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Idea #4279: Resolve hardrive issue with laptops

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #288: Fix Hard Drive Load Cycle Problem in Laptops.
Written by dbach the 11 Mar 08 at 19:56. Category: Hardware support. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I started with Edgy Eft on my laptop and stopped using Ubuntu at Gutsy Gibon becuase I was on my third hard drive and found this was O/S related and worse Ubuntu knows about and doesn't seem to be doing anything to resolve it. Maybe there is a resolve and I'm not aware of it.
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Written by dbach the 11 Mar 08 at 19:56.
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zaskoda wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 20:17
I lost a hard drive myself... not cool.

alvevind wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 20:18
Looks like duplicate of this:
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/288/

Jerrac wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 21:05
Um, what? Your post makes no sense. Ubuntu does something to your hard drive? If it is known, then link to the bug report or forum posts.

AndrewC wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 22:32
I really think it's terrible, and important enough for Ubuntu to take initiative on, but I really wish the manufacturers would just fix their drives because it's their fault in the first place.

Endolith wrote on the 15 Dec 08 at 17:40
Ubuntu does something to your hard drive? If it is known, then link to the bug report or forum posts.

Yes, Ubuntu is killing user's hard drives, while Windows does not. My load cycles increase about 200 per hour in Ubuntu, and almost 0 per hour in Windows. Of course, most of the people losing hard drives because of Ubuntu aren't even aware of it...


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