Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-13 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: JFYI (from my notebook): 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 049 049 000Old_age Always - 20456 193 Load_Cycle_Count0x0032 074 074 000Old_age Always - 261161 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-13 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 22:23:09 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: JFYI (from my notebook): 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 049 049 000Old_age Always - 20456 193 Load_Cycle_Count0x0032 074 074 000 Old_age Always

Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Sthu Deus
Good day. I have some trouble with growing number of Load_Cycle_Count parameter of my HDD. And the Temperature_Celsius as well. - Shown by smartctl utility. So, my question is, How I can stop it spin down? - As I do understand, w/ the help of sdparm utility (it is SATA drive). Or may returm

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:09:08 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: Good day. I have some trouble with growing number of Load_Cycle_Count parameter of my HDD. And the Temperature_Celsius as well. - Shown by smartctl utility. And what are those offending values? :-) So, my question is, How I

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: And what are those offending values? :-) I will not bring them here - so You may not say, Ah it is ok - there are even worse cases do exist! - For what is ok for one - not so for another. :) I just saw better values - and want to restore it - before

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:35:31 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: And what are those offending values? :-) I will not bring them here Ouch! - so You may not say, Ah it is ok - there are even worse cases do exist! - For what is ok for one - not so for

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010, Sthu Deus wrote: I have some trouble with growing number of Load_Cycle_Count parameter of my HDD. And the Tell the HD to stop unloading its heads, and to stop spinning down (it *has* to unload heads when it will spin down). It will increase power consumption, and it

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: Okay, okay... I know comparisons can -sometimes- be counterproductive but most of the time help a lot :-) Well. - No comparisons! Though w/ temperature it seems things got normal again - so no question here any more for now at least. But w/ the

Re: Load_Cycle_Count to stop growing.

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:21:52 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: Thank You for Your time and answer, Camaleón: Okay, okay... I know comparisons can -sometimes- be counterproductive but most of the time help a lot :-) Well. - No comparisons! Pardon me... I couldn't resist O:-) Though w/