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Subject: http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Known_issues#Drives_which_perform_frequent_head_unloads_under_Linux
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:24:21 +0200
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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.*"