[mythtv-users] warning for anyone with western digital green drives
Kris B.
krisbee at krisbee.com
Thu Jan 5 20:37:01 UTC 2012
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012, at 02:57 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
> Note, also, the best fix for the issue is to fix your system to not
> abuse the file system--i.e. configure your system to use it
> appropriately. After all, if you actually let the drive idle, rather
> than waking it every 10-30s, it will spend a majority of its time at
> idle 3 power usage (0.7W) versus 3.3W at idle and 5.3W for read/write.
> (Numbers based of WD20EARS -
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=120 ).
> So, it's quite possible that changing the idle 3 timeout will invalidate
> your warranty.
>
> That said, it /is/ important that anyone with a WD Green configure their
> system to use the file system properly. Again, see
> http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5357 for some
> suggestions, but there are a lot more out there when you search on "low
> power linux" or "laptop mode linux" or similar. Oh, and note, also,
> that having only MythTV recordings on the drive may "solve" the issue
> for you, too (assuming MythTV recording file writes are <8s apart, and,
> IME, they seem to be).
>
> Mike
Thanks for posting this, Mike. My green drive is a mythtv or storage
drive, only - and I was concerned... looks like I don't have to worry :)
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Kris B.
krisbee at krisbee.com
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