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  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #789

Comment 789 for bug 59695

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houstonbofh (leesharp) wrote : Re: [Bug 59695] Re: High frequency of load/unload cycles on some hard disks may shorten lifetime

ktulu77 wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have a XPS M1530 and I have the strange HD clicks 1 or 2 times per
> minutes.
>
> I am on ubuntu 9.04 x64. I don't understand why this bug is marked as
> fixed.
>
> I don't understand what I have to do to fix this problem. The bug report
> is huge. What can I do to save my HDD and do not lost my data ?

The answer is to enable laptop mode. However, you point is valid that
you have to know to do this! So, I agree that this bug should not be
marked as "Fixed" if there is no intuitive way to know how to save your
drive.