(Safe) shutdown A1200HD ?

[NJ_72]

just wondering... is there some proggy around that stops all running processes and stops the harddisk as well, so i can safely shutdown my A1200 ??

untill now i just press the mainswitch on the powersupply, and i really dont know if my harddisk likes that :-? :-)

anyone ? i've checked on the aminet but coudnt find anything useful

btw i'm using OS 3.1

[Matt_H]

As long as the disk isn't being accessed, you can turn off an Amiga at any time.

[NJ_72]

the thing that worried me is a loud "click" coming from the HD when i press the poweroff button...

but anyway, it should be ok then

[Piru]

the thing that worried me is a loud "click" coming from the HD when i press the poweroff button...
That is most likely the HD parking the RW head.

[KennyR]

That loud click is your drive autoparking before it runs out of juice. Drives have been able to do that since the 80s.

[alx]

NJ_72 wrote:
the thing that worried me is a loud "click" coming from the HD when i press the poweroff button...

but anyway, it should be ok then


I thought the same when I got my first HDD-equipped Amiga, but any computer will make that "click" sound, even after it's been "shutdown" - it's not a problem.

IIRC really old drives did need "parking" to an area where the head wouldn't damage the platter when it crashed down - I can only assume that was before the Amiga? :-?

[NJ_72]

ok thanks guys, feeling a lot more comforteble now :-D

[Holley]

The last HDs that needed to be parked were some of the early 20Mb 3 1/2" drives (double height ones ;-)).