The disks never spin down because Linux is constanly checking to see if its buffers need flushing. (I think) George Bonser grep@oriole.sbay.org, grep@concentric.net -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .