Check bios. The bios power management setting can override the operating
system. Make sure power saveing is enabled.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 4:49 PM
Subject: [newbie] Thinkpad Disk Constantly Spinning
> I'm running Mandrake 7.2 on an IBM Thinkpad 1412 with a 12 gig
> Travelstar. In the screensaver control panel I have checked "use
> power management", but despite this, the hard drive never spins down.
> I don't want to burn up the drive. Can anyone direct me toward
> possible solutions?
>
> Andy
>
