@Swâmi, Thanks for following up with some useful data. I think a 2-3 minute setting for -S is sane. Since this isn't a kernel bug, I will re-assign it.
** Package changed: linux (Ubuntu) => hdparm (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: hdparm (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => ubuntu-12.04-beta-2 ** Changed in: hdparm (Ubuntu) Assignee: Colin King (colin-king) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952556 Title: [Precise] [Hardware-killer] HD restarts every few seconds To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdparm/+bug/952556/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs