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Extract wdidle3.exe onto a bootable medium (floppy, CD-RW, network drive, etc.). Boot the system with the hard drive to be updated to the medium where the update file was extracted to.
Ultimate Boot CD with WDIDLE3 Util - jzab.de
https://www.jzab.de/content/ultimate-boot-cd-with-wdidle3-util/
Ready-to-use WDIDLE3 boot image: Western Digital (WD) offers a tool (WDIDLE3.exe) to increase the idle value till the head parks, or you can completely disable it. The bad, this tool only works under DOS.
Wdidle3 not working on new BLUE drives ;-( Any help? - WD Community
https://community.wd.com/t/wdidle3-not-working-on-new-blue-drives-any-help/193353
The wdidle3 utility does not work so hdpram will not do what I need it to do. So can you please provide a utility like wdidle3.exe that can disable the head wdidle3 does not work on new BLUE drives
Hacking WD Greens (and Reds) with WDIDLE3.exe
https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/hacking-wd-greens-and-reds-with-wdidle3-exe.18171/
WDIDLE3(called WDIDLE for the remainder of this post) is a DOS program you run to change your drive settings. You hook up your WD Green drives(and only your Green drives) to your computer...
HDD Firmware Downloads. PC-3000 Support Downloads.
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wdidle3_1_05.zip Wdidle3 ver. 1.05. "Disable" working good wdidle3_1_00.zip Utility to setup or report the idle3 value (manage 'clunk' timer