Hard disc spins down during reboot

[Ian Pilcher]

Jonathan Rawle wrote:
> When I reboot FC2, my IDE hard disc spins down, only to spin up again
> shortly afterwards.
> 
> However, my new serial ATA disc does not spin down.
> 
> I don't think any drives should spin down for a reboot as this is simply
> increasing wear and tear.
> 
> Also, does the fact that the SATA drive behaves differently also mean that
> it isn't spinning down before poweroff? In that case, it must be relying on
> the drive's automatic parking feature.
> 
> I've noticed that ACPI is now controlling the poweroff sequence. Where is
> this configured? I couldn't find any clues by looking at the shutdown
> scripts.

FYI, the ATA drive spin-down occurs whether or not ACPI is enabled.  I
agree, it's annoying.

-- 
========================================================================
Ian Pilcher                                        i.pilcher at comcast.net
========================================================================