> On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > > > needs almost 8 seconds to spin up. It is configured as slave,
> > > > and if the master (a faster Seagate) would have to wait this
> > > > time, it would be a serious drawback,
> > >
> > > the best thing is to disable spindown, especially if you like to keep your
> > > disks a bit longer....
> >
> > Which do you want to keep longer, your disks or your planet ?
> >
> I am sure I am missing something. Which part of computer is called
> "planet" ? I think you meant the cpu - spinning disk produces heat which
> sometimes could be a problem..
No.. The implication is that spinning down HDDs saves some massive amount
of power, and that savings will somehow 'save the earth'.. pffth.
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