On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Derek Homeier wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > Reducing the speed of your CD-ROM helps as well. I know a friend who
> > > played
> > > MP3s from CD on his notebook. Everytime he started playing a new song his
> > > zillion-speed CD-ROM player had to spin up to lightspeed, consuming lots
> > > of
> > > power. Reducing the speed to single-speed helped a lot.
> >
> > I use the DVD ROM very seldom and AFAICT it's off or at least in standby
> > most
> > of the time, but thanks for the hint anyway.
> >
> Should also reduce the noise somewhat, which I find even more appealing, but
> How did you do it, Geert? Is this a hdparm option?
I don't know. I talked about the experiences of a friend of a friend.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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