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- From: skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip Sauls)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: 4000 problems! PLEASE READ
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.164052.8017@ra.msstate.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:40:52 GMT
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- In article <37124@cbmvax.commodore.com> grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) writes:
- >In article <in2a505.722001946@rzaixsrv1.rrz.uni-hamburg.de> in2a505@rzaixsrv1.rrz.uni-hamburg.de (Elvers) writes:
- >> c1a192@rick.cs.ubc.ca (Oliver Erik Seiler) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >> >> Also when I hit CTRL-A-A to reboot the hard drive parks and spins-down
- >> >> then back up again. (seems kinda weird)!
- >>
- >> >Yes it does... :)
- >>
- >> Nope... It's normal! It's called reset ;)
- >
- >Many IDE drives are set up so that they can spin down on software
- >command or after an idle period to reduce power consumption in a
- >portable environment. Some of them like to spin down / up on a
- >reset!
-
- I've heard from another A4000 owner that cutting the reset line to
- the IDE drive will cut five seconds from the boot time...
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- Of course, I bet that voids your warranty also. :-(
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- >George Robbins - now working for, work: to be avoided at all costs...
- >but no way officially representing: uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
- >Commodore, Engineering Department domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com
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- Skip Sauls, Amiga Advocate
- skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu
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