Re: Locking/Unlocking local rigid disk (ST412/ST506) on a 1186 ?

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From: Christopher Schmidt
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1989 00:49

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        The Quantum Q540 (the 40 Mb drive in most doves) has a spring-loaded
mechanism that moves the heads to the safe "landing zone" when the disk is
powered off.  When the disk is powered on, the airflow generated by a vane on
the spinning disk is what pushes the spring away, allowing the heads to move
to other parts of the disk.  Sounds failsafe to me.
--Christphero
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