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Re: [Q} Safety parking for ProDOS Hard Drive
- Subject: Re: [Q} Safety parking for ProDOS Hard Drive
- From: "Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@mac.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 21:06:28 +1200
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: ihug ( New Zealand )
- References: <9ghp0n$chb$1@imsinews.kornet.net>
- Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:9151
In article <9ghp0n$chb$1@imsinews.kornet.net>, "Kim Heui Jung"
<spix2000@kornet.net> wrote:
> I'm using Apple IIe with Apple SCSI Card and 40MB hard drive.
> And I'm installed in slot #4.
> But I don't know how to parking when I turn off my Apple IIe.
> I'm turn off it dircetly.
> Please, let me know how to parking safe!
> Or no problems on ProDOS?
>
> Kim
It should not be a problem. Hard drives have had auto parking heads for many
years, just turn the power off and the heads will park. I have never heard
of a SCSI drive which did not have auto parking heads, even on old 20MB
drives.
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Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
Apple II - Future Cop:LAPD - Warcraft II
http://homepage.mac.com/rojaws
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