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From: kms@uncecs.edu (Ken Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Park vs. Auto-park of HD
Keywords: better?  GVP
Message-ID: <1989Oct6.025253.19081@uncecs.edu>
Date: 6 Oct 89 02:52:53 GMT
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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Two questions:

1)  Many hard disks now come with an autopark feature.   
Is there any functional difference between the autopark
when the power is turned off versus using a park
utility and then turning power off?  That is, given a choice,
is one method better (longer disk life, etc)?

2)  I noticed an undocumented file on my GVP disk called
GVPParkHD.  I assume it is a park utility.  Any GVP owners
been using it?  I tried it once and got a corrupted disk, BUT
that was probably my fault.  However, I have been a little
hesitant to try it again.

Ken

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Ken Steele   Dept. of Psychology    kms@ecsvax[.bitnet]
             Mars Hill College      kms@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
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