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to: ANDREW KENNEDY
from: CRAIG HART
date: 1997-02-26 09:14:00
subject: Hard drive in sleep mode

Hi.
re: HDD Sleep code.
 > I snagged the code below from the net, it worked on my Compaq at work,
 > but
 > did not work on a 483-33 clone I have with an IDE drive. Any comments as
 > to why it doesn't always work.(Hardware difference?)
The drive itself must support the command you are sending it. Not all drives 
do. Some [mostly older] drives use a different command to activate the same
feature.
'nuff said?
    craig
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