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2009/2/7 Remy Blank <remy.blank@×××××.com> |
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> Danis Petkakis wrote: |
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> > hello there i would like to know if there is such a thing as a power |
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> > saving scheme as far as hard disks are |
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> > concerned...i would like my hard disks to spin down when they are not |
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> > being accessed after a defined |
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> > period of time...is that possible? any hints on how to do that would be |
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> > really appreciated... |
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> If your disk is only rarely accessed (i.e. a secondary HD, not |
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> containing the root filesystem), look at "hdparm", more specifically the |
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> -S option. |
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> If you would like to spin down your main HD (e.g. on a laptop), look at |
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> app-laptop/laptop-mode-tools. |
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> -- Remy |
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does hdparm work on sata hard disks aswell? because i couldn't find such an |
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option |
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in sdparm |
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Danis |
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