In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Trent <.****off> wrote:
> http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/66...scription.html
> Excerpt:
> "FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of one embodiment for the staggered startup of
> HDDs 251-254 at an HDD interface. At process block 310, electrical power
> is received from the computer system 100 power supply (not shown) at HDDs
> 251-254. As described above, a platter within an HDD will not immediately
> begin the spinning cycle upon being powered up. The spinning cycle will
> not begin as long as the RESET signal received from programmable logic 260
> is asserted."
> Doh!
Interestingly, this is both intuitive and several people here
knew it.
However, do not worry too much about Rod, he is a long-term regular
here and he used to be much worse. Today he often gives reasonable
or even good advice. He just sometimes cannot admit it when he is
wrong.
Arno