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External HDD (ST3100024AS) connected via USB3 constantly goes on & off
External HDD (ST3100024AS) connected via USB3 constantly turns on and off, powers off, powers on.
How to prevent this needless wear-and-tear?
Power settings in Windows including power settings in the USB device manager seem to be ignored have no effect.
This does not happen if that hard disk is connected via SATA cable to the motherboard.