[Pcbsd-developer] PC-BSD hard drive power management and monitoring

[Andrei K. <an...@bs...>]

PORT: sysutils/smartmontools

The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd)
to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis
and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and
SCSI hard disks.  It is derived from the smartsuite package, and includes
support for ATA/ATAPI-5 disks.

WWW: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net

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#echo 'smartd_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
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PORT: sysutils/ataidle

ATAidle is a utility to set the power management features
of ata hard drives.  This includes idle and standby timeouts,
APM and acoustic level settings, and it can show details about
the installed devices.

Author: Bruce Cran <bruce at cran.org.uk>
WWW:   http://www.cran.org.uk/bruce/software/ataidle/

Especially good additions for notebook owners and for users who are 
environment friendly.


Andrei