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> I have an external USB HDD which I use only for backups. Although the > disk spins down itself after about half an hour or more ( I checked for > half an hour last time and it was still spinning). I had installed > sdparm earlier but I couldn't spin it down using it. Is there any way > using sdparm or an other utility to spin down the hard disk? Try using hdparm then, it should work... Well, I'm not entirely sure about power-management in USB storage devices, any feedback is welcome. - -- SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM! SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM! (Nobody expects the Spammish Repetition!) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDADWxoMxqz7LeBAgRAvnJAKCRi0cik4Cyo8bnob546SMz1caAOgCdEgtf JTVL3BhoYGfUvyRRRm+WbN8= =iKap -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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