> 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 Andrei S. Ivanov [EMAIL PROTECTED] UIN 12402354 http://members.tripod.com/AnSIv <--Little things for Linux.