Gutsy kills your laptop drive

[KENNETH RICHARDS]

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Mark M Lambert wrote:
> I apologise if this is old news. An alarming article here [1] and
> here [2] referring to this bug [3].
> Apparently there is a problem on laptops running Gutsy on
> batteries that causes the hard disk to go through a load cycle
> every minute and this dramatically decreases the lifespan of the
> disk.
> [1]
> [1]http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=586999732&eid=-50
> [2]
> [2]http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/31/ubuntu-
> eats-lappy-hard-drive
> [3] [3]https://launchpad.net/bug59695.html ... includes several
> work-arounds.
> I had noticed my Thinkpad making clicking noises when on
> batteries, I assumed this was because the poor thing is old and
> tired!
> 
> References
> 
> 1. http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=586999732&eid=-50
> 2. http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/10/31/ubuntu-eats-lappy-hard-drive
> 3. https://launchpad.net/bug59695.html
> 
> 
I am wondering if this happens with Desktops as well DC is DC when
supplied to our drives by our power supplies.
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