By doing sudo laptop_mode start
I can at least reduce the clicking frequency from previously 5 seconds, which was extremely annoying, to now may be once per minute or even less. This shows that it *can* be influenced. Ubunty feisty on an Intel Mac Mini, Fujitsu HDD -- Hard drive noise with applications https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110995 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs