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- Power Control Version 1.00
- © Paul Wilkinson 1994
-
- About !PowerCtrl
- ================
-
- N.B. !PowerCtrl requires RiscOS 3.1 or later to run.
-
- If the noise from your hard drive gets on your nerves, this is the program for
- you! Although Acorn doesn't use the ADFS_PowerControl system on any computer
- but the A4, many of its machines have compatible hard discs.
-
- This program functions in two ways. Firstly, the hard disc can be spun up and
- down as desired by clicking with 'select' on the icon. There is a configurable
- minimum time between these operations to avoid undue stress on the disc motor.
- If you click again before this time has elapsed, the hourglass will be displayed
- (note that you can still use the mouse as normal during this phase).
-
- Secondly, if CMOS byte 26 is set to a non-zero value, the hard disc will
- automatically spin down after a certain period of inactivity. On my system
- (RiscPC with a 210Mb hard drive) the rule for working out this delay is simply
- five seconds times the value of the byte, with a minimum delay of one minute.
- To set this delay, click with 'adjust' on the icon. I have made it impossible
- to set a delay of less than one minute as this would be pointless amyway. Note
- that a Ctrl-Break (or if the delay has been reset to zero, ie off, a complete
- power-on) is required before any changes to byte 26 take effect. If the
- relation between the delay and the value of byte 26 is different on your
- machine, please let me know.
-
- The entries on the menu are:-
-
- Info Obvious.
- Delay Enter motor protection delay in seconds.
- Quit Obvious.
-
- To use this program your hard disc must be controlled by the ADFS and support
- time-outs. If it doesn't your machine will hang, and you'll know you can't use
- it!
-
- That's about it, I hope you find !PowerCtrl useful.
-
- Version History
- ===============
-
- 1.00 First release version
-
- 1.01 Minor bug fix, displayed 1 minute and zero seconds when delay was actually
- zero (off).
-
-
- Tedious Legal Stuff
- ===================
-
- This application is Freeware. I retain copyright, but it may be freely
- distributed as long as:-
-
- 1) All the files accompanying this message remain intact and unaltered and
- are distributed with it.
- 2) Only reasonable charges are made for its distribution (by reasonable I mean
- a maximum limit of £1.50 for a DD disc and £2 for a HD disc, allowing for
- inflation as time rolls on, of course!)
-
- This application is supplied "as seen". No warranty (either implied or
- stated) is given concerning the fitness of this program for any particular
- purpose. I will not be liable for any type of damage that the use of this
- program may cause.
-
- Recommended Software
- ====================
-
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-
- !TemplEd 1.29 By Dick Alstein Extremely easy-to-use template editor.
-
- !BasCrunch 1.02 By Ragnar Hafstað Fast, efficient and free Basic
- and Dick Alstein program compressor.
-
- Recommended Listening
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-
-
- Any complaints, bugs, greetings, praise or cash(?) I can be E-mailed at
-
- ppxpbw@ppn1.nottingham.ac.uk