Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site isrnix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!iubugs!isrnix!mr From: mr@isrnix.UUCP (michael regoli) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc Subject: Re: "Parking" the heads on hard disks Message-ID: <676@isrnix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 15:30:33 EST Article-I.D.: isrnix.676 Posted: Mon Jan 20 15:30:33 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jan-86 20:21:18 EST References: <659@isrnix.UUCP>, <1322@tekgvs.UUCP> Organization: organization of american historians Lines: 25 Xref: watmath net.micro:13564 net.micro.pc:6623 ]:[ well, i wanted to follow-up to this article and let you know what i have found. it seems that _everyone_ who wrote me parks their heads regularly; on a daily basis. one gentleman wrote and said he parks the heads even to leave his desk for a short time. you never can be too cautious (esp. if you work in the middle of a large, busy room.) parking does no damage and may help in the long run -- even if your location is prone to brown/black-outs. one individual indicated that dos provides no utility to park the heads. maybe someone out there can post some code to assist in this endeavor. -- -- .^. michael regoli /|\ ...ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!isrnix!mr '|!|`