Title: SPINDOWN Author: Maurice Hendrix Version: 1.00 Title From: Documentation Author From: Documentation Version From: Documentation Supplier: Maurice Hendrix (mhe@gpa.fuji-ef.nl) Date: 04/04/94 Keywords: Shareware: No Machine: Archimedes Operating system: RISCOS Memory requirements: Peripherals needed: ADFS hard disc Other s/ware needed: RISC OS 3 or later Directory: micros/arch/riscos/b197 Date mounted/updated: 29/04/94 File names: spindown.arc Unarchived files: 4 Unarchived size: 6 kbytes Omissions: See also: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring the package: Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2 (see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info). Description: SpinDown, when installed on the iconbar, will aid in the noise-reduction of your system. It uses the ADFS_PowerControl SWI to spin down or spin up the hard disc depending on its current state. The user can control the automatic spin down and can manually spin up the drive in preparation for future disc activity.