Problem : These two options seem confusing. For example: according to the man page -B 254 “does not permit spin-down”. […]
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How do hdparm’s -S and -B options interact?
QUESTION : These two options seem confusing. For example: according to the man page -B 254 “does not permit spin-down”. […]
How do hdparm’s -S and -B options interact?
Problem : These two options seem confusing. For example: according to the man page -B 254 “does not permit spin-down”. […]
ata error on not hdd device
Problem : So my dmesg is spammed with this over and over again: [ 1478.880795] ata5: exception Emask 0x10 SAct […]
Why is “hdparm -w” considered dangerous?
QUESTION : I have an old disk that often gets stuck in some form of loop, and often I need […]
Connecting two ATA HDDs at same port
QUESTION : Here is an machine with only one ATA port ( rest is some of SATA ). So I […]
Does the picture specs means it is an SSD disk?
QUESTION : I would like to know if the next picture means it is an SSD disk and if so […]
boot from usb on an old notebook with ide hard drive
Problem : i try to boot puppy linux from an usb stick. it works when there is no hdd in […]