Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:22:29 +0100 (CET) From: Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net> To: cpghost@cordula.ws Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HDD idle shutdown. Message-ID: <20050318142056.Q2589@maren.thelosingend.net> In-Reply-To: <20050318102450.GA54209@fw.farid-hajji.net> References: <423A9D8D.4030409@myunix.net> <20050318102450.GA54209@fw.farid-hajji.net>
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* cpghost@cordula.ws [2005-03-18 11:24 +0100] > On Fri, Mar 18, 2005 at 10:21:17AM +0100, Christian Tischler wrote: > > I wondered whether there is an option to shut down an idle HDD until it > > is needed again? > > I am using FreeBSD 5.x. > > /usr/ports/sysutils/ataidle Note that, while this indeed will spin down your hdd, the system will most likely spin it up again after a short period of time, unless you modify some settings. Especially the cron system may cause your hdd to spin up every once in a while. Svein Halvor
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