[MPlayer-users] Cache limit...

[rcooley]

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:38:57 -0400
D Richard Felker III <dalias at aerifal.cx> wrote:

> Works great on my DVD-ROM drive.

Yes, it appears I'm the only one experincing the problem.

> > that would otherwise have to be read from your hard drive (can't
> > lower the speed on it).
> 
> Actually you can. See hdparm -M 128.

That lowers the speed at which the heads move, not the rotation of the
platters.  So, you are using up a LOT more power when you leave your
hard drive spinning, even with -M.