On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 07:38:34AM -0500, Dale wrote: > > The default is to keep them all running and to not spin them down. I > have never had a Linux OS to spin down a drive unless I set/told it to. > You can do this tho. The command and option is: > > hdparm -S /dev/sdX > > X would be the drive number. There is also the -s option but it is not > recommended. > > There is also the -y and -Y options. Before using ANY of these, read > the man page. Each one has it uses and you need to know for sure which > one does what you want. > > Dale >
Awesome thanks very much, if I need to power down one of my drives I shall use hdparam! Does the kernel keep even unmounted drives spinning by default? Thank you Dale!
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