Just to update this bug report - this issue is still apparent. I recently bought a pre-installed Ubuntu Dell laptop Inspiron 6400, and noticed that I had a 'dink' when using shutdown.
A thread from the forums raised the issue (that I wasn't aware of), and following the advice in here, I have applied the temporary fix (it works!, thanks!). Here is the thread. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=566072 Nick -- bad hard disk noise on shutdown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67810 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
