This is probably due to the EXT3 file system used in linux, you will always get some drive activity even when the server is idle.
This can be minimised by adjusting a couple of files (/etc/fstab & /etc/syslog.conf), I've got instructions on my site: http://www.ulverston.myzen.co.uk/mini-itx/pages/tuning.htm#Reduce_hard_drive_activity_when_server_is_idle Jims tip with hdparm -B is also on there; as he indicated it is usefull if you are using a 2.5" drive (where the heads are constantly being parked by the advanced power management after every disk access) http://www.ulverston.myzen.co.uk/mini-itx/pages/tuning.htm#Stop Hard Drive Clicking These instructions were for ClarkConnect but should work fine with Ubuntu Mick -- mick_w http://www.ulverston.myzen.co.uk/mini-itx/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mick_w's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6526 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39833 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
