power timer (time off/time on), UPS
event, and wake-on-LAN power management options to reduce system power consumption, both
while the system is in use and when it is not in use.
Disk Spin-Down Option
You can elect to spin down your ReadyNAS disks after a specified time of inactivity. The disks
will spin up as needed. To enable spin-down mode, select the Enable disk spin-down after...
check box, and specify the minutes of inactivity before spin up.
Figure 5-3