a577@mindlink.UUCP (Curt Sampson) (08/21/90)
> seitzer@stsci.EDU writes: > > Is there a way to turn off the hard disk on a Compaq LTE/286 when > running on AC power? It shuts itself down quite nicely when using the > battery, but it would be nice to have a very quiet system when just > editing text on my desk top. I wouldn't mind having some way of shutting down the hard drive on my Toshiba T1000XE from software. I too like to have a very quiet system. Is there a technical reference manual available for the thing so I could get information on the graphics initalization parameters for 640 x 400 mode, the pinouts for the 3.5" floppy connector, and the like? -cjs
seitzer@stsci.EDU (Patrick Seitzer) (08/22/90)
Is there a way to turn off the hard disk on a Compaq LTE/286 when running on AC power? It shuts itself down quite nicely when using the battery, but it would be nice to have a very quiet system when just editing text on my desk top. I noticed that a "Technical Reference Manual" is available for $70.00 for this machine. Has anyone looked at it? Would it be helpful on questions such as that posed above? Thanks in advance. Pat Seitzer seitzer@stsci.edu
reed@m.cs.uiuc.edu (08/22/90)
I have two Compaq LTE/286 questions: First, does anyone have a recommendation for a mouse that I could connect to the serial port? Second, and related, I tried to install Microsoft Windows on the beast, and I discovered that I did not have the necessary windows driver for the LCD display. Has anyone got this to work? Dan Reed reed@oboe.cs.uiuc.edu Department of Computer Science University of Illinois
okh@terje2.uio.no (Ola-Kristian Hoff) (08/23/90)
Pat Seitzer writes: > Is there a way to turn off the hard disk on a Compaq LTE/286 when > running on AC power? It shuts itself down quite nicely when using the > battery, but it would be nice to have a very quiet system when just > editing text on my desk top. I have the same 'problem' with my Toshiba 1200xe. The only solution I have found is to start off on battery, and connect to mains after the hard disk has been turned off. I do not know whether that would work with a Compaq though. If anyone has better ideas on how to keep laptops quiet, please let us know. Ola-Kristian Hoff okh@terje2.uio.no -- OK (Ola-Kristian Hoff - okh@terje2.uio.no)