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From: jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Do I really have to eject the disk?
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Date: 29 Mar 90 04:58:36 GMT
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Reply-To: jprice@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Hi all:

	I have a Mirror RM45, with the "new" SyQuest mechanism (at least I 
assume it's the new one - the access light is orange).  In the manual, it 
says that I should let the drive spin up for 15 seconds or so before 
turning on the Mac.  I decided to try and find out just how long I had to 
wait, so I tried shorter and shorter times.  I discovered that turning on 
the Mac and the drive at the same time works fine - there aren't any 
problems whatsoever (so far) as far as the drive being mounted correctly.  
Am I doing something that will eventually cause me problems?

	Also, it says in the manual that I should *never* turn off the 
drive with the cartridge inserted.  I forgot to eject it once, but when I 
turned it back on, there didn't seem to be any problems.  I still eject it 
every time (at least, when I remember :), but do I really have to?

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