Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!utcsri!utegc!utai!garfield!robert4 From: robert4@garfield.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Hard Drive dir problem Message-ID: <3774@garfield.UUCP> Date: Sun, 5-Jul-87 14:24:08 EDT Article-I.D.: garfield.3774 Posted: Sun Jul 5 14:24:08 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 6-Jul-87 03:56:24 EDT Organization: CS Dept., Memorial U. of Newfoundland, St. John's Lines: 36 Keywords: flashing lights Has anyone else had this problem, or does anyone know of a fix or patch (if that's what's needed) ? Whenever I (or a programme) access a directory for the first time after a cold boot (after loading dos and executing autoexec.bat, etc.) my hard drive access indicator light flashes rapidly and steadily for about 5-10 sec and then produces the results of the dir scan. This ONLY occurs the first time after I turn the system on OR when using a utility like PCTools (each time it checks the dir or a path). And this only seems to happen with DOS 3.2 (I was using 2.11 before this without the problem) and only on the hard drive. I have asked some friends (with different PCs and/or hard drives) about this and some have and others have not had a similar experience. My system: Commodore PC10-II (8088 PC clone; verrrry compatible) Lapine 20 meg hard drive (half-height, internal) Tandy 1200 baud infernal (oops! internal) modem SmartWatch clock/calendar ic AGA board 2 Panasonic floppy drives All suggestions gratefully accepted. Rob ========================================================================== robert4@garfield.UUCP or R. D. Pitt robert4@garfield.MUN.CDN Dept. of English RPITT@kean.MUN.CDN Memorial University St. John's, Newfoundland Canada A1C 5S7 ==========================================================================