Subject: Re: HELP : Strange thing with JAZ
To: Josh Hope <otaku@unixgeek.ml.org>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/27/1998 11:26:22
> Fabiano,
> 
> First of all, it was a good thing to put it on a normal hard drive. 
> NetBSD isn't so good from a Jaz drive. The first, and foremost reason, is 
> that Jaz drives tend to "overheat" after being turned on for long periods 
> of time. Very bad flaw, especially on UN*X systems which usually have 
> uptimes of weeks or months...

I think some mkLinux folks had success with either the 3rd party JAZ
drives, or with drives in special cases. Either way they had success
when they basically stuck a fan on top of the drive mechanism. :-)

Take care,

Bill