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* WD Scorpio high SMART Load_Cycle_Count in default state and wdidle3.exe reverse engineering?
@ 2009-10-23 10:00 Tim Small
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From: Tim Small @ 2009-10-23 10:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hello,

Another one for the wiki (have already added it) - Western Digital 
Scorpio WD400UE-22HCT0 approx 100 unloads per hour under Linux 2.6 in 
the default shipped state.

wdidle3.exe workaround fixes.

Incidentally, if anyone fancies a go at reverse-engineering the binary, 
I can make available a FreeDOS HD image with the Watcom 
debugger/disassembler and the necessary DOS extender support setup.  
Unfortunately, I don't think I have the necessary low-level IDE nous to 
establish what it's doing to alter the timers in question....

Ta,

Tim.

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