[mythtv-users] Cases for a PVR box... recommendations.

[Marius Schrecker]

>> # allow the disks to spindown after 5 minutes of idle
>>   /sbin/hdparm -S 60 /dev/hda
>>   /sbin/hdparm -S 60 /dev/hdb
>>   /sbin/hdparm -S 60 /dev/hdd

>I have SATA drives, so I can't do
>this.  But thanks for the tip!


? are you sure, I have S-ATA and doing a hdparm -S <some number> /dev/sda
gives me a definite click as the drive spins down and starts up again (I
haven't mounted the partitions noatime yet).

I'd say it's worth giving it a try.

Marius
Registered Linux user