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  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #48

Comment 48 for bug 59695

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Tim Hull (thully) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks

In that case, something should be done, as aggressive power management is
enabled by default - and as the reports demonstrate, this is causing a
significantly shorter disk life than on other OSes.

On 10/24/07, Matthew Garrett <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> By default, we do nothing to set any disk power values. It's arguable
> that the configuration file should make it clearer to the user that
> enabling aggressive power management will result in a shorter hard drive
> life, but it's also an inevitable consequence of enabling that
> aggressive power management. The stock install is entirely safe in this
> respect.
>
> --
> default value in power.sh potentially kills laptop disks
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/59695
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