27 May
2001
27 May
'01
3:46 p.m.
Well, I'll be leaving tomorrow afternoon to pick up the VAX 8600 lot
at Austin. I have a question regarding the locking of heads on the
RA81s. When I've hauled one before, the owner already had it locked
and ready to go. The status of the RA81s at Austin is unknown. I
seem to recall that the heads should be locked only while the disk
is spinning or scrapage of the platter will occur.
My question is this: assuming the disks are not locked and there is
no way to spin them up, should I haul them unlocked or go ahead and
try locking them?
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu