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Article #9858Re: No-Noise for HD ????
From: Nur Iskandar Taib
Date: Sat, 11 May 1991 22:50
Date: Sat, 11 May 1991 22:50
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>Software to stop the hard disk? I'd be very surprised if that were >possible. I do remember reading about an expansion card for PCs that >would automatically power down your hard disk after a specified period >of time, and leave it powered down until it was next accessed. It Hmmm... remember it takes a minute or two for the drive to spin down, and about 20-30 seconds to spin up again.... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!caen!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!silver!ntaib From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: No-Noise for HD ???? Message-ID: <1991May11.225043.10706@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: 11 May 91 22:50:43 GMT References: <543.282803bc@vax87.aud.auc.dk> <1261@telesoft.com> Sender: news@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington Lines: 18