[H-GEN] spinning down (longish)

[David Seikel]

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 --- Electra Flarefire <electra at humbug.org.au> wrote: 
> From what I know of motors, harddrive machanics and everything else, I'm
> of the opinion that leaving a harddrive running is best for it.
> 
> It's not so much the steady heat or stuff about scraping platters, it's
> more of a stress thing.

On the other hand, there is more than one reason to spin down those things
that are spinning.  For some people, silence is golden.  It's a stress
thing B-).


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