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From: madd@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Park command for IBM PC w/ Seagate
Message-ID: <726@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Feb-87 23:28:43 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  5 23:28:43 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Feb-87 17:11:44 EST
References: <249@uhmanoa.UUCP> <16800027@clio>
Reply-To: madd@bucsb.bu.edu.UUCP (Jim "Jack" Frost)
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In article <16800027@clio> berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA writes:
>
>If it's a relatively new drive, you probably don't want to use a
>head parking program.  The more recent Seagate drives automatically
>retract the head on power-down.  The "universal" head parking
>programs read your drive parameters and park the head a few tracks
>beyond the last track - generally well within the alternate
>track section and not on the track left by the manufacturer for
>parking the head.

Beware!  "New" means "recent model" here.  A good point to note is that
using a head parking program on a drive that has automatic head retraction
CANNOT hurt.  The heads will still automatically retract.  If you think
that your drive is automatically parking, then neglect to use a park
utility, you could be wrong and lose data.  READ YOUR DRIVE SPECS!  Unless
they specifically state that the head retracts automatically, use a park
program.  Most drives that do not park come with a utility disk that has
a head parker on it, but lack thereof is still not a guarantee that your
drive parks by itself.

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