[mythtv-users] WD10EACS SATA and standby problem

[John Drescher]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Thor <mythtv at x-defense.de> wrote:
> hi there,
>
>  as I still try to build a new system, I run into more problems every day :-(
>
>  For the hdd I've choosen a WD10EACS SATA drive, where I have my problems
>  with.
>  I can put it into standby by using hdparm -y , but not with the -S
>  timeout option.
>  even if I umount the drive, it will never go to standby.
>
>  I googled a lot, and some people said that the timeout has to be bigger
>  than 10 minutes, so I tried the -S120, but this does not work either.
>
>  any thoughts how I can spin down the drive ?
>

Is this the system drive?

John