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- From: hankduck@postoffice.ptd.net (hankduckman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: JAZ spindown and lost volumes?
- Date: 14 Apr 1996 11:20:52 GMT
- Organization: ProLog - PenTeleData, Inc.
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- RSI> Phil Wright wrote:
- >>
- >> On 05-Apr-96 06:38:06, John McCrea was reported to have said:
- >> >>
- >> >> The problem is that the Jaz will only spin back up if something tries to
- >> >> access it (makes sense). Unfortunately the OS says, oh, that volume
- >> >> isn't mounted anymore so I won't try and read it and thus it doesn't
- >> >> cause the Jaz to spin back up.
- >> >>
- >>
- >> >What happens if you do a 'diskchange <partition>' ?
- >>
- >> Doesn't always work and as I recall, if it didn't, you played hell getting
- >> the thing recognized again without a reboot.
- >>
- >> Phil
- >>
- >> pwright@cts.com
-
- RSI> Hmmm, never had that kind of problem with my 270Mb SyQuest.
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- I use an Iomega 150 external removeable hd on my system, which, AFAIK, is basically
- a 150 meg version of the Jaz.
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- I have exactly the same problem, with the drive spinning down if not accessed for
- a while. I just reinsert the cartridge and it spins right up again.
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- Cordially;
-
- Hank Duckman
-
- from beautiful northwest New Jersey where the deer and the bear run free
- Amiga 2000, GVP '040@33, 64 megs ram,
- PicassoII, Emplant, Opalvision, VLab
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