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[Casey Marshall <casey.marshall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am reopening this because:

1. My harddrive has already been cooked by this bug and I'll probably
have to buy a new one. I set up an upstart script to run the hdparm
command, but it seems to need it run more often than at just startup.
Check it out:

193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0012   090   090   000    Old_age   Always
-       107677

2. Its unreasonable to expect a typical user to run hdparm and set up
this workaround.

3. Thinkpad is one of the few laptops on which Linux in general and
Ubuntu specifically actually works.

4. It's driving away users, see above.

Here are my drive details:

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Hitachi/HGST Travelstar Z7K500
Device Model:     HGST HTS725050A7E630
Serial Number:    TF755AWHJ62PXM
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 77fdef365
Firmware Version: GH2ZB550
User Capacity:    500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB]
Sector Sizes:     512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 6
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.6, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is:    Tue Jul 29 21:15:30 2014 CDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

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Title:
  [HP Probook 4540s] Load/Unload Cycle Count

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a little a bit of a problem with my Ubuntu (and Mint on other laptop - same problem)
  My Load/Unload Cycle Count is currently at 92125.

  The problem is that Load/Unload Cycle Count get higher every time I use my laptop on battery mode.
  With AC it seems fine, but with battery in a matter of a few minutes (1-2) my Load/Unload Cycle Count gets higer for 3 numbers.

  I checked it on Windows, and it was at 92117. Then I booted in Ubuntu
  and the number climed at 92121. I used laptop on AC for 20 minutes and
  then it was at 92122. Then I unpluged AC, and used my laptop on
  battery for few minutes and the number was at 92125. Then again on AC
  for 15 minutes and it was at 92125. So it gets high quickly on
  battery, very quickly.

  Also I hear scratching noise of HDD when Ubuntu opens Files, Firefox os something like that.
  On Windows I almost never hear that, only when doing something hard for HDD.

  This is happening on my 750GB Seagate disk.
  Running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Windows 7 dual boot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: unity 7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  Date: Mon May  5 21:14:44 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (18 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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