Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:58:38 -0400 | From | Mark Lord <> | Subject | Re: hdparm -Y hangup |
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Peter wrote: > > Clarification: is it the case that hdparm -Y (sleep) will cool the drive > off better than hdparm -y (suspend)?
In theory, -Y is capable of greater power (heat) savings than -y, but in practice this will be model-specific and probably will pale in comparism to the huge savings from -y alone.
> > I read somewhere that -Y only works on unmounted drives. This appears to > be false. Comments?
It should work on the raw drive regardless.
Cheers -- Mark Lord Real-Time Remedies Inc. mlord@pobox.com
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