hdparm

Get and set SATA and IDE hard drive parameters. More information: https://manned.org/hdparm.

• Request the identification info of a given device:
  sudo hdparm -I /dev/{{device}}
• Get the Advanced Power Management level:
  sudo hdparm -B /dev/{{device}}
• Set the Advanced Power Management value (values 1-127 permit spin-down, and values 128-254 do not):
  sudo hdparm -B {{1}} /dev/{{device}}
• Display the device's current power mode status:
  sudo hdparm -C /dev/{{device}}
• Force a drive to immediately enter standby mode (usually causes a drive to spin down):
  sudo hdparm -y /dev/{{device}}
• Put the drive into idle (low-power) mode, also setting its standby timeout:
  sudo hdparm -S {{standby_timeout}} {{device}}
• Test the read speed of a specific device:
  sudo hdparm -tT {{device}}