Forcing HDD spindown



Dear all,

one problem I have on my system is the frequency with which the kernel
winds up the HDD. It is hot almost constantly, and never seems to power
down. Is there anything I can do (aside from deactivating updatedb and the
like) in order to force the system to a minimal use of the HDD?

Thanks in advance,

Chris
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