[ltp] Harddrive Clicking

Tino Keitel linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:33:23 +0200


On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 13:46:23 -0400, Noah Dain wrote:

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> - using `hdparm -B 254 /dev/sda` seems to have stopped the
> load_cycle_count from increasing.  Of course, I'll probably need to
> hook that into the suspend/resume actions as well.  :-/

Yes, you need to start that command after each boot or resume. I had
the same problem with my Mac mini that also uses a 2,5" Seagate HDD,
and I was able to stop the load/unload after putting the command into
the resume script.

Regards,
Tino