From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Feb 21 6:43: 1 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F39DC37B401 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:43:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from epicsol.org (epicsol.org [209.100.173.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FE7143F85 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 06:43:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dialtone@epicsol.org) Received: from epicsol.org (dialtone@epicsol.org [209.100.173.7]) by epicsol.org (8.12.5/8.9.3) with ESMTP id h1LEgxOW014454 for ; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:42:59 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dialtone@epicsol.org) Received: (from dialtone@localhost) by epicsol.org (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id h1LEgxHi014453 for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:42:59 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:42:59 -0600 From: Paul To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Dell Inspiron hard disk Message-ID: <20030221084259.I57778@epicsol.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org hi, i was wondering if anyone who has a dell inspiron has noticed that the disk likes to spin-up a lot. it barely stays quiet for 3 minutes before it screams back into action (even if the system is totally idle). i recall reading about a solution for linux that stopped it spinning up so much. does anyone know of such a solution for freebsd 4.x? i'm not subscribed to the list, i'd be greatful if you'd cc me, but i'll be checking the archives anyway. :> thanks! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message