You need to install noflushd. It's a debian package [noflushd, surprisingly enough]. This will make sure that your hard disk stays spun down for as long as possible, saving battery etc.
> the hard drive spin down, then right back up again. > Another minute, down, then up again. rgds, b [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. -- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"