Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 21:31:04 +1000 From: Greg Black <gjb@comkey.com.au> To: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HDD led stops working after FreeBSD...? Message-ID: <19990402113104.14548.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199904010243.UAA46321@nospam.hiwaay.net> of Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:43:49 CST References: <199904010243.UAA46321@nospam.hiwaay.net>
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> > Okay you guys, this is fascinating -- but why do you care about > > LEDs on your disks? I haven't had a (visible) LED on a disk for > > at least ten years and have never wished I had. Is there some > > reason for wanting them? > > It proves to your PHB (Pointy Haired Bosse) that the machine is working > its ass off for him. This impresses PHB's who then go back to their > office, order more HD's on their Windows Box, and try to replicate the > demo. Well that's a bunch of reasons not to bother. I don't have bosses, pointy-haired or otherwise. And I don't need to impress anybody with lights when the software speaks for itself. Looks like I can continue without the LEDs. -- Greg Black <gjb@acm.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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