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On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 07:38:34AM -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> The default is to keep them all running and to not spin them down. I |
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> have never had a Linux OS to spin down a drive unless I set/told it to. |
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> You can do this tho. The command and option is: |
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> hdparm -S /dev/sdX |
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> X would be the drive number. There is also the -s option but it is not |
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> recommended. |
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> There is also the -y and -Y options. Before using ANY of these, read |
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> the man page. Each one has it uses and you need to know for sure which |
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> one does what you want. |
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> Dale |
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Awesome thanks very much, if I need to power down one of my drives I |
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shall use hdparam! |
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Does the kernel keep even unmounted drives spinning by default? |
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Thank you Dale! |
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