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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>



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