Re: disk power down

To: Kenneth Scharf <scharkalvin@yahoo.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: disk power down
From: Andrei Ivanov <c680789@showme.missouri.edu>
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 07:53:23 -0500 (CDT)
Message-id: <[🔎] Pine.A41.3.95q.990507074842.90496B-100000@sp2n21.missouri.edu>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 19990507124527.15510.rocketmail@web121.yahoomail.com>

> Can I configure my Linux system to do the same?  Most modern IDE drives
> should support this feature, is support required on the Motherboard or
> Bios to make this work, or is it all in the OS?
> 
> My Linux box uses an AZZA AT socket 7 motherboard with an Intel TX
> chipset and an AMD K6-233 cpu.  I think the bios does support powerdown
> features but the powersupply in my box does not (might only work with
> an ATX power supply).

I've played with that for some time...I believe what you need is 
hdparm -S TimeoutTime /dev/hd? 
TimeOut: 1-240: 5 seconds each.

And so on, more in 'man hdparm'

Andrew




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