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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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