[Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

[Hanno Stock (hefe_bia)]

Nick B. schrieb:
> What about cases where the 254 setting causes the hard drive to become
> very warm? On my laptop an hdparm value of 254 causes the hard drive to
> reach temperatures of around 50°C which is too high. Disabling laptop-
> mode allows the drive to operate in its normal range somewhere between
> 41-45. But then it suffers from the unload cycles. Is there another
> solution to this?

I have exactly the same problem. You might try other values close to 254
and monitor your load cycles. Maybe you're lucky and the drive firmware
has a setting where the time until the heads are parked is moderately
high so parking will occur less often.
Otherwise I would complain to the drive manufacturer or laptop
manufacturer. (I think one can expect a hard drive to be operable with
constant but little disk activity without wearing off way before the
expected life span...)

Regards, Hanno

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High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime
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