Re: [GTALUG] Keep X from going to sleep

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:20:59AM -0400, Russell Reiter wrote:

I agree saving power is a reasonable thing. That's one reason I don't recommend disabling DPMS completely. Spinning down the drives saves power and also servs to extend the lifespan of the drive, if only marginally.

Some of the drives I have had last the longest never spun down. I had an 18GB quantum fireball that ran for 82000 power on hours before the bearings started sounded so bad you didn't want to be in the same building as the drive. -- Len Sorensen