On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 04:17 PM, George Mogiljansky wrote: >> but I wonder also >> what effect frequently spinning down & spinning up a >> hard drive has on >> its reliability & lifespan?
I consider this a very good question! Can some knowledgeable electro- mechanical "geek" out there answer this; and Is there any published data to back it up? TTATR Albert B&W Yosemite V1 // XLR8 G4 500/ 1MB ZIF // 1024MB RAM PCI Radeon 7000 driving two Monitors (VGA +Apple Multican) PCI SIGII Ultra 133/100 IDE Controller-IBM 60GXP 40GB PCI Adaptec 4300 PCI- FW controlller , driving a LacCie 48x24x48 Burner & OWC Oxford 911 / IBM 40GB GXP HD Epson USB 1260 Photo Scanner OS X.2.3 ,Native Safari Browser -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
