Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!hpcilzb!nino From: nino@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Nino Mateos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Leaving Hard-drives on Message-ID: <870283@hpcilzb.HP.COM> Date: 28 Jul 89 15:37:53 GMT References: Organization: HP Design Tech Center - Santa Clara, CA Lines: 18 >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