You are right this is a laptop drive I can't really help him to get cooler except leaving florida ! Basically what I do have observed as well is that with standard kernel from FC2, I do not have this issue which is basically coming from the fact that the processor is locked to running at 800 Mhz ( my BIOS do not support PST structure required by the standard powernow-k8 kernel module ). I do have had to patch the kernel to allow the processor running at 1.8 Ghz, and the hard drive issue appears only in that case. I am now wondering if the patch applied to use ACPI rather than PST structure is not breaking processor fan and internal fan usage of the system which could increase the overall temperature of the system. I basically do have to check for that. Any idea on that point will be great, I do have to co tact as well the maintainer of the powernow-k8 kernel module ... Jean-Marie Selon Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@xxxxxxx>: > On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 17:59, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 03 June 2004 18:42, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > >On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 02:18, Peter Cannon wrote: > > >> Hi Jeam-Marie > > >> > > >> On Thursday 03 Jun 2004 03:41, vejmarie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > >> > It is clicking let's say every 10 to 30 s like if the head of > > >> > the hardrive where put in an off position and restarted or like > > >> > if my disk was going to die. > > >> > > >> I don't have the answer as even after 8 months I'm still a novice > > >> but, the same problem happend with FC 1 now I'm not sure of the > > >> exact kernel issue I think it was about three back (FC1 Kernels > > >> that is) as you said it sounded like the heads were extending to > > >> far on the platters this usually indicates imminent hardware > > >> failure, however on the next issue of kernel (which if memory > > >> serves me, was very fast) the problem was fixed so I take the view > > >> that the problem lies in the kernel. > > > > > >Hmm.. sound like my problem too.. D600 with factory 30GB(fujitsu), > > > no clicking.. > > > > > >Upgraded to 80GB(hitachi) and there's the clicking. Checked smartd, > > > no problems with the drive. > > > > > >Been like 1+ months. No problems (touch wood). I thing I do notice > > > is that it seems to happen is the drive's Hot. or not doing > > > anything. Once I get XMMS running or reading some files or ls -laR, > > > it goes off. > > > > > >Funny.. > > > > Not to the drive I'm afraid. > > > > This clicking is the drive itself doing whats known as thermal > > recalibrations. Its aware of the tempurature rise, knows that the > > disks are growing with the heat, and is relocating a few tracks here > > and there in order to keep its ability to seek up to date as the > > physical dimensions of the disk change. When the disk gets busy, the > > seeks associated with the activity usually furnish the correction > > info it needs, or the seeks may become buried in the normal activity > > noises. > > > > I don't mind it occasionally, say every 5 to 10 minutes as it warms > > up, but if it gets too warm, they will continue essentially non-stop. > > If after say half an hour of warmup, it is still doing it frequently, > > then consider re-arranging the drives mountings for better cooling, > > like leaving an open bay on both sides of it, or mounting it in a > > drive cooler thats then mounted in a 5.25" bay. Additional cooling > > fans to improve the internal circulation may help, but don't make the > > mistake of adding rear panel exhaust only fans without opening up the > > fan port (putting an intake fan there is even better) on the front > > fan pad most boxes have so that the PSU fan isn't starved for air, > > and cooking the PSU. > > > That's the best explanation I've heard of. Though I'm really curious on where > > you got that info. I work in a HD company and yet I'm oblivious to that > "feature" > > BTW, this is a laptop 5400rpm drive. It has got NO place to go with better > cooling. :( > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
