[ltp] Re: Making hard drive stop when not in use

[Juergen Stuber]

Hi Nick,

Nick Bower <nick@nickbower.com> writes:
>
> I'd be interested to know what the original poster was talking about -
> not spinning down under ac or just battery.  It is my understanding that
> laptop mode is usually only triggered by acpi (using the default
> scripts) to make power saving adjustments when on battery power.  

it is very easy to configure so that it also spins down the harddisk
when on AC, I also do it to prevent the drives from wearing out.


Jürgen

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