Date: 21 Feb 2003 10:46:43 -0500 From: Fish <fish@fish-mail.com> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron hard disk Message-ID: <1045842403.729.10.camel@current> In-Reply-To: <3E563FAC.30609@mitre.org> References: <200302211450.h1LEonEu005135@himinbjorg.ttsg.com> <3E563FAC.30609@mitre.org>
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On Fri, 2003-02-21 at 10:03, Jason Andresen wrote: > Tuc wrote: > >>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. :> > >> > > Maybe that explains why my 8200 blew a disk in 9 months. > > > > Both drives do more of a "ker chunk" sound every 30 seconds or so. > > Annoying enough that I close the door to my bedroom when its on in the next > > room. > > > > Sure your not swapping, logging, etc? > > Hmm, I've got one running under Windows. I always assumed it was > Windows inability to keep it's greasy mitts off of any HD for more than > 30 seconds that never let the drives spin down. The idea that it can be > fixed in Linux intrigues me (unless it's a patch to the VM subsystem). I have an inspiron 8200 I bought about 7 months ago, and I've not had any problems with the HDD. I don't notice any excessive disk access, I don't hear it spin up frequently, nothing. My dmesg shows the following for my drive. ad0: 28615MB <HITACHI_DK23DA-30> [58140/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 Is that the drive you have? Fish To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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