Subject: Re: putting disks to sleep
To: Miod Vallat <miod@online.fr>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/14/2005 15:17:51
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Hello,

> Only the initial SPARCbook 3 (i.e. SPARCclassic in a black case) can do
> this, with fixed 25, 33 and 50 MHz settings. Other SB3 models have a
> dummy entry in the device tree but no actual clock control hardware.

Then I can't help wondering how Solaris kept the unit cool - it did a much =
better job at this than NetBSD, even with the disk spinning now and then. D=
oes the MicroSPARC have some sort of powersaving mode like newer PowerPCs t=
o make it cool down when spinning idly?

have fun
Michael

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