From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tejun Heo Subject: Re: smartctl -a output on crazy-unloading drives Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:05:46 +0900 Message-ID: <4895910A.5080305@kernel.org> References: <4892D1F9.5060106@kernel.org> <4892D34F.7040501@gmx.net> <489526B5.9020001@kernel.org> <48958F70.8090907@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from hera.kernel.org ([140.211.167.34]:42040 "EHLO hera.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752001AbYHCLGV (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Aug 2008 07:06:21 -0400 In-Reply-To: <48958F70.8090907@gmx.net> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tobias Stegmann Cc: IDE/ATA development list (restoring linux-ide cc) Tobias Stegmann wrote: > Yes, I'm using the APM setting between 6 and 12 months now. If I'm using > standard APM settings, the Load_Cycle_Counts increases very fast and > there is this clicking noise I can hear. > I'm not quite sure, but I think its rated for over 1.500.000 LCCs. Can you please turn off APM setting and see how much Load_Cycle_Counts increases in an hour under light usage? Thanks. -- tejun