Alan Cox writes:
> > Be careful here. I did this for a while with a Maxtor 80 GB IDE drive,
> > and after a few months, it started making unpleasant noises when
> > spinning up (lots of clicking and clacking). I went back to continuous
>
> I can tell you I've had 80Gb Maxtors do that that were always spun
> up. They went back and the replacement ones have behaved so far. I
> don't think its that related
Well, one year on, after continuous spinning, I still don't hear
clicking and clacking.
Regards,
Richard....
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