---
name: "scsi-stop"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "scsi-idle"
version: "2.4.23-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scsi-start"
---

# scsi-stop(8)

Part of [scsi-start(8)](/scsi-start/8.md).

## NAME

scsi-start, scsi-stop -- manual spinup/spindown of SCSI disks

## SYNOPSIS

**scsi-stop** *device*

## DESCRIPTION

Stops the device's motor

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **scsi-idle** is maintained in the file /usr/share/doc/scsi-idle/scsi-idle.README.gz .