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Ubuntu May Be Killing Your Laptop's Hard Drive

Posted by kdawson on from the saving-power-at-what-cost dept.

wwrmn writes "There's a debate going on over at bugs.launchpad.net on whether it's the Ubuntu, BIOS, hard-drive manufacturer, or pick-any-player's fault, but Ubuntu (and perhaps any OS) may be dramatically shortening the life of your laptop's hard drive due to an aggressive power-saving feature / acpi bug / OS configuration. Regardless of where the fault lies or how it's fixed, you might want to take some actions now to try to prevent the damage."

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  1. no problem, really! by loafula · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll just buy another 4 hard drives with the money I saved not buying Vista!

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  2. Re:Thanks for slashdotting launchpad, guys. by FudRucker · · Score: 5, Funny

    here is a good workaround: http://www.debian.org/

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  3. Re:The Ubuntu by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's only been about 10 minutes, but so far my Load_Cycle is sticking at 1 where it started. You have to pull the knob out to get it to start the other cycles. It won't start the Spin_Cycle until you close the lid, though.
  4. Re:Effects on Dell/Ubuntu OEM? by internetcommie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering the HD failure rate on Dell laptops, I doubt anybody will notice a difference.