usb hdd keep restarting

Tue Jun 15 13:32:51 UTC 2010

On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 14:00 +0300, Dj YB wrote:
> hello,
> 
> I have a problem, I am using F13 and eversince the install my seagate usb hdd 
> keep on acting strange (losing power and restarting),
> on fc11 I don't have any problem and it can stay on for ages.
> 
> the kernel version I am using is 2.6.33.5-112.fc13.i686.PAE
> 
> any suggestions or ideas will be great.

man hdparm

Check out the -B option in particular, your hd might be doing agressive
power management.

poc