John typed this message on 6/3/04 1:00 PM: > Followup: > > I turned journaling off, and sure enough, my HD spun down after a > certain amount of time. I've had a few crashes since, and while it took > longer for the machine to start up (subjective observation), I haven't > noticed any ill effects. Peace of mind (HD) is better than crash > recovery (I've never had a major crash I couldn't get out of). Another followup: Has anyone noticed any difference in speed with journaling on or off? A test with Xbench might be enlightening. jg