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From: pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Cold SE startup problems
Message-ID: <3441.25d7d66a@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 13 Feb 90 13:42:01 GMT
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In regard to the problem of the SE not starting frm the external hard drive
until it had warmed up for 20 minutes, I had exactly the same problem with
mine.  However, since my hard drive lives on the floor in a place heated only
with a wood stove in another room, I just assumed it was way too cold.  I like
having my Mac on all the time (it's the only way to keep up with something like	
MacMoney) so I decided that I would keep both the hard drive and the Mac on.  I
never tested having just the hard drive on because I have After Dark and like
to watch it as well.  In general, I've heard that it is fine to leave stuff on
all the time because of the expansion and contraction of metal (solder joints
and all) as the machines start up and cool off.  So constant switching on and
off leads to metal fatigue and strange errors after a while - which I've
certainly encountered in a public Mac room where students flip the Macs on and
off constantly.

Adam  pv9y@vax5.cit.cornell.edu