Hello, On 02/09/2010 05:24 PM, Roman Fietze wrote: > # smartctl -a -v 193,loadunload /dev/sda | egrep 'Device Model| > Load_Cycle_Count' > Device Model: WDC WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 001 001 000 Old_age Always - 1637105/0 > > and rising every minute. 1637105 - that's impressive. The model is rated for only 300k cycles. > hdparm -B does not work at all, tried it with 254, 255 or no number > at all. I suppose there isn't much to do other than wishing for longevity. Long live the drive! Thanks. -- tejun -- 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
