Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-48,: Re: IDE freeze for seconds

# Re: IDE freeze for seconds

Vladimir Dergachev (vdergach@sas.upenn.edu)
Tue, 1 Dec 1998 20:21:44 -0500 (EST)

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On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > needs almost 8 seconds to spin up. It is configured as slave,
> > > and if the master (a faster Seagate) would have to wait this
> > > time, it would be a serious drawback,
> >
> > the best thing is to disable spindown, especially if you like to keep your
> > disks a bit longer....
>
> Which do you want to keep longer, your disks or your planet ?
>
I am sure I am missing something. Which part of computer is called
"planet" ? I think you meant the cpu - spinning disk produces heat which
sometimes could be a problem..

Vladimir Dergachev

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