marc@marc-laptop:~$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda [sudo] password for marc: /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: HTS548040M9AT00 Serial Number: MRL2Z1L2GPPHWB Firmware Revision: MG2OA5BA Standards: Used: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 3a Supported: 6 5 4 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 78140160 Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes device size with M = 1024*1024: 38154 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 40007 MBytes (40 GB) cache/buffer size = 7877 KBytes (type=DualPortCache) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Standby timer values: spec'd by Vendor, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 0 Advanced power management level: 254 Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * NOP cmd * Advanced Power Management feature set Power-Up In Standby feature set * SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up Address Offset Reserved Area Boot SET_MAX security extension Automatic Acoustic Management feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * SMART error logging * SMART self-test Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked not frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase 26min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. HW reset results: CBLID- above Vih Device num = 0 determined by the jumper Checksum: correct marc@marc-laptop:~$ sudo hdapsd -d sda -s 15 -f Wed Dec 30 23:53:15 2009: Starting hdapsd Wed Dec 30 23:53:15 2009: Forcely enabled UNLOAD for sda Wed Dec 30 23:53:15 2009: Selected interface: HDAPS Wed Dec 30 23:53:15 2009: Selected HDAPS input device: /dev/input/event10 Wed Dec 30 23:55:13 2009: parking Wed Dec 30 23:55:14 2009: Error! Not parked when we thought we were... (paged out and timer expired?) Wed Dec 30 23:55:14 2009: un-parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:23 2009: parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:24 2009: Error! Not parked when we thought we were... (paged out and timer expired?) Wed Dec 30 23:57:24 2009: un-parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:33 2009: parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:35 2009: Error! Not parked when we thought we were... (paged out and timer expired?) Wed Dec 30 23:57:35 2009: un-parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:44 2009: parking Wed Dec 30 23:57:45 2009: Error! Not parked when we thought we were... (paged out and timer expired?) Wed Dec 30 23:57:45 2009: un-parking