I’m running a Ubuntu server on my old laptop with an external HDD connected to it. The external HDD is powered independently from the laptop, as it is plugged into the wall.

During a power outage, my laptop remains operational due to its battery, but the HDD shuts down. When power is restored, my laptop does not automatically remount the HDD, and I have to reboot the system manually to access it.

Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue?

Edit: Not sure if this added context changes anything, but this is the HDD I’m using. It’s a 3.5" HDD that gets its power directly from the wall.

  • IpsumLauren@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 hours ago

    Remove the laptop battery.

    /jk

    I used to have a similar setup and the disk didn’t last a year. All those power losses are going to break the disk eventually. Now I’m trying a cheap UPS.