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hdparm — Get and set SATA and IDE hard drive parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/hdparm>.
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hdparm command: Get and set SATA and IDE hard drive parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/hdparm>.Solution
hdparm — Get and set SATA and IDE hard drive parameters. More information: <https://manned.org/hdparm>.Request the identification info of a given device:
sudo hdparm -I {{/dev/device}}Get the Advanced Power Management level:
sudo hdparm -B {{/dev/device}}Set the Advanced Power Management value (values 1-127 permit spin-down, and values 128-254 do not):
sudo hdparm -B {{1}} {{/dev/device}}Display the device's current power mode status:
sudo hdparm -C {{/dev/device}}Force a drive to immediately enter standby mode (usually causes a drive to spin down):
sudo hdparm -y {{/dev/device}}Put the drive into idle (low-power) mode, also setting its standby timeout:
sudo hdparm -S {{standby_timeout}} {{device}}Test the read speed of a specific device:
sudo hdparm -tT {{device}}Code Snippets
Request the identification info of a given device
sudo hdparm -I {{/dev/device}}Get the Advanced Power Management level
sudo hdparm -B {{/dev/device}}Set the Advanced Power Management value (values 1-127 permit spin-down, and values 128-254 do not)
sudo hdparm -B {{1}} {{/dev/device}}Display the device's current power mode status
sudo hdparm -C {{/dev/device}}Force a drive to immediately enter standby mode (usually causes a drive to spin down)
sudo hdparm -y {{/dev/device}}Context
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