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Date:      Thu, 22 Oct 1998 10:56:25 +0000
From:      Kris Kirby <kris@airnet.net>
To:        Graeme.Cross@sci.monash.edu.au
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IDE hard drive spin-down problem
Message-ID:  <362F0F59.D26AF3BE@airnet.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.981022182405.23592A-100000@babylon.wsc.monash.edu.au>

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Graeme Cross wrote:
> 
> I have a system with two IDE drives, where the second drive spins down
> after 10 or so minutes of computer idle-time.
> 
> It is very annoying because the system will lock up while it waits for the
> second drive to spin back up, which can take a couple of seconds.
> (There is also the issue of additional wear and tear on the drive as it
> spins up and down.)

Since no one has used this angle... What's the temperature on those drives? A
common symptom of drive overheating is spinning down.

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