Peter wrote:
>
> Clarification: is it the case that hdparm -Y (sleep) will cool the drive
> off better than hdparm -y (suspend)?
In theory, -Y is capable of greater power (heat) savings than -y,
but in practice this will be model-specific and probably
will pale in comparism to the huge savings from -y alone.
>
> I read somewhere that -Y only works on unmounted drives. This appears to
> be false. Comments?
It should work on the raw drive regardless.
Cheers
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