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From: dr@skivs.UUCP (David Robins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Turn-off Harddisk Motor?
Message-ID: <2826@skivs.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 89 18:20:24 GMT
Organization: Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco, CA
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Is it possible to turn-off (power-down) the motor on an AT hard disk
drive, by software (preferable) or hardware?

A friend has a weather recording station, and much of the time is
spent idle.  Once and hour, data is written to disk.  It seems a shame
to waste the MTBF hours of the drive.  He would like to turn it off,
and turn-on only when ready to save data.

All replies welcome!		-dave

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