On Fri, 7 May 1999, Bill Wilson wrote: > Running hdparm is not the only thing to consider. If you want a real > powerdown > and not a periodic cycle of disk on and off, you must shutdown stuff > that dings the disk. When I want to powerdown, I exit all such apps (this > includes Netscape, ppp, etc) and run my script: snooze on. > One caveat, I frequently am lazy and neglect to run snooze off, so be warned > that this may lead to bad habits.
There are plenty of tips along these lines in the Battery-Powered Linux HOWTO: "http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html" Sincerely, Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." - Thomas Jefferson