diff -urN linux-2.6.6.orig/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c linux-2.6.6/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
--- linux-2.6.6.orig/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c	2004-05-11 12:40:53.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6/drivers/ide/ide-disk.c	2004-05-11 12:09:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -1704,10 +1704,11 @@
 
 static void ide_device_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 {
-	ide_drive_t *drive = container_of(dev, ide_drive_t, gendev);
-
-	printk("Shutdown: %s\n", drive->name);
-	dev->bus->suspend(dev, PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY);
+	if (system_state != SYSTEM_RESTART) {
+		ide_drive_t *drive = container_of(dev, ide_drive_t, gendev);
+		printk("Shutdown: %s\n", drive->name);
+		dev->bus->suspend(dev, PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1758,6 +1759,8 @@
 		if (drive->doorlocking && ide_raw_taskfile(drive, &args, NULL))
 			drive->doorlocking = 0;
 	}
+	if (drive->usage != 1 || !drive->removable)
+		return 0;
 	drive->wcache = 0;
 	/* Cache enabled? */
 	if (drive->id->csfo & 1)
diff -urN linux-2.6.6.orig/include/linux/kernel.h linux-2.6.6/include/linux/kernel.h
--- linux-2.6.6.orig/include/linux/kernel.h	2004-05-10 09:31:47.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6/include/linux/kernel.h	2004-05-11 11:18:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -109,14 +109,17 @@
 extern void bust_spinlocks(int yes);
 extern int oops_in_progress;		/* If set, an oops, panic(), BUG() or die() is in progress */
 extern int panic_on_oops;
-extern int system_state;		/* See values below */
 extern int tainted;
 extern const char *print_tainted(void);
 
 /* Values used for system_state */
-#define SYSTEM_BOOTING 0
-#define SYSTEM_RUNNING 1
-#define SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN 2
+extern enum system_states {
+	SYSTEM_BOOTING,
+	SYSTEM_RUNNING,
+	SYSTEM_HALT,
+	SYSTEM_POWER_OFF,
+	SYSTEM_RESTART,
+} system_state;
 
 #define TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE	(1<<0)
 #define TAINT_FORCED_MODULE		(1<<1)
diff -urN linux-2.6.6.orig/init/main.c linux-2.6.6/init/main.c
--- linux-2.6.6.orig/init/main.c	2004-05-10 09:31:47.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6/init/main.c	2004-05-11 11:18:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
 extern void tc_init(void);
 #endif
 
-int system_state;	/* SYSTEM_BOOTING/RUNNING/SHUTDOWN */
+enum system_states system_state;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_state);
 
 /*
  * Boot command-line arguments
diff -urN linux-2.6.6.orig/kernel/sys.c linux-2.6.6/kernel/sys.c
--- linux-2.6.6.orig/kernel/sys.c	2004-05-10 09:31:47.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6/kernel/sys.c	2004-05-11 11:18:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART:
 		notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_RESTART, NULL);
-		system_state = SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
+		system_state = SYSTEM_RESTART;
 		device_shutdown();
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "Restarting system.\n");
 		machine_restart(NULL);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 
 	case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT:
 		notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_HALT, NULL);
-		system_state = SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
+		system_state = SYSTEM_HALT;
 		device_shutdown();
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "System halted.\n");
 		machine_halt();
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 
 	case LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF:
 		notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_POWER_OFF, NULL);
-		system_state = SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
+		system_state = SYSTEM_POWER_OFF;
 		device_shutdown();
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "Power down.\n");
 		machine_power_off();
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
 		buffer[sizeof(buffer) - 1] = '\0';
 
 		notifier_call_chain(&reboot_notifier_list, SYS_RESTART, buffer);
-		system_state = SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN;
+		system_state = SYSTEM_RESTART;
 		device_shutdown();
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "Restarting system with command '%s'.\n", buffer);
 		machine_restart(buffer);