same here with a Western Digital D2502ABYS-01B7A0 either in desktop and server edition of Ubuntu 12.10.
hdparm -y and hdparm -S 12 on the command line spins down the drive, but the entry in hdpram.conf does not. The entry is /dev/disk/by-uuid/222C6A972C6A65AF { spindown_time = 12 } -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073137 Title: time-controlled spindown with hdparm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hdparm/+bug/1073137/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs