From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 10 01:36:28 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA02252 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 01:36:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ingate.uk.neceur.com (ingate.uk.neceur.com [193.116.254.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA02244 for ; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 01:36:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk) Received: from internal-mail.uk.neceur.com by ingate.uk.neceur.com id JAA23946; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:29:12 GMT Received: from exchange.nectech.co.uk by internal-mail.uk.neceur.com id JAA24761; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:34:30 GMT Received: by exchange.nectech.co.uk with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) id ; Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:33:26 -0000 Message-ID: <711344C31ACDD1118B94006097827D5B9527DF@exchange.nectech.co.uk> From: "Bond, Jeffery" To: "'Kris Kirby'" Cc: "'FreeBSD questions'" Subject: RE: IDE spindown without APM BIOS Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:33:24 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This isn't a laptop, and the drives an oldish 270Mb 3.5inch. The reason I want to spin it down is because the bearings are on their way out and the noise it makes gets a bit annoying after a while. Regards, Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Kris Kirby [SMTP:kris@airnet.net] > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 5:22 AM > To: Bond, Jeffery > Cc: 'FreeBSD questions' > Subject: Re: IDE spindown without APM BIOS > > Bond, Jeffery wrote: > > > > Hello chaps, > > > > Does anyone know if and how its possible to get my old IDE hard disk to > spin > > down after a period on inactivity? I'm running 2.2.7-RELEASE on an old > > compaq 486 WITHOUT any power management in the BIOS. Can this be done? > > Unless you're dealing with a laptop, it isn't necessary, nor does it > contribute much to power consumption, etc. I ran with the drives spun > down, but it doesn't amount to much with modern IDE drives, nor their > predecessors. This isn't a 5+1/4" drive is it? > -- > Kris Kirby > UAH Mail UAH CS > Home WWW > ------------------------------------------- > TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message