Re: Leaving Hard-drives on

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From: Nino Mateos
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1989 15:37

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>My friend says that it's better to leave a hard-drive on because
>it will cause less wear and tear.  Okay, but he's got an IBM-PC.
>Does the same hold true for a Macintosh?... internal and external?

>>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx When my drive cools down, it has problems
>>spinning up to speed when next switched on. Sometimes I have to turn the
>>drive on and off several times (I counted 15 once!) before it spins up and
>>unlocks the heads. (Once upon a time half the problem was with the old Mac
>>Plus ROMS, but that has been fixed now. Thanks Apple Oz!) Once the drive
>>is nice and warm, there is no problem---it will restart reliably every
>>every time after being powered down.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have this problem. I only use the Mac+ 2 or 3 times a month. Are the 
only solutions to leave it on or to kick start it? What does it take
to fix it - short of a new drive?

Nino Mateos
nino@hpdtc.hp.com

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From: nino@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Nino Mateos)
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Subject: Re: Leaving Hard-drives on
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