I'm having a problem with my computer running Ubuntu server 12.04, I have an external USB HDD plugged in for samba file sharing but after a few hours not using samba the USB HDD goes to sleep. When I try to use my samba share again I en up with an Input-Output error. How could I prevent the HDD from going into sleep (always spinning)?
PS: I mount my HDD to a folder in /media/
at every boot using fstab
Any help would be appreciated.