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Subject: Re: Power down Hard Drive
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--- Stefan Walter <sw@gegenunendlich.de> wrote: > Hi,
> 
> Chris Ryan in gmane.os.freebsd.devel.acpi:
> 
> > I have searched the handbook and I couldn't find
> any reference for powering
> > down the HDD - although many other devices /
> interfaces etc
> >
> >
> > I have also looked up the APM and ACPI man pages
> with no luck..
> >
> >
> > Can this be done?
> 
> The sysutils/ataidle should do what you want,
> assuming the drive isn't
> too old to support being spun down.
> 

thanks Stefan

will give that a go.

sorry i posted in this list as i prob should have
posted to freedsb-questions..next time i will.

regards
Chris


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