[ltp] Making hard drive stop when not in use

Jay Strauss linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:35:44 -0500


Hi,

I'm running Debian/Sarge upon an A30 (2652 3CU).  I notice that the hard 
drive never stops spinning.  Even when I leave it idle all night long.

Is there something, some package configuration, to make the machine 
conserve energy (and not wear out my hard drive) when the laptop is not 
being actively used for some specified period of time?

Thanks
Jay