Comment 16 for bug 59695

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ramas (slocascio) wrote : Re: default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks

The command hdparm -b 255 turn off completely APM.
This could last HD life by saving load cycles.
On the other hand, the HD temperature could get very HOT (51°c on my Inspiron), also decreasing drive life.

I wonder if there is another better solution to this, for example using SMART functions with smartctl.
BTW fot Itachi drives I found this page that could help: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_harddrive&thread.id=38562&view=by_date_ascending&page=1