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* http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux
@ 2008-10-09 15:24 Ele
  2008-10-14  6:19 ` http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux Tejun Heo
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From: Ele @ 2008-10-09 15:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-ide

Hi

Please add to your wiki page for WD green drives:
"workaround: Requires vendor specific tool wdidle3.exe to change the 
configuration.
The tool can only be obtained via WD support*, _but_ in some cases 
calling it with  paramter /D does not disable automatic unloads.*"


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* Re: http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux
  2008-10-09 15:24 http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux Ele
@ 2008-10-14  6:19 ` Tejun Heo
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Tejun Heo @ 2008-10-14  6:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ele; +Cc: linux-ide

Ele wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Please add to your wiki page for WD green drives:
> "workaround: Requires vendor specific tool wdidle3.exe to change the
> configuration.
> The tool can only be obtained via WD support*, _but_ in some cases
> calling it with  paramter /D does not disable automatic unloads.*"

Care to share a bit more details?

-- 
tejun

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