Zoltan;239552 Wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion but I don't see that process.
>
> The light I am referring to is on the front of case and I assumed it
> indicated HD activity, but you may be right that other activities could
> cause it.
>
> --Zoltan
What type of drive are you using? If you're using a 2.5" drive (as I
suspect you might be doing), you could try:
Code:
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$ hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda
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Substitute your drive info for /dev/sda. The explanation I was given
when I learned about this feature was: hdparm is the command that
fetches/sets specific attributes on ATA/IDE drives. The -B flag
controls advanced power management, and 255 is the value that disables
it.
Don't know if this will fix it for you, but it worked on the laptop I
have Feisty installed on. If it does work for you, there's a way to
add it to /etc/hdparm.conf and create a startup link to load it, but I
can't remember it off the top of my head. I'll try to locate my notes
and post it if found.
-=> Jim
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