George Hein wrote: > Nate Duehr wrote: >> >> You also missed that most laptops now have an accelerometer in them for >> shock protection and the drive is parked every time certain acceleration >> forces are happening to the laptop. >> >> Just carrying mine across the room (IBM T43) is enough to stop drive >> activity temporarily unless I use their "ignore small repetitive shocks" >> setting. >> > This may be true for WinJunk OS, but not for Linux yet unless you one > has some sw in development phase.
I'm not at all sure what you're saying here - Nate seems to be telling us that IBM's are installing this in _hardware_, so it will make no difference to the OS. It's relevant to the question because it was suggested that laptop drives shouldn't be in use 24/7, but we've been able to spin them down when inactive for years - and now apparently when moved, too. So this isn't why we need to consider shutdowns. > My thinkpads are/were almost always connected but often placed in > suspend>mem. Why would anyone want to spend $ for waste electrons > unless you really need to keep warm. I never shutdown my laptop, except to switch kernels (definitely not for other upgrades). I do, however, hibernate it at least twice daily. This is exactly the question the OP asked. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
