Date : Wed, 21 Nov 1990 19:29:02 GMT
From : usc!ucselx!crash!mwilson@apple.com (Marc Wilson)
Subject: Strange Kaypro problems
In article <1990Nov20.221811.7383@techbook.com> fzsitvay@techbook.com (Frank
Zsitvay) writes:
>
> something else i should have mentioned... is it normal for the
>drive access led to stay lit even after the drive has been accessed??
>right now, the machine has been sitting after booting for a good
>half hour, and the led for drive a is still lit. of course, the
>led goes out when i turn the machine off. if i access drive b, it
>will do the same for drive b.
That's the way the D BIOS works. The last drive selected STAYS
selected until you select another. It's not dangerous, it's just the
way the ROM BIOS deals with the drives.
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