Here is the solution for Hardy:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4886869&posted=1#post4886869
(also read my comment there in the end)
** Changed in: dell
Status: New => Confirmed
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High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695
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