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  1. Bug #59695
  2. Comment #268

Comment 268 for bug 59695

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

Hi

SirLancelot wrote:
> Is there any simple way to measure disk temperature? Something like command

There is hddtemp, and some systems (e.g. mine) expose the information
through platform-specific ACPI. I have no idea if it's guaranteed to be
a) present, b) correct across all disks though, and I personally very
much agree with Mark Thomas' assessment.

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Chris Jones