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From: greg@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp)
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Subject: Re: Clicking drive (and thanks)
Summary: CLICK!
Keywords: tick tock
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Date: 10 Jul 90 04:26:25 GMT
References: <1990Jul8.145133.16205@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <15607@s.ms.uky.edu>
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In article <15607@s.ms.uky.edu> phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) writes:
>In article <1990Jul8.145133.16205@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes:

[Another question removed]

>>Now I asked this same fellow on the phone about the fact that
>>the external disk drive sometimes clicks as though it was trying
>>to read a disk when it is empty.  He said that this happens sometimes
>>even with internal drives, and did not seem concerned about it.
>     AmigaDOS "clicks" the floppies when it checks to see if one has been
>inserted. There is a small PD (or at least freely distributable - not sure
>which) programme called "NoClick" (up to version 3.6?) which stops this
>from happening.
>     However, it _is_ normal, if a bit annoying. I just run NoClick to get
>rid of the problem. Or, you can insert a floppy. Either one works fine.
>     I don't know of NoClick works under V2.0 of the OS. I rather suspect
>not, but has anybody tried it?

But then, of course, 2.0 has NoClick built into preferences...   :-)

NOTE:  Make sure that you have a drive with a limiting switch instead of a
bumper in the drive, so that noclick will not damage the drive.  Very few,
mostly older drives are made this way, which is why the default under 2.0
has NoClick disabled.  More o' that CYA (cover your ass) technology...

>                                                     - R'ykandar.

...greg

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