Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:59:53 -0500 (EST) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | Re: IDE freeze for seconds |
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On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Vladimir Dergachev wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > needs almost 8 seconds to spin up. It is configured as slave, > > > > and if the master (a faster Seagate) would have to wait this > > > > time, it would be a serious drawback, > > > > > > the best thing is to disable spindown, especially if you like to keep your > > > disks a bit longer.... > > > > Which do you want to keep longer, your disks or your planet ? > > > I am sure I am missing something. Which part of computer is called > "planet" ? I think you meant the cpu - spinning disk produces heat which > sometimes could be a problem..
No.. The implication is that spinning down HDDs saves some massive amount of power, and that savings will somehow 'save the earth'.. pffth.
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