michael_williams@canrem.uucp (michael williams) (01/20/91)
Can anyone tell me if there is a program or a way to have the Hard Drive park when not in use by itself! What I want to do is my HD is now 24 hours a day! So if it is not access for about 5 continuous minute! I would like to park when not doing anything! With the A590. It came with a parking program but you have to click on the icon for it to park! Need something that works in the background like PopCli! Michael Williams --- ~ Via ProDoor 3.4aR Now Where Did I Park my Hard Drive??? ~ RNet 1.07U: UseNet Computer Junction Home of Track 36 and Steel City Users -- Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario NorthAmeriNet Host
lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) (01/22/91)
In article <1991Jan20.1107.14890@canrem.uucp> "michael williams" <michael_williams@canrem.uucp> writes: >Can anyone tell me if there is a program or a way to have the Hard >Drive park when not in use by itself! > >What I want to do is my HD is now 24 hours a day! So if it is not >access for about 5 continuous minute! I would like to park when not >doing anything! With the A590. It came with a parking program but you >have to click on the icon for it to park! Need something that works in >the background like PopCli! I suggest writing a script (and perhaps taking some kind of depressant - you seem to be a wee bit too excited). This assumes the parking program is called park. -----script-begins-here------ lab beginning ram:wait 5 min ram:park skip back beginning ------script-ends-here------- In your startup-sequence, you should copy the script and the programs 'park' and 'wait' to the ramdisk, and then add the line 'runback execute ram:script-name' (assuming you have runback in your path). Hope that helps... >Michael Williams >--- > ~ Via ProDoor 3.4aR Now Where Did I Park my Hard Drive??? > ~ RNet 1.07U: UseNet Computer Junction Home of Track 36 and Steel City Users >-- >Canada Remote Systems. Toronto, Ontario >NorthAmeriNet Host -- =----------------Logan-Shaw---(lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu)----------------= "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not on thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he shall direct thy paths" - Proverbs 3:5-6