Re: RamFast versions - software and hardware??Jazz drive...

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

In article <emRia.41380$0X.8233128@twister.columbus.rr.com>, "Stephen Hartz"
<SHartz@columbus.rr.com> writes:

>4/2/03 update:  Gave up on the Jazz on my Powerbook . I thought maybe the
>drive really was going to sleep on the gs, as someone suggested. I changed
>the 'sleep' time via Iomega Tools on my Powerbook. (Not sure if this
>actually changed the sleep time on the drive, however. Mybe just the
>software, most likely.  One thing i DID learn on the mac.  The 'sllep' time
>for the drive is set at 15 minutes by Iomega from the factory.  that MAY
>have been why the original low level format failed?? It was going ok, and
>just stopped afgteer about 15'....

Either the "sleep time" issue is bogus or Iomega has a _terrible_ bug
in their design.

The sleep timer should start when the device goes idle, and formatting is
certainly not idle.

-michael

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