Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 07:59:41 -0400 From: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stop using a SATA drive Message-ID: <55DEFBAD.7090905@sneakertech.com> In-Reply-To: <20150825185151.d9373b1f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <CAPi0psvT5aaHR7kU%2B28qwVDdutyMn7LjhFUGZRWctz4gGfgvgw@mail.gmail.com> <20150824214252.53aa04c6.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAPi0psu5pP_Z7FcR8h5cQAZiZyDmQTKWzFx-17tUEV5g-%2B7hjw@mail.gmail.com> <20150825162122.b770fc6a.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAJ-VmokqaVvoRhfpD_SrJEvkGU9JPJFhn%2BfTe_w%2BLE7LJFhUdA@mail.gmail.com> <20150825185151.d9373b1f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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>> You can likely send commands to USB disks for "plz sync and power down thx". > > But it will be something the _device_ has to implement, > I'd say. FWIW, I definitely have seen a usb->ide/sata adapter park the heads and power off the drive when I eject it in OSX. I can't remember if this was a feature of the adapter or the drive or a combination of both, I'd have to gather up all my adapters and try a few disks.
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