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From: bob@rush.howp.com (Bob Ames)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: 3b1 40meg disk woes: Help
Summary: No need to park disks on 3B1s!
Message-ID: <959@rush.howp.com>
Date: 27 Apr 89 20:27:34 GMT
References: <3961@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> <17513@cup.portal.com> <2947@ihuxy.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: bob@rush.cts.com (Bob Ames)
Organization: NORML, Escondido Branch
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In article <2947@ihuxy.ATT.COM> wolfer@ihuxy.ATT.COM (Wolfson) writes:
>
>I would be interested in knowing for how many of these cases, the disk
>heads were not parked when the machines were shut down. I've said it
>before - nothing is guaranteed in this world, but if you EVER shut down
>and turn off a unix-pc without first parking the heads, you have to ask
>yourself a question -- "Do I feel lucky" ?

And I've said it before.  3B1s which still have the original full size disk
that came with their unit DO NOT NEED TO BE PARKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only if you (or someone else) has changed the drive and didn't use the
same type may you need to park the heads when shutting down.

ALL ORIGINAL AT&T 3B1 DRIVES ARE SELF PARKING!  Ever notice the Ker-Chunk
sound when you power off your machine?

BTW:  This is in the 3.51 addendum around the last page, and confirmed
with the hotline that ALL 3B1s are applicable, not just ones running 3.51.

Bob

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