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From: gil@gatech.edu (Gil Neiger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: syncing disks before power down
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Date: 5 Apr 89 14:36:16 GMT
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Is it necessary to sync the hard disk before powering the NeXT
down via the power key, or does the machine know that much.  Is
it necessary to sync the optical disk in such cases?  If so, how?
Does umount'ing the optical disk sync it?

					- Gil Neiger
					gil@gatech.edu