ubuntu_demon wrote: > Improved suggestion to prevent heat problems : > > For drives which support hddtemp check disk temperature regularly (each > minute?). > * while on battery : use apm 128 > * while on AC and disk temperature <= 58 degrees celcius : use apm 254 > * while on AC and disk temperature >= 59 degrees celcius : use apm 128 > > Most disks should be able to handle temperatures up to and including 60 > degrees celcius (within the operating temperature spec) so switching to > an apm of 128 when the temperature is 59 degrees should be safe. > > Chris Jones, Bart Samwel,others what do you think ?
Sounds reasonable. Each minute *might* not be enough though, I don't know how fast these temperatures go up. And let's just hope that there aren't any drives out there which spin up as a result of hddtemp... -- High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
