root@hereford:~# smartctl -a /dev/sda -d ata
...
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 16266
A very high number for such a short time! Load cycles were raising few cycles per minute which was very very aggressive. Luckily ceg's PowerManagement instructions provided a proper workaround and Load_Cycle_Count stopped increasing.
I followed instructions at https:/ /wiki.ubuntu. com/PowerManage ment
I had been using a new laptop for few days:
root@hereford:~# smartctl -a /dev/sda -d ata
...
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 16266
A very high number for such a short time! Load cycles were raising few cycles per minute which was very very aggressive. Luckily ceg's PowerManagement instructions provided a proper workaround and Load_Cycle_Count stopped increasing.