Re: ProFile HD setup

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Patrick Schaefer wrote:

>Ernest schrieb:
>
>> My question is; is this "ready" light supposed to stay on, or should it
>turn
>> off (like a PC HD light) after it initializes? 
>
>Red light means "ready". After power-on, Profile performs a self-test.
>Easch sector is read, if it's damaged, a spare sector is assigned. There
>are 32 spare sectors available, after that your drive is gone.
>
>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!)

-michael

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