> > Isn't there a diskrom-specific diskstoproutine???
> > I think so, because the hook which is hooked by the diskROM also only
stops
> > a single drive, and not my harddisk.
>
> Well, I know my previous harddisk system (IBM KZ/P with Novaxis 1.0 ROM in
> Gouda SCSI interface) never stopped, and my current harddisk (HP 1GB with
> newest Novaxis ROM (1.59??) in the same Gouda interface) _does_ stop when
> running some programs like that IOD demo in Metal Limit (Scrollmania?) and
> also during the loading of Anma's Relax.
Yeah, know that.
Both the HDs I have on my SCSI do not support stopping of the disc.
> > By the way, the Auto Power Down feature the IDE-interface is very, very
> > cool!!! (especially when listening to MoonSound music or MODs on my
> > harddisk)...
>
> What is it exactly, this auto-power down feature? The harddisk is turned
off
> after a certain time of not-accessing it?
Yup... I set it to 5 mins but can vary from 1 minute to several hours.
> The problem if my harddisk stops, is that I can't turn it on again! Only
by
> turning off the power of the powersupply, wait 3 seconds, and turn it on
> again...
Hmmm... Well the ATAIDE APD feature starts the drive up when it's accessed.
On my SCSI HD, if I switched it off and on again I had to reset my MSX first
before I could use it again.
I think the problem is not that SCSI doesn't support to switch on again (on
PC systems with SCSI drive there is still an APD feature), but that the
SCSI-interface doesn't support it.
That's why the FlashROM of the IDE-interface is sooo useful... it supports
further development of the BIOS without much hassle.
~Grauw
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