On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 20:59 -0700, Konstantin Svist wrote: > Also might help to check if you have laptop-tools package installed. > It probably affects the HD a lot more than Fedora itself. [root@suspishus ~]# rpm -q laptop-tools package laptop-tools is not installed [root@suspishus ~]# yum install laptop-tools livna 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00 adobe-linux-i386 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00 updates 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00 Setting up Install Process Parsing package install arguments No package laptop-tools available. Nothing to do [root@suspishus ~]# yum search laptop-tools No Matches found [root@suspishus ~]# yum search laptop gkrellm.i386 : Multiple stacked system monitors in one process thinkfinger-devel.i386 : Development package for thinkfinger kdeutils-extras.i386 : Extras packages from KDEnetwork gkrellm-themes.noarch : Themes for the GNU Krell Monitor thinkfinger-devel.i386 : Development package for thinkfinger apmd.i386 : Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS utilities for laptops. gkrellm.i386 : Multiple stacked system monitors in one process gnome-applet-sensors.i386 : Gnome panel applet for hardware sensors kdeutils-extras.i386 : Extras packages from KDEnetwork intuitively.i386 : Automatic IP detection utility netgo.i386 : Networking profile manager gnome-applet-sensors.i386 : Gnome panel applet for hardware sensors ifplugd.i386 : Detect and take action when an ethernet cable is unplugged BackupPC.noarch : BackupPC - high-performance backup system avahi.i386 : Local network service discovery festvox-awb-arctic-hts.i386 : Scottish-accent US English male speaker "AWB" for Festival wmacpi.i386 : Dockapp for laptop acpi/apm information irda-utils.i386 : Utilities for infrared communication between devices fnfx.i386 : Hotkey functions for Toshiba laptops netgo.i386 : Networking profile manager i8kutils.i386 : Dell laptop (Inspiron 8000 and others) SMM BIOS support tools irda-utils.i386 : Utilities for infrared communication between devices thinkfinger.i386 : A driver for the UPEK/SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader thinkfinger.i386 : A driver for the UPEK/SGS Thomson Microelectronics fingerprint reader slmodem-alsa.i386 : ALSA Userspace application for several SmartLink softmodems. spicctrl.i386 : Sony Vaio laptop SPIC control program pop-before-smtp.noarch : Watch log for POP/IMAP auth, notify MTA to allow relay avahi.i386 : Local network service discovery gnome-applet-sensors.i386 : Gnome panel applet for hardware sensors BackupPC.noarch : BackupPC - high-performance backup system acpitool.i386 : A command line ACPI client for Linux Nup, still no luck. -- (This computer runs FC7, my others run FC4, FC5 & FC6, in case that's important to the thread.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.