IDE disks have can be put into sleep mode (HD spin down). The command is
/sbin/hdparm
Two options can be used to do this, -S sets a the timeout when the drive is
put in sleep mode or the -y puts the drive immediatelly in sleep mode.
In my /etc/rc.d/rc.local I have the following line
/sbin/hdparm -S 240 /dev/hda
the 240 are 20 mins (in 5 second increments).
I also run KDE and have the DPMS enabled and set to 20 mins. This turns the
monitor off to save energy. I think that the monitor is the must energy
hungry device in a computer system, or at least it's not needed when your'e
away.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Axalon Bloodstone [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2000 09:18 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Sleep in Mandrake 6.1
>
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Hello, I've got Mandrake 6.1 up and almost everything I need running
> (6.1 being a lot nicer than 6.0)
> >
> > One question: Leaving the PC on? I know this is OK, but my "Sleep" and
> "Wake" keys don't seem to work? Is there any considerations as far as
> set-up to leave the PC always running? Should I leave it in "lock Screen"
> mode, or log out and leave it at the text login prompt?? Any help would
> be appreciated (Sorry if this is a newbie question).
> >
> > Eric Aksomitis
> > http://www.dlcwest.com/~jed/re_answer.shtml
>
> If the button activates 'suspend to disk' (as most all of them do), I can
> tell you for sure it's not supported yet.
>
> If it's a home system and/or security isn't a major consern, screen
> locking should be more than sufficient. If you have nosey
> brothers, sisters, children, and/or co-workers, I'd log out better safe
> than sorry.
>
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> --Axalon
