rohit bhute wrote: > Hi friends. > > Does Linux auto-powerdown a SATA hard-disk, if none of its partitions > are being used/mounted? I have a WD 250GB drive on a SATA port, with > ext3 partitions. 2-3 times I heard swishing sounds and clicks. This > morning I fired up the Partition editor after one such event and found > that the drive was not listed in the partition editor. A reboot fixed > the problem. > If your SATA power cable is not direct from the SMPS but has an extension connection to link to it then change that extension. Last year there was a bad lot that gave problems later on. Re-check your SATA data connection too.
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