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Re: ProFile HD setup

Subject: Re: ProFile HD setup
From: "Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 04:31:55 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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> >You can listen to the step motor (or remove the cover and watch it). It
> >should move with a smooth ticking sound, any irregularities indicate the
> >use of a spare sector.
>
> Wow!  You mean the Profile controller does a complete surface scan
> on each power cycle?  Amazing!  (And stupid, if it takes more than
> thirty seconds--even more amazing if it takes less than five minutes!)

The whole process only takes 30 seconds or so.

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  - From: mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)

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