Comment 11 for bug 638434

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Conor Anderson (conor.anderson) wrote :

I can confirm this bug.

Toshiba NB200 - Bios ver. 2.10
Kubuntu Maverick 10.10 Beta - completely updated as of today.

Problem still exists (and seems to have worsened for me)

One work around that was not mentioned: Setting Toshiba Bios setting : SATA Controller to Compatibility lessens the problem, but does not resolve.

The issue seems to arise from a Bios-level HDD parking mechanism that makes the harddisk park when the computer is 'idle' the only issue is that it does this when the computer is not idle. The alt-button or mouse movement tickles the HDD back into action.