FORTNEY@FNALB.BITNET (01/20/88)
A recent note warns not to run PARK with a hard disk window open. Can someone explain the problem. I've been doing this for some time with no ill effect that I can see. Of course I only do it when shutting down.
exodus@uop.edu (G.Onufer) (01/22/88)
In article <8801201456.AA03282@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, FORTNEY@FNALB.BITNET writes: > A recent note warns not to run PARK with a hard disk window open. > Can someone explain the problem. I've been doing this for some time > with no ill effect that I can see. Of course I only do it when shutting > down. Well, if a window for a hard drive partition is open, the desktop will try to read the directory for that partition when the PARK program exits. And if the desktop tries hard enough, you may undo the park process. Enough seeks _will_ unpark the head on certain drives (on my micropolis, anyways). Greg Onufer GEnie: G.ONUFER University of the Pacific UUCP: **POSTMASTER @ UOP** {ucbvax, lll-crg}!ucdavis!uop.edu !{exodus, exodusr, postmaster, root} {ptsfa!cogent, cepu!retix}!uop.edu [Any of the above names will work] AT&T: 209-944-7481 USMAIL: #300 Jackson, UoP, Stockton CA, 95211
turner@daisy.UUCP (D'arc Angel) (01/22/88)
on some disks (like my maxtor) parking the head enables the head locking
mechanism which is disabled by cycling the power. If you have a HD window
open when you run park, gem will attempt to refresh the contents of the
window by reading the directory on the Hard Disk after park is done.
Need I say more ?
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