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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 01:11:43 +0100 M.Blackmore wrote: > Just out of curiosity, is it possible to power down an unmounted disk on > its own ide channel (with no swap part active on it) and keep it down > until it is wanted again? > > One I keep in my desktop for "backing up" the home fileserver critical > files is 'orribly noisy and if I could get it to shut up until I want to > mount it again... I've not used it, but there's a utility called "blktool" that would appear to allow you to put your drive(s) into sleep/standby mode. Might be worth a look. Grant. -- Unix: Some say the learning curve is steep, but you only have to climb it once. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html