Yes, it IS pesent in Windows too. Just checked it in Vista SP1, and not only with my ears, but also with smartmontools and hdparm for Windows. Vista does the same as Ubuntu: nothing... it just let's the hdd manage itself. I fixed it in Linux with setting hdparm to 254 while on AC mode and 128 while on battery mode. I also installed "ramlog", so it's performing very nicely :) Actually the only thing killing my hdd right now is Vista. But updates are coming with acpi-support to do the hdparm thing automatically.
-- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
