The command hdparm -b 255 turn off completely APM. This could last HD life by saving load cycles. On the other hand, the HD temperature could get very HOT (51°c on my Inspiron), also decreasing drive life.
I wonder if there is another better solution to this, for example using SMART functions with smartctl. BTW fot Itachi drives I found this page that could help: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&thread.id=38562&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 -- default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 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
