aiko@cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) (03/16/89)
I've heard a few different opinions about when to park a hard disk. Some
say you should park the disk just before you turn off the machine every time
you turn it off. I've also heard you don't need to park the heads unless
you're going to move the machine (this is the opinion I lean toward).
Is there anyone out there who is knowledgable about this burning issue????
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Home: (804) 622-8348 Work: (804) 460-2241 ext 195 davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (Wm. E. Davidsen) (03/17/89)
In article <8087@xanth.cs.odu.edu> aiko@cs.odu.edu (John K Hayes) writes: | I've heard a few different opinions about when to park a hard disk. Some | say you should park the disk just before you turn off the machine every time | you turn it off. I've also heard you don't need to park the heads unless | you're going to move the machine (this is the opinion I lean toward). I find it hard to justify NOT parking the heads. Higher priced hard disks usually park the heads themselved on powerdown. This insures that if there's a problem at powerup you don't lose the disk data. -- bill davidsen (wedu@crd.GE.COM) {uunet | philabs}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me