[vdr] Re: Choosing harddisk (5400 or 7200rpms?)

[Steffen Barszus <st_barszus@gmx.de>]

Am Donnerstag, 20. November 2003 07:42 schrieb Helmut Auer:
> Steffen Barszus wrote:
> >Am Mittwoch, 19. November 2003 23:19 schrieb Thilo Wunderlich:
> >>>Are these values valid if you set the acoustic level with IBM's
> >>>feature tool to low noise ? I don't think so.
> >>
> >>Does this tool work with non IBM disks?
> >>
> >>Thilo
> >
> >As said multiple times. Under Linux you can use hdparm (alltough you
> >need a recent version of it. Just look if it is listed in hdparm
> > -help. I have used  that on my samsung and my seagate and it does
> > work.
>
> I know the hdparm option, but it's easier for me to use the feature
> tool, because its located on my tool-cd which I for every
> installation :-) One question to hdparm: will this setting work only
> til the next reboot or will it stay longer ?
>

It stays as long as you don't change it. You set it on the harddrive.

Steffen



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