From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Apr 2 4:32:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from alpha.comkey.com.au (alpha.comkey.com.au [203.9.152.215]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 217E614E7A for ; Fri, 2 Apr 1999 04:32:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gjb@comkey.com.au) Received: (qmail 14549 invoked by uid 1001); 2 Apr 1999 11:31:04 -0000 Message-ID: <19990402113104.14548.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> X-Posted-By: GBA-Post 1.04 06-Feb-1999 X-PGP-Fingerprint: 5A91 6942 8CEA 9DAB B95B C249 1CE1 493B 2B5A CE30 Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 21:31:04 +1000 From: Greg Black To: David Kelly Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HDD led stops working after FreeBSD...? References: <199904010243.UAA46321@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-reply-to: <199904010243.UAA46321@nospam.hiwaay.net> of Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:43:49 CST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message