Jerry James Haumberger wrote: > > Hi, folks -- > > Does Linux automatically lift the heads of a hard drive off > of the disk after some time of non-activity? > <snip>
AFAIK the heads _never_ touch the surface, even in the "park" position, while the disk is spinning. If this event should occur, good by HD. They are only allowed to rest on the surface when the disk has come to complete stop. Ralph - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
