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On Thu, Jul 07 2005, Jens Axboe wrote: > This message is from the T13 list server. > > > On Wed, Jul 06 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This message is from the T13 list server. > > > > > > Look at the 'IDLE IMMEDIATE' command in ATA/ATAPI-7 > > > > There is an 'unload feature' subcode that performs the job you ask for. > > Ah, this is exactly what I need! The newest docs I had at hand were > ata6. > > Then the next question is: can I expect 'newer' ata laptop drives to > support this feature (eg did this feature already exist in drives and is > just being documented in ata7), or do we have to wait for ata7 > compliant drives to hit the market? Looks like the former (yay), several people already reported that it seems to work on their existing drives. Thanks again, James! -- Jens Axboe
