[mythtv-users] USB Hard Drive Lifespans and power usage question

Mitch Gore mitchell.gore at gmail.com
Mon Aug 4 18:57:38 UTC 2008


On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Steve Peters - Priority Electronics <
steve at priorityelectronics.com> wrote:

>  Hello,
>
> I have 6 hard drives for my mythbox. It does a lot more than just myth, so
> I do need them all. I have 3 of them internal, and 3 of them in usb
> enclosures.
>
> My questions is: Will linux spindown all the drives when they're idle, thus
> saving power, and hopefully saving the lifespan of the drives?
>
> Also, will a drive in a usb enclosure last any shorter or longer than an
> internal drive? It's definetly warmer in the mythbox because the drives are
> all next to each other.
>
> -Thanks
> -Steve
>

Use hdparm to put drives to sleep, check status ext.

ie hdparm --help should help :)

Mitchell

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