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acpi-support package

  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #765

Comment 765 for bug 59695

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Bart Samwel (bart-samwel) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

Nicolò Chieffo wrote:
> I'm on acpi-support 0.119 and pm-utils 1.2.2.4-0ubuntu2
>
> When I'm on battery I hear very frequently the spin down noise. I bought
> my new laptop 1 month ago and the load cycle is 5180. Do you think I
> suffer this bug?

Probably. But 5180 in one month is fine: that's about 60000 per year.
Your disk will last about 10 years at this rate.

Cheers,
Bart