Re: Annoying DuoDisk polling from w/in sys601 ?

[astdm@orion.alaska.edu (Malone)]

In article <tolsenCuDwDF.H1A@netcom.com>, tolsen@netcom.com (Terry R. Olsen) 
writes:

>> Phillip "Ty" Young (tyoung@jove.acs.unt.edu) wrote:
>> : Why is it that within sys601 on the IIgs that everytime I approach the 
>> : desktop (whether just booting up or exiting from a program) that the 
>> : system software feels like it needs to poll all my devices to see what's 
>> : out there ?  Can this be defeated?  My DuoDisk takes for-freaking-ever to 
>> : go through the two drives, grind a bit, and finally get on to my second 
>> : HD partition along with my 3.5" drive.  Thanks for your help.

 
> You can set the finder preferences to disable "check 5.25's on startup"
> 
> If you don't use the 5.25's at all under GSOS, then just remove the driver...

I have a GS and a disk ][ card that allows for 2 disk ][ to be connected but I
only have one.  When I make the preferences NOT "check 5.25's on startup" it
automatically throws 2 5.25's on the desktop.  Sure it doesn't poll the
drive(s) but it thinks there are two since the card can handle two.