Ubuntu
acpi package

harddisk turns on/off every 10sec

Bug #291588 reported by Daniel Milde
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Bug Description

On my notebook the harddrive turns on/off every about 10 seconds. It makes quite annoying sound when turning on, slows down work with files (because disk is on just about 5 seconds and then turns off) and probably cause damage to disk.

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Daniel Milde (daniel-milde) wrote :

It does only if in /etc/default/acpi_support ENABLE_LAPTOP_MODE=true

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Daniel Milde (daniel-milde) wrote :

The notebook is Lenovo 3000 N200.

The turning on/off stops if is notebook connected to power.

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