Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!hub.ucsb.edu!dschub!sbanet!picard From: picard@sbanet.UUCP (Donald Burr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Making my mac wait for my hd to get up to speed? Keywords: HD hd hard drive Hard Drive wait Wait mount Mount Message-ID: <600@sbanet.UUCP> Date: 22 Jun 91 19:20:24 GMT References: <12145@hub.ucsb.edu> Reply-To: picard@sbanet.UUCP (Donald Burr) Distribution: comp Organization: Santa Barbara Area Network, Santa Barbara, CA Lines: 18 In article <12145@hub.ucsb.edu> 6600dayl@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Darryl "NOT Ug" Lee) writes: > [ paraphrase: I remember hearing of an INIT that tells your computer to wait ] > [ until all SCSI devices spin up before it boots, but I can't find it. ] APS makes a small program called "Wait Time" that will change the amount of time the computer waits when you turn it on, to startup. I believe it's freely distributable; itr comes with the APS hard drives you can buy thru them. Let me check... Yep, it is distributable. If anyone wants a copy (it's only about 3K), I will be glad to mail to you. -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ! Donald Burr, AKA Captain_Picard picard@sbanet.uucp, !...!sbanet!picard ! ! OTHER EMAIL ADDRESSES: dburr@ocf.berkeley.edu, 72540.3071@compuserve.com ! +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+