Hello
H. S. (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I have a second hard disk /dev/hdb which has nothing installed on it
> and is used only for video data. So I uses it only a few hours a week.
>
> I am wondering if I can spin it down when it is not mounted or when
> not being used and spin it up when needed. Any wepages or packages in
> Debian that can do this?
You can use hdparm. From the man page:
-S Set the standby (spindown) timeout for the drive.
[...]
-y Force an IDE drive to immediately enter the low
power consumption standby mode, usually causing it
to spin down.
[...]
-Y Force an IDE drive to immediately enter the lowest
power consumption sleep mode, causing it to shut
down completely.
[...]
(please read the parts I left out befor you use it)
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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