Subject: Re: test of new powerdown facility
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/09/1998 16:43:39
On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Jason Thorpe wrote:

> I think Gordon's "spin down" idea is good, too... once the sync operation
> is complete, maybe spinning down the disk isn't such a bad idea, too...

Given the amount of time my Atlas takes to spin up (30 secs or
more, including what sounds like a self test), I'd rather be able
to reboot without the delay.

cjs

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