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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
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- Subject: Re: CD-ROM Questions
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- Date: 9 Feb 1996 15:18:07 GMT
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- Mike Gratis (ironman@four.net) wrote:
-
- [Reno CD-ROM]
-
- : 1) With the drive installed my hard drive light constantly blinks. I
- : take it for granted that this is related to the SCSI bus checking the
- : CD-ROM drive..... Is it normal and do all drives do this?
-
- The light flashes when something accesses the SCSI bus. In this case,
- it's the system polling the CD-ROM to see if the CD has been changed. If
- it bothers you, it is usually possible to hook up the LED to the hard
- drive itself, so it'll only come on during hard drive access. But it is
- normal, and nothing to worry about.
-
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