Using the diagnostic script, it's quiet for up to 10 minutes, but then there's a burst of activity:
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5855): WRITE block 56710664 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.793940] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56711048 on dm-0 (56 sectors)
<7>[142628.794241] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609357456 on dm-0 (16 sectors)
<7>[142628.794289] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56713768 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794334] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56713856 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794380] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56718960 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794437] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56726944 on dm-0 (16 sectors)
<7>[142628.794481] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56728104 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794709] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609357368 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794754] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609254952 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794884] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609357536 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142628.794937] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 56715704 on dm-0 (16 sectors)
<7>[142628.795066] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609357376 on dm-0 (16 sectors)
<7>[142628.795111] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 2609255056 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142633.247589] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958568 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142633.290528] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958576 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142633.290579] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958584 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142633.292887] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958592 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142644.236502] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958600 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142644.277496] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958608 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142644.277537] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958616 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142644.278062] jbd2/dm-0-8(3578): WRITE block 3854958624 on dm-0 (8 sectors)
<7>[142630.779961] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950800 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142630.780025] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142630.780152] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.293896] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.293991] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.341528] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950808 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.341579] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950816 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.341618] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950824 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.341651] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950832 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.341691] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950840 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.341731] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 950848 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342006] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819376 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342050] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819384 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342088] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819520 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342125] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819528 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342167] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819536 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342196] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819544 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342232] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819552 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342277] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819560 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342310] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819568 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342338] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819576 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342366] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819584 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342404] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819592 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342444] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819608 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342490] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819616 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342527] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819624 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342561] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819632 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342590] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819640 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342621] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819648 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342649] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819656 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.342679] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 819664 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142631.549222] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.549414] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.581788] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.581901] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.205575] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951024 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.205636] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.205754] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.649691] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.649823] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.668204] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951032 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668239] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951040 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668261] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951048 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668293] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951056 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668317] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951064 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668340] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951072 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668364] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951080 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668389] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951088 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668412] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951096 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668435] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951104 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668457] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951112 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668481] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951128 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668504] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951136 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668527] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951144 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668550] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951152 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668573] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951160 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668596] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951168 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668619] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951176 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668648] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951184 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668671] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951704 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668695] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951712 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668718] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951720 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668747] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951728 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668771] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951736 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668795] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951744 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668818] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951752 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668841] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951760 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668864] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951768 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668888] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951776 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668914] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951784 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668937] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951792 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668960] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951808 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.668994] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951816 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669017] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951824 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669040] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951832 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669063] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951840 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669086] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951848 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669110] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951856 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.669133] kjournald(364): WRITE block 951864 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.670822] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525536 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.670936] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525544 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.670964] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525552 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.670996] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525560 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671028] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525568 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671060] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525576 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671091] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525584 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671120] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525592 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671153] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525600 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671188] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525608 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671220] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525616 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671245] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525624 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.671269] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525632 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.672029] kjournald(364): WRITE block 525640 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142635.904834] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.904970] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.928507] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.928599] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.424232] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 786872 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.424286] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.424394] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.754464] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.754536] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.775383] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 786880 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.775417] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 786920 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.775443] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 849536 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.775472] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 951120 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.775499] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 951800 on md9 (8 sectors)
<7>[142646.775537] kworker/u4:1(15855): WRITE block 0 on md9 (8
<7>[142629.001698] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142633.247695] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142633.497221] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142644.236581] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142644.486147] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142629.001698] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142630.780025] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.293896] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.549222] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.581788] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142633.247695] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142633.497221] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.205636] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.649691] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.904834] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.928507] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142644.236581] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142644.486147] md1_raid1(2749): WRITE block 7794127504 on sda3 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.424286] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.754464] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sda1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142630.780152] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.293991] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.549414] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142631.581901] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.205754] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.649823] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.904970] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142635.928599] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.424394] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060216 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
<7>[142646.754536] md9_raid1(329): WRITE block 1060232 on sdb1 (1 sectors)
Things I've done:
Disabled almost all the apps like Photo station, Video station etc.
These are active: Resource Monitor 1.0.0 (cannot turn off)
QTS SSL Cert
Cloud Drive Sync
Python 2.7.3
Backup Versioning
-Cloud Drive Sync is set to only run at a specific time, and then stop.
-RTRR is also set for specific times
-Clock NTP sync is set to once every 7 days
-System connections log: Clicked "Stop logging"
-UPNP and Bonjour turned off
-SMART Polling: Every 360 minutes
-Media library, DLNA Server, Itunes, SQL, Android Station etc. are all turned off
-No other computers or devices connected
-Cloud link etc. disabled
Like I said, I had no problems with HDD standby on 4.2, even with many more apps and functions enabled. Of course it would spin up occasionally for some background job, but for example during the night it would mostly stay in standby.
It's not a huge deal, but it seems unnecessary to leave the disks spinning for the 18 hours a day that I don't need them.