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Re: Powerbook produces a lot more heat after kernel upgrade



On Tue, 30 Nov 2004, Rogério Brito wrote:
> laptop-mode even for my i386 Desktop (since I can't stand the noise of its
> HD).

This is likely to shorten the life of your old HD enough that the noise
won't be an issue for too long.

Spin-up and spin-down cycles on old equipment is *never* a good idea.

-- 
  "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
  them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
  where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
  Henrique Holschuh



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