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acpi-support package

  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #576

Comment 576 for bug 59695

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Ryan Waldroop (ryan.waldroop) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

It's all user definable, as described in this thread. I personally have
mine set at 254 whether it's on AC or not, and my battery life/temperature
is doing fine.