I have the same problem with my laptop drive.
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: ST9160821AS Serial Number: 5MA0NKXS Firmware Version: 3.ALB User Capacity: 160,041,885,696 bytes ... 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 052 052 000 Old_age Always - 96509
Laptop is 5,5 months old, I guess that's a spindown of once every 30 seconds.
I have the same problem with my laptop drive.
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: ST9160821AS
Serial Number: 5MA0NKXS
Firmware Version: 3.ALB
User Capacity: 160,041,885,696 bytes
...
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 052 052 000 Old_age Always - 96509
Laptop is 5,5 months old, I guess that's a spindown of once every 30 seconds.