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From: ralf@b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Ralf Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: COBOL, power cycles, and hard disks
Keywords: COBOL for PCs, acceptable power cycling, manual disk parking
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Date: 22 Oct 89 17:19:01 GMT
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In article <4267@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> unkydave@shumv1.ncsu.edu (David Bank) writes:
}depends on the hard disk. Check with the manufacturer to find
}out. Generally speaking, RLL drives are intrinsically auto-park,
}while most MFM drives are not.

My MFM ST4051 is most definitely autopark.  I think the deciding factor is
whether the head positioner is a stepper motor (nonparking) or voice coil
(autoparking).
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