Robert Hancock wrote:
IDLE IMMEDIATE just transitions the device to the Idle state, which is normally parked/unloaded and spun down.
.. No, you're confusing "IDLE" with "STANDBY". IDLE just puts the drive electronics into a lower-power state than "ACTIVE", but normally leaves the platters spinning. The "UNLOAD" enhancement causes it to also "unload" or "park" (drive's option) the heads as part of this action. "STANDBY" is the command set which parks heads and spins down the platters. Cheers -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
