Re: [SOLVED] Is squeeze compatible with WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> The first thing of notice is that the Load_Cycle_Count of the drive  
> heads increases every 8 seconds by default. As seen on the Internet,  
> this may pose a problem in the long run, since these drives are  
> "guaranteed" to sustain a limited number of such head parking cycles.  
> The number given varies from 300.000 to 1.000.000, depending on where  
> you look.

Those two numbers have nothing to do with each other.

The 300000 limit applies to spin-down (aka "Start_Stop_Count"), not to
head-park (aka "Load_Cycle_Count").


        Stefan