Summary: Re: Spin down HDD after disk sync or before power off

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Garrett Cooper <gcooper at FreeBSD.org> writes:
> Agreed. Spinning down at reboot isn't smart and seems like a good way
> to kill a disk quicker.

*not* spinning down at halt is far worse.  Most modern disks are rated
for hundreds of thousands of load-unload cycles, but far fewer emergency
unloads (which is what happens when the drive loses power while still
spinning).

DES
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