Re: New FocusDriveCDev

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Note: This posting includes an updated URL for GS WorldView.


     The purpose of the FocusDriveCDev is to supply a simple control panel
which lets the user set the time the drive can be inactive before it spins down
and parks the heads (i.e. goes into "sleep" mode). The idea is to lessen wear
and reduce the chance of overheating.

     Blake Patterson's message about a soon-to-arrive 500MB Focus drive led to
another look at the FocusDriveCDev (v1 by Bill Heineman) and a few small mods:


1- The time out settings now match actual time of inactivity before the
   drive spins down.

2- Time out settings now extend through 15 minutes:

   Never- no time out
   1 min
   2 min
   3 min
   5 min
  10 min
  15 min

3- There is a new icon.


     The new CDev has been uploaded to several archives and to the January 2000
issue of GS Worldview. If you use a Focus drive and would like to download the
CDev and get a few suggestions for installation, see ...

http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/v2000/Jan/index.html

and click on "New FocusDriveCDev".




Rubywand