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From: Ralph Gesler <rgesler@pacificnet.net>
To: Jerry James Haumberger <jerryjh@imt.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: hard drive head parking in linux
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 20:52:26 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DF6C48A.B1F2279B@pacificnet.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 200212092132.OAA04397@cu.imt.net

Jerry James Haumberger wrote:
> 
> Hi, folks --
> 
> Does Linux automatically lift the heads of a hard drive off
> of the disk after some time of non-activity?
> 
<snip>

AFAIK the heads _never_ touch the surface, even in the "park" position,
while the disk is spinning. If this event should occur, good by HD. They
are only allowed to rest on the surface when the disk has come to
complete stop.

Ralph
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-12-11  4:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-09 21:36 hard drive head parking in linux Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-10 17:58 ` ichi
2002-12-11  4:52 ` Ralph Gesler [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-12-10 18:12 Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-10 20:58 ` Chuck Gelm
2002-12-11  8:53 ` ichi
2002-12-10 21:22 Jerry James Haumberger
2002-12-10 22:28 ` Chuck Gelm

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