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Old 11-26-2002, 04:24 PM   #1
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Sleep mode


How do I make my harddrives go into sleep mode after a specific time period?
 
Old 11-26-2002, 06:06 PM   #2
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Don't touch your mouse or keyboard for 10 minutes.
 
Old 11-26-2002, 07:43 PM   #3
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that only turns my monitor off, not my harddrives.
 
Old 11-26-2002, 07:45 PM   #4
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Do you have apmd enabled in your kernel?
 
Old 11-26-2002, 08:05 PM   #5
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well, the apm command is enabled on my computer so I just assume that it is enabled.
 
  


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