In article ,
Dale Stanbrough wrote:

> The Energy Saver control panel lets you specify if the hard drive
> should be put to sleep whenever possible.
>
> The details for a drive I have are...
>
> Idle
> The drive is spinning, the actuator is parked and powered off and all
> other circuitry is powered on.
> The drive is capable of responding to read commands within 40 ms.
>
>
> Standby
> The motor is not spinning. The drive will leave this mode upon receipt
> of a command that requires disk access. The time-out value for this
> mode is programmable. The buffer is active to accept write data.
>
>
> Sleep
> This is the lowest power state * with the interface set to inactive. A
> software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the Standby
> state.
> 4.7 EPA Energy Star Compliance
>
>
>
> So does "sleep" mean "sleep" as the drive manufacturer means it,
> or does it mean standby? Both consume the same amount of power.
>
> Also does anyone know if Panther allows a finer level of control
> over the hard disc drive than "put all to sleep" or "put none to
> sleep"?
>
> Dale

Go to and you will be able to find terminal commands
that will allow you to control more finely when your disk goes to sleep.

Bob Harris

Bob Harris wrote:

> Go to and you will be able to find terminal commands
> that will allow you to control more finely when your disk goes to sleep.


thanks Bob!

dale

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