I saw this advice on how to implement a fix using udev: http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/FAQ/DealWithAutoSpinDownOnSeagateFreeAgent udev Method Add a rule to the end of /etc/udev/rules.d/local.rules # Seagate FreeAgent allow_restart fix (i/o errors) SUBSYSTEMS=="scsi",DRIVERS=="sd",ATTRS{vendor}=="Seagate*",ATTRS{model}=="FreeAgent*",RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_disk/%k/allow_restart'" I have Fedora 10 installed. Should I add a new file 10-local.rules and put it there? I currently don't have a local.rules file. $ ls /etc/udev/rules.d/ 40-multipath.rules 51-packagekit-firmware.rules 60-libmtp.rules 60-pcmcia.rules 60-wacom.rules 65-md-incremental.rules 70-persistent-cd.rules 70-persistent-net.rules 85-pcscd_ccid.rules 85-pcscd_egate.rules 90-alsa.rules 90-hal.rules 91-drm-modeset.rules 97-bluetooth-serial.rules 99-fuse.rules Thank you Darlene Wallach -- equal justice under law -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines