Re: Re: [TCLUG:1345] Turn off my computer?

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Subject: Re: Re: [TCLUG:1345] Turn off my computer?
From: Christopher Reid Palmer <jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:23:48 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.980924134703.9975E-100000@garnet.tc.umn.edu>

On Thu, 24 Sep 1998, Jeffrey R Haskovec wrote:

> Why is hdparm bad may I ask??

Because it spins your disk up and down a lot -- which causes heat
expansion and contraction, and stress on the motor. Other people have said
that to let it run non-stop is the best.

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  - From: Jeffrey R Haskovec <hask0025@tc.umn.edu>

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